Executive Director, Trauma & Burn

System Executive Director Service Line Nurse Leader

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

The System Executive Director Service Line Nurse Leader is responsible for the successful operation of the clinical program and initiatives that address overall program access, quality, safety and outcomes across WellStar Health System. The System Executive Director serves as a resource to all levels of nursing staff and leadership for system-wide initiatives, including our Professional Practice Nursing Care Model, Patient Experience, Magnet accreditation, Professional advancement projects and policies and procedures as it relates to the specialty service line. The System Executive Director requires clinical experience, self-direction, attention to detail and follow-up, and ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, physicians, families and the public. The Executive Nurse Leader is responsible for guidance and coordination of services for specialty service line patients and their caregivers through the continuum of care. This leader will collaborate with the specialty service line network and site-level leaders to assure programs are in place to meet operational, clinical and patient experience goals. This leader serves as the expert developing the support services components within the specialty program. Provides updates to leadership on utilization of services and assists in planning for upcoming needs. Serves as the face of the Service Line professional practice by partnering with numerous team members. Supports community outreach activities and integrating/optimizing clinical quality at the Service Line. Additional responsibilities include achieving quality outcomes and customer/patient satisfaction in a fiscally responsible manner. The System Executive Director can perform job functions utilizing independent judgment, ingenuity and initiative with ability to interact and direct successful operation within multidisciplinary specialty physician groups across the WellStar Health System. The System Executive Director provides leadership and direction in the development and execution of strategies to manage specialty service line initiatives that are consistent with our culture, strategic business objectives, and continuous quality improvement. Employs a global perspective of emerging trends, issues, and technology in the service line specialty and possesses understanding of the specialty service line mission and vision.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Leadership
• Specialty Clinical Program Leadership
• Personal and Professional Growth and Development
• Quality / Safety and Accreditation

Required Minimum Education:

• Bachelors Nursing
• Masters Nursing or Masters Health Administration or Masters Business Administration/Management

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s): All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• RN - Multi-state Compact or Reg Nurse (Single State)
• Trauma Cert RN or Nurse Exec or Certified Emergency Nurse
• Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor

Additional License(s) and Certification(s): Required Minimum Experience: Minimum 5 years + Experience in a progressive operational leadership in an assistant manager or manager role. Previous nursing leadership/management position in specialty service line program specialty or five (5) years of specialty service line unit experience required, with seven (7) years preferred. Required and Minimum 7 years Experience Registered Nurse Required and Previous experience as a system program leader with multiple levels of Trauma and/or Burn programs required inclusive of Level I or II experience highly preferred.

Required Minimum Skills: Participation in Professional organization, such as ENA, STN, and/or ACHE General knowledge of hospital financial systems (responsibility reports, budgetary process, billing programs, etc). Knowledge of the ACS trauma guidelines and state of Georgia guidelines Knowledge of Federal and State laws and regulatory guidelines governing emergency departments Knowledge of State and National Registries

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