Dir Critical Care

Description

This position is incentive eligible.
Introduction

Managers thrive with us! HCA Healthcare is one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services, comprising of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom. We are looking for a Dir Critical Care for our LewisGale Medical Center team where excellence creates excellence.

Benefits

LewisGale Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Healthcare has expanded our influence across the healthcare industry by investing $3.5 billion in capital improvements in recent years. Do you want to be an influencer in healthcare? Apply for our Dir Critical Care role today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Come join our Critical Care Services team as our Director of Critical Care! The Director is responsible for the planning, direction, development, coordination and control of activities concerned with Critical Services (Intensive Care Unit, Progressive Care Unit, and Centralized Telemetry Monitoring). Our Critical Care departments are comprised of hard-working individuals in a fast-paced environment. If this sounds like a team you would like to lead, apply today!

• Maintains education/knowledge level to demonstrate commitment to professional improvement and also as a role model to the department. 
• Provides Leadership in the Professional Setting.
  
• Effectively manages the change process to achieve high performance outcomes.
•  Supports and contributes to hospital and nursing annual strategic plans, Professional Practice Model, Shared Governance bylaws, Nurse Residency Program, educational programs, clinical ladder, and essential Nursing Administrative functions.
  
• Provides opportunities for career development of staff such as educational, certification, Clinical Ladder, or professional association participation.
  
• Establishes collaborative relationships and rounds regularly with physicians seeking their insight into clinical performance of unit.
•  Works with Bed Management to ensure efficient patient throughput.
  
• Manages budget within targets. 
  
• Manages and updates FPC plan regularly.
• Maintains working knowledge of human resources, recruitment, compensation and related policies to ensure compliance with policies, procedures and applicable laws.
  
• Works with staff to improve overall employee engagement year over year.
•  Proactively works with staff to make appropriate changes to practice based on best evidence.
  

What qualifications you will need: 

• Three years experience as a RN in a nursing leadership role with demonstrated proficiency in leadership and management.
  
• BSN from a school of nursing.
  
• Valid VA RN Licensure, OR Registered Nurse with “multi-state privilege" granted to them by virtue of holding a license in one of the states participating in the Nurse Licensure Compact Agreement and who has not established permanent residency in Virginia.
  
• BLS (issued by approved agencies).

• ACLS for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association

Preferred:

• MSN, MBA, or MHA
  
• Two years experience at Director Level in healthcare setting.
  

LewisGale Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1909. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 500+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in the Salem area. We specialize in heart and vascular care—including the latest advanced technology available through our designated Heart Center—as well as orthopedics and spine care, services for mental and behavioral health and cancer care.

At LewisGale Medical Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you're looking for a leadership opportunity that provides both personal satisfaction and professional growth, apply to join HCA Healthcare as a(an) Dir Critical Care.Unlock your leadership potential with HCA Healthcare.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.