Director Cardiovascular Svcs

Description

This position is incentive eligible.
Introduction

Want to join a team of daring managers who care without reservations or limits? Our HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake team is looking for a(an) Director Cardiovascular Svcs. HCA Healthcare is an advanced healthcare network that has committed up to 300 million to our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, 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 is committed to research and clinical protocols. Do you want to impact standards of care and save lives across the country? Apply today to our Director Cardiovascular Svcs and be a part of the innovation of ideas.

Job Summary and Qualifications

This Job Description for the Nurse Director provides criteria for the evaluation of the R.N. working in the Nurse Director position. The Nurse Director of CV Intermediate oversees care of adult and geriatric patients.

Responsible and accountable for nursing care rendered in the departments, based on the Nursing Process--assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures.
Integrates service into the organizations primary functions.
Responsible for coordinating and integrating interdepartmental and intradepartmental services.
Develops and implements policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of services.
Recommends a sufficient number of qualified and competent persons to provide care and treatment.
Determines and ensures the competence of all staff members is assessed, maintained, demonstrated, and improved on an ongoing basis.
Continuously assesses and improves the performance of care and services provided.
Maintains quality control programs, as appropriate.
Responsible for orienting and providing inservice training and continuing education for all persons in the departments.
Recommends space and other resources needed by the departments.
Participates in selecting sources for needed services not provided by the departments or the organization.
Supports the mission, goals and objectives of the hospital.
Maintains and improves own nursing knowledge.
Maintains JCAHO standards and Patient Safety Goals; stays up-to-date on guidelines for other regulatory agencies.
Follows up in a timely manner in response to all patient/family concerns, including communication with the Administrator-on-Site.
Attends all assigned committee meetings.
Maintains Policy/Procedure Manual on units and ensures it is current.
Ensure Through Put Plan is implemented, continuously reviewing for process improvement.
Reviews eMar Scan Reports, assessing for staff education/process improvement.
Responsible for ensuring core measure patients are identified and protocols followed.

What qualifications you will need:

• Three years experience as Med/Surg staff nurse, CV experience preferred
  
• One year management experience

• B.S. Nursing required

• Educational requirements appropriate for meeting population-specific needs of all patients admitted to the unit.

• Current Texas licensure with State Board of Nurse Examiners

• ACLS Certification within six months of hire.

• Current BCLS certification from the American Heart Association required

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is a 530+ bed hospital where sophisticated, world-class medicine meets the comfort, care and convenience of a community hospital. For more than 40 years, we have proudly been providing high quality, cost-effective, comprehensive healthcare to the Houston Bay Area. We opened our doors in 1972 and now employ 2,000+ staff members and 900+ physicians in a wide range of specialties. Our specialists offer more talent and experience than any other hospital in the region. We are a Level II Trauma Center and the only exclusive heart hospital south of Houston. Our accredited center provides nationally-recognized care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a variety of other services, including Woman Services, Pediatric Care, Breast Diagnostic Center, ACR-accredited Imaging Center, Wound Care Treatment Center featuring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

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.

"Good people beget good people." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to its patients, colleagues and communities. Help guide our team as a(an) Director Cardiovascular Svcs and help us improve more lives in more ways.

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.

Employment Type: Full-time