Director Emergency Services - Steward Health Care

About Steward Health Care
Over a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.
As the country's largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.

Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates more than 30 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

The Nursing Director is responsible to the Chief Nursing Officer and manages one or more defined areas of nursing services. The Nursing Director advocates for and allocates available resources to promote efficient, effective, safe, and compassionate nursing care based on current standards of practice. He/she promotes shared decision-making and professional autonomy by providing input (their own and that of their staff) into executive-level decisions, and by keeping staff informed of executive level activities and vice versa.The Nursing Director provides clinical and administrative leadership and expertise. He/she has major responsibility for the implementation of the vision, mission, philosophy, values, evidence-based practice, and standards of the organization, and nursing services within his/her defined areas of responsibility.Regulatory Requirements: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred Current Registered Nursing Licensure in the State of Texas Minimum of one year managerial experience in nursing in an acute care hospitalLanguage Skills: Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing. Additional languages preferred.Skills: Basic computer knowledge.Physical Demands: For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion and environment, see following description.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising client care.

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