Executive Director - Critical Care Nursing - Baptist Health Care

Job Description

Note to Candidates: Baptist Health Care is partnering exclusively with WittKieffer for this professional opportunity. To explore this opportunity or to apply, please contact:

Diane Smulling Smith, RN, BSN - Principal

Phone: 267-766-0410

Email: dsmith@wittkieffer.com

Baptist Health Care (BHC) is seeking an Executive Director of Critical Care to join our active and collegial leadership team. BHC is a vital locally led health care organization in the Florida panhandle with an active open-heart program, level 2 trauma center and is proud to offer the area's premiere ECMO (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) program.

BHC prides itself on a multidisciplinary team approach in caring for patients requiring cardiovascular services, including a very robust cardiovascular surgical program, a 24-hour on-campus intensivist service, and specialized physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and case managers.

BHC's intensive care program consists of service at two of our main hospital facilities, including:

Baptist Hospital: 36 ICU beds and 36 PCU/Cardiovascular Step-down beds

Gulf Breeze Hospital: 8 ICU beds

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate would possess the ability to create and maintain professional relationships with physicians, peers, direct reports, patients and families to refine and enhance the success of the cardiovascular service line. The Executive Director is a highly visible and accountable leader with oversight of the program including people, service, quality, safety, finance and growth, to ensure effective operational direction and delivery of highly reliable, safe patient care. The candidate must possess effective and advanced communication skills, confidence, demonstrate a high level of integrity and responsibility, and have an adept proficiency in service-oriented performance and process improvement activities.

Qualifications

Position Requirements and Qualifications:

Work Experience:

Applicants must have 7-9 years of nursing experience, inclusive of critical care, cardiothoracic, cardiovascular, neurotrauma, surgical intensive and strong managerial proficiencies.

Education:

A bachelor's degree in nursing is required. A master's degree in nursing, Business, Health Care Administration, or other related field is preferred (candidate must earn a master's degree within 3 years of attaining employment).

Licenses and Certifications:

• Registered Nurse License in the State of Florida, or eligible compact state license, required.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA), required.
• ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association (AHA), required.
• Professional Nursing Certification, within 2 years of hire, preferred.

About Us

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.