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Job Title Submit Now: Chief Nurse Executive San Diego, CA

SALARY RANGE UNDER REVIEW. Provides strategic leadership as the patient care executive position responsible for all nursing & other designated patient care functions/services w/in the hospital organization. The Nurse Exec provides direction, leadership, planning, organization & general management for all aspects of patient care ensuring integration of services & compliance w/ long range objectives & strategies, including the provision of excellent quality services & responsible fiscal management. This role represents nursing/patient care on the hospital exec leadership team, at the medical exec committee & medical staff committees. The Nurse Exec has oversight for the professional practice of nursing & the provision of nursing care in all licensed or survey-able areas of the medical facility. Oversight is defined as having responsibility for regulatory, quality, service, resources, nursing staff competency & evaluation of the overall delivery of nursing care.

Essential Functions:
The Chief Nurse Executive demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors:
- Communication & Relationship Management
- Develops effective working relationships w/ key stakeholders & operational leaders.
- Manages organizational relationships in a way that builds & maintains a climate of trust & inspires commitment from others to achieve organization goals.
- Works collaboratively w/ labor partners to achieve organization goals & objectives.
- Participates in defined & established leadership meetings locally & regionally & establishes partnerships w/ medical facility & regional leadership groups.
- Participates in medical staff activities & serves on selected medical facility committees.
- Maintains strong collaborative relationship w/ medical director & medical staff leadership & coordinates w/ medical group partners to provide for the seamless transition of patients across the continuum of care.
- Executive level communication, presentation, leadership, analytical & problem solving skills required.
- Effectively communicates w/ all internal & external constituents, including staff, colleagues, & physicians.
- Produces & presents oral & written materials to address nursing, healthcare & organizational issues appropriate to the audience.
- Communicates effectively as hospital's advocate to members of the community, continually seeking ways to improve & promote the public relations objective of the hospital & marketing services.
- Actively communicates & embeds the Kaiser Permanente Nursing Vision, Values & Model w/in the culture in alignment w/ organizational goals.
- Creates an environment which recognizes & values diversity & designs strategies that address the unique needs of a diverse workforce, patient population, & community.
- Participates in the academic community through advisory & collaborative efforts.
- Provides a supportive & stimulating learning environment for nursing students.
- Addresses & manages conflict in a constructive & productive manner.
- Assesses the current environment & establishes indicators of progress toward cultural competency.
- Provides an environment that engages staff & others in decision-making.
- Business Skills & Principles: In conjunction w/ medical facility leadership groups, determines the most cost-effective & efficient levels of patient care clinically & operationally; implements such locally.
- Assume other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
- Seven (7) to ten (10) years of progressive experience in clinical, management and leadership roles within hospital operations.
- Academic degree in nursing required (bachelor's or master's degree).
- Master's degree in nursing or related field required (Health Administration, Business, Public Health, or Management).
- National certification in nursing administration or advanced nursing administration required within three (3) years of assuming position.
- Active and current registered nurse license in the state of California.
- Demonstrated skills to work in a union environment.

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