Vice President Patient Care Services Chief Nursing Officer

Position Summary

The Vice President, Nursing Services is delegated the authority and responsibility by the Chief Executive Officer to provide leadership and clinical expertise to ensure successful operation of the Medical Center’s nursing services, clinical information services, clinical case management and performance improvement activities related to patient care. The Vice President collaborates with MRMC leaders to plan, organize, staff, direct, evaluate and ensure patient care functions, maintains a collaborative relationship with medical staff to assist with development of clinical services and provision of quality patient care, and works with peer Vice Presidents of Nursing across MHC.

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the McLaren Health Care/Affiliate vision, mission, and values.
• Develops and implements nursing philosophy, policies and procedures, nursing standards of patient care, treatment and services and standards of nursing practice related to the population being served.
• Formulates and approves short‑ and long‑term goals, objectives, plans and budgets for all Nursing Services and other subordinate functions, including developing and securing approval of fiscal‑year budgets and goals for assigned organizational components and monitoring progress to goals and budgets, and making necessary adjustments.
• Ensures assigned functions are in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations and accepted rules of accrediting agencies, initiating corrective action as necessary.
• Directs and/or conducts determination‑of‑need and cost‑benefit studies; authorizes purchase of major operational and capital equipment.

• Master’s degree in Nursing, Health Care Administration or related field.
• Current registered professional nursing licensure in the State of Michigan.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible management in a hospital or health care system or setting.

• Hospital organizational structure and function
• Hospital administration
• Current developments in health care, including current economic and legislative trends
• Legal and ethical issues relative to patient care services
• State‑of‑the‑art modalities and practices in nursing and other patient care areas
• Budgetary process and budget preparation and evaluation
• Risk management
• Performance improvement
• Effective ability to direct the work of others, establish and maintain effective working relationships, and manage rapid change.

We are committed to encouraging and sustaining a work environment free of unlawful harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation. We are an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s race, color, age, religion, sex/pregnancy (including pregnancy/childbirth or pregnancy/childbirth‑related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status prohibited by applicable laws.

We also make good faith efforts to recruit, hire, and promote qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.