Director Nursing Operations

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare West 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 Air Med 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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The purpose of this position is to formulate strategic direction and implement strategies to develop and maintain daily operations of the hospital. This structure is required to provide staffing and scheduling components along with processes that allow for improved patient flow throughout the organization. This position provides leadership and direction to staff as appropriate to support the interests of all parties involved in serving patients effectively, safely and efficiently.

• Develop and deploy evidence‑based strategies to improve the effectiveness of nursing operations that are measurable in care systems, processes and patient outcomes to support the HCA Nursing agenda.
• Define and continuously update the HCA Operational Standards for utilization of sitters, throughput, and other practice related workflows for continuous improvement.
• Define and continuously update HCA Patient Care Unit Operational standards.
• Work collaboratively with Performance Improvement to improve nursing processes leading to better retention throughout the enterprise.
• Guide and direct the development and execution of the HCA Float pools, reduce variations in practice and collaborate with HWS to programs to encourage effective and efficient deployment of strategies.
• Analyze HCA nursing operational performance and effectiveness by synthesizing data at unit level from labor management reports, staff and physician satisfaction, patient experience, clinical outcomes, and other pertinent metrics.
• Execute nursing practice and operations elements of the HCA Nursing Agenda and provide subject matter expertise on nursing processes to all lines of business and to defined clinical and operational initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with CSG, IT&S, PI, Human Resources and Group Operations to design and deploy programs that optimize the utilization of resources.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on issues including labor management, models of care delivery, governance structures, and organizational structures.
• Prepare and present executive reports and presentations.
• Plan, develop and implement the dashboard reporting for length of stay and throughput initiatives project components.
• Ensure accuracy of policies and procedures addressing throughput, length of stay initiative, staffing and scheduling.
• Work with Senior Leadership to facilitate efforts to build awareness, commitment and actions…