Associate Nursing Officer - Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute

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The Vanderbilt Health Executive Search Team is conducting a national search for an Associate Nursing Officer
- Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. The Associate Nursing Officer shall provide general management for the operations of a Patient Care Center by providing administrative oversight and leadership supporting the mission, credo, and vision of VUMC. The Associate Nursing Officer will have strategic and operating authority for large and complex patient care systems. The ANO collaborates with the Medical and Administrative Leaders in the determination of functions and processes to achieve PCC goals.

This role provides leadership and direction in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities in all PCC areas of responsibility. In keeping with the policies and procedures of VUMC and the Adult Clinical Enterprise, the PCC Leadership Team (including the Medical Leader, Administrative Leader, and Nursing Leader) shall have shared generalized duties and responsibilities as outlined below.

First Shift (Days)

• Establish the mission, strategic plan, operational/programmatic plans, and practices for the PCC.
• Lead activities related to performance, improvement, and risk management programs to establish and meet clinical quality goals, effective cost management, patient satisfaction, and business goals.
• Participate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of clinical programs and services, assuring appropriate resources for the delivery of care.
• Build and maintain key strategic partnerships, both internally across VUMC and within the marketplace, that facilitate the achievement of goals and objectives.

• Work within a matrix relationship with leaders to oversee operations of the PCC and collaborate with core service leadership in the management of clinical core functions (i.e., lab, pharmacy, transport, etc.).
• Identify significant disease conditions relevant to the PCC;
  Specifically engineer measurable clinical processes and establish appropriate clinical pathways across the continuum and implement cost improvement initiatives to improve value to the patient in the management of the specific disease conditions.
• Demonstrate a high level of knowledge of the patient population served and of the requirements for delivery of services.
• As assigned, represents VUMC in various meetings and organizations where VUMC maintains membership.
• Design, implement, evaluate, and market programs to maximize clinical outcomes, functional status, patient/customer satisfaction, and reimbursement.
• Lead and provide feedback to direct reports with full responsibility for planning, coordinating, and controlling the work procedures; analyze and evaluate ongoing department programs to identify areas where adjustments/improvements are needed; provide advice/consultation to others regarding problems.
• Lead the transition of care initiatives in the PCC, with a focus on top disease conditions.
• Define criteria related to the selection and acquisition of…