Ambulatory Chief Nurse Executive

Job Summary:

Position reports directly to the Northwest VP, Regional CNE, Systems & Strategy. This role provides strategic leadership as the nursing and patient care executive position responsible for all nursing and other designated patient care functions/services within, but not limited to:
Ambulatory, Care Continuum, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, and Regional Advice Nurse Services (these areas are matrixed reporting and are both solid or dotted). The Nurse Executive provides direction, leadership, planning, organization and general management for all aspects of patient care, partnering with key stakeholders such as the VP of Ambulatory, and other VPs, ensuring integration of services and compliance with long range objectives and strategies, including the provision of excellent quality services and responsible fiscal management.

This role represents nursing/patient executive leadership team, at applicable medical executive committee and medical staff committees. The Nurse Executive has oversight for the professional practice of nursing and the provision of nursing care in all licensed or surveyable areas. Oversight is defined as having responsibility for regulatory, quality, service, resources, nursing staff competency and evaluation of the overall delivery of nursing care.

• Accountable for successful attainment of Magnet designation, re-designation(s), and advancement of Nursing Excellence.
• Develops effective working relationships with key stakeholders and operational leaders. Manages organizational relationships in a way that builds and maintains a climate of trust and inspires commitment from others to achieve organization goals.
• Partners to provide for the seamless transition of patients across the continuum of care.
• Executive level communication, presentation, leadership, analytical and problem solving skills required. Effectively communicates with all internal and external constituents, including staff, colleagues, and physicians. Produces and presents oral and written materials to address nursing, healthcare and organizational issues appropriate to the audience.
• Communicates effectively as ambulatorys advocate to members of the community, continually seeking ways to improve and promote the public relations objectives and marketing services.
• Actively communicates and embeds the Kaiser Permanente Nursing Vision, Values and Model within the culture in alignment with organizational goals.
• Creates an environment which recognizes and values diversity and designs strategies that address the unique needs of a diverse workforce, patient population, and community.
• Participates in the academic community through advisory and collaborative efforts. Provides a supportive and stimulating learning environment for nursing students.
• Addresses and manages conflict in a constructive and productive manner.
• Assesses the current environment and establishes indicators of progress toward cultural competency.
• Provides an environment that engages staff and others in decision making.
• In conjunction with medical facility leadership groups, determines the most cost effective and efficient levels of patient care clinically and operationally; implements such locally. Participates strategic planning process, creates strategic plan, and collaborates with facility management team and the medical staff to develop the overall financial plan.
• Accountable for the efficient delivery of all patient care services for KP members.
• Participates in the development, implementation, utilization and evaluation of cost effective, programs, policies and procedures that address the high quality nursing care, treatment and service needs of the patient population.
• Manages patient care processes to ensure optimal utilization management practices.
• Assures short and long range financial goals are met by establishing and controlling the budgets. Monitors and assesses trends, external environment and internal practices; makes recommendations to develop/adjust strategy to meet the changing business and market conditions.
• Accountable for the preparation and review of department operating and capital budgets based upon criteria supported by volume and expense projections, cost benefit analysis, operating processes and other relevant information.
• Monitors departmental expenses by reviewing variance reports and taking action for adjustments and improvements as needed to ensure optimal productivity standards are met.
• Demonstrates ability to access information and analyze data to make decisions in planning for patient care.
• Coordinates activities between departments to reduce duplication, increase efficiency and achieve higher levels of service.
• Develops and implements quality and utilization standards for patient care services to ensure coordinated plans of treatment, delivery of services that meet members needs, and the cost effective utilization of necessary services. Utilizes and maximizes effective systems for resource management in nursing, including…