Posted: 12-Mar-25
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
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Internal Number: 83328
Executive Director, ACNO- Pediatrics for St. Louis Children's Hospital (St. Louis, MO)
Overview
St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”
Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.
St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
The Executive Director, ACNO (Peds), in Patient Care Services, works collaboratively with the HSO Chief Nursing Officer and Leadership teams to develop and implement patient care delivery models, evidence based clinical and professional practice standards and policies, as well as innovative staffing strategies. The Executive Director also collaborates with hospital leaders to enhance capacity and throughput as well as an interprofessional/interdisciplinary approach to care delivery. The Executive Director provides leadership and direction in accordance with HSO goals and objectives. Under general direction of the HSO CNO, the role will be assigned local and/or system level patient care/process improvement activities in accordance with the strategic plan and defined BJC policies and objectives. In the absence of the CNO, the Executive Director represents the CNO and assumes responsibility for the scope of the CNO’s responsibilities as a member of the HSO Leadership Team. Participates in the development of new, well-coordinated and standardized educational and research programs for expansion of nursing and patient care services. May lead strategic, system-level patient-care/process improvement activities.
Responsibilities
- Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: onboarding and hiring, training, workload management & performance evaluations, conducting professional development plans as needed. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
- Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.
- Participates in the strategic planning of the organization to optimize the role/functions of patient care services staff and supporting structures and systems.
- Champions collaboration between all departments/divisions to ensure that nursing, non-nursing patient care, ancillary and support services are integrated to provide highly reliable safe, efficient quality patient care outcomes as well as an excellent customer centric experience.
- Champions effective recruitment and retention strategies for nursing and other patient care disciplines, assisting to lead development and implementation of new, innovative care delivery models and strategies
- Champions collaboration among all BJC shared services and HSOs to ensure that nursing, non-nursing patient care, ancillary and support services are integrated to provide highly reliable safe, efficient, quality patient care outcomes as well as an excellent customer centric experience.
- BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
Minimum Requirements
Education
- Master's Degree
- Nursing
Experience
- 10+ years
Supervisor Experience
- 5-10 years
Licenses & Certifications
- Cert/Lic in Area of Expertise
- RN
Preferred Requirements
Education
- Doctorate
- Nursing
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
- Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
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*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer