Senior Director Emergency Services (CDU/Sickle Cell)
Senior Director Emergency Services (CDU/Sickle Cell)
Hiring Department: Emergency Services (CDU/Sickle Cell)
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1031461
Posting Close Date: 4/10/2025
Salary: The salary range of employees currently holding equivalent positions is $192,800-$271,500
About the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health)
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to the people of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a Joint Commission-accredited tertiary care hospital and outpatient clinics, and the Mile Square Health Center network of federally qualified health centers. It also includes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the Jane Addams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of health equity. Learn more: https://hospital.uillinois.edu/about-ui-health
The University of Illinois Chicago offers a very competitive benefits portfolio. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits.
Position Summary:
The Senior Director, Emergency Services, CDU & Sickle Cell is a leadership position that provides direct/indirect strategic and operational oversight, budgetary stewardship, regulatory compliance, and administrative support for the divisions of Emergency Services, CDU & Sickle Cell within the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Establishes relationships and partnerships with the staff, nurse leaders, departmental representatives, collaborating physicians, medical directors, department heads, Chief Medical Officers, and organizational leaders to improve the integration of the Emergency Services, CDU & Sickle Cell across the healthcare continuum. Enhances physician alignment, and ongoing physician relations with respect to clinical services to increase quality, safety, and service while managing clinical programs to improve cost and care delivery. The Senior Director, of Emergency Services, CDU & Sickle Cell, will oversee nursing practice.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides expertise in generating complex data reports from clinical, administrative and financial databases with an added ability to transform data into actionable insights and recommendations for improvements in operations within the department and throughout the organization. Responsible to assesses, develop and implement sustainable nursing systems; focused on evolving patient care delivery models, nursing impact in hospital operations.
- Standardizing human resource processes, fiscal responsibility in nursing, and implement solutions for efficiency and improved employee / patient satisfaction in nursing.
- Serve as an authority, provide expertise, and perform highly specialized work assignments in the areas of computer science, information science, nursing and informatics theory related to nursing practice, education, administration, and research - in collaboration with other operational specialists.
- Plan and execute complex projects related to but not limited to: operational efficiency, nursing workforce optimization, nursing productivity and technology solutions in healthcare.
- Serve as a Healthcare Operations consultant'; Translating operational information between nursing at all levels and systems engineers, analysts or designers using a variety of techniques focused on improving outcomes.
- Transforms data into actionable insights and creates solutions or recommendations based on identifying organizational inefficiencies in structure and process. Identify, collect analyze and summarize data and has an aptitude for automating operational tasks. Provides expertise to acquire, manage, analyze and generate complex data reports from clinical, administrative, financial databases with the outcome of improving operational outcomes. Develop strategies, policies or procedures for improving Healthcare Operations applied to clinical practice, administration, education or research.
- Collaborates with leaders, clinicians, nurses, and multidisciplinary teams to understand clinical and operational workflows, to assist in operational improvements. Decrease/eliminate inefficiencies around hiring process, develop leadership toolkits and templates for increased standardization.
- Keep abreast of relevant legislation, rules, regulations, tools, procedures, technical specifications and developments in the field of Healthcare Operations. Act as a liaison with Nursing Operational leaders throughout the state and nationwide.
- Evaluates effects of system interventions for individuals and populations of patients/clients for clinical effectiveness, patient responses, efficiency, cost effectiveness, customer satisfaction and ethical considerations
- Represent Patient Care Services on various committees or teams related to Healthcare Operations.
- Liaison for finance and HR for nursing budgeting and management. Plans, strategizes and leads Hospital's HR-related preparations and
Minimum Qualifications
- Current license as a Professional Registered Nurse; bachelor's degree in nursing required.
Master's degree in nursing required and Healthcare/Business Administration or related field required. - A minimum of five (5) years clinical nursing experience with progressive responsibility, which must include a minimum of two years of Emergency Services experience is required.
- Seven (7) years of clinical nursing experience required, preferably in an academic health care setting.
- Ten (10) years of experience in Healthcare Administration required, with strong, proven Data Analytics skills.
- Proficient communication skills (oral and written).
- Knowledge and experience of standards of practice of child welfare services, the various models of care and the growth, development and life span of the child and adolescent patient population.
- Demonstrated experience in healthcare operations with a successful track record required.
- Demonstrated experience in leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, interpersonal communication, education, clinical experience and change management required
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demeanor that promote effective interaction with multi-disciplinary health care providers, academic departments, vendors, and others.
- Proficiency in Business Intelligence tools and varied healthcare computer applications.
- Experience in union settings and demonstrated experience as participating on a union negotiating team required.
- Ability to think strategically but also focus on tactical and operational issues.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels - with executive management and leadership team as well as with employees at all levels.
- Project management skills or experience required, proven track record of multiple program implementations.
- Strong collaborative problem solving skills.
- Consistently display and hold others accountable for displaying professional service behaviors.
Preferred Qualifications
- Doctoral Degree in Nursing (DNP or PhD) preferred.
Applications will be accepted until the close date of April 10, 2025.
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.
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To apply, visit https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/14407?c=uic
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