Sr. Director of Nursing - CVICU

Seeking a strategic and mission-focused clinical leader to serve as the Sr. Director of CVICU at one of the top heart transplant programs in the world, Vanderbilt University Medical Center! 

The Position

• The Sr. Director of CVICU will be responsible for providing strategic planning, on-site leadership, and program development for Vanderbilt University’s CVICU. 
• Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), the Sr. Director will collaborate with physicians, staff, and executive leadership to identify methods of enhancing quality, patient experience, throughput, and fiscal management to ensure optimal performance rates throughout the department and organization. 
• The Sr. Director will strive to intensify program development, financial accountability, and quality initiatives throughout the department, and will closely monitor quality and efficiency metrics to identify areas of improvement to ensure optimal patient care and departmental performance.  
• Serving as an key member of the Heart & Vascular Institute, the Sr. Director will serve as a visible leader and will strive to empower departmental staff members by creating positive working relationships, strong communication, and collaborative initiatives to ensure that all staff, physicians, and leaders are able to achieve common departmental goals. 
• This leader will be responsible for the development and implementation of clinical programs, collaborating with operational and clinical leaders to analyze, adjust, and optimize interdepartmental operational and fiscal growth.  
• Seeking an innovative leader who will be able to drive growth within new projects and initiatives within the Heart & Vascular Institute, including the addition of another cardiac ICU and the expansion of life-sustaining technology. 
• Candidates will ideally bring strong interpersonal, presentation, and leadership skills to effectively drive growth while simultaneously enforcing accountability, innovation, and performance.  

Requirements

• BSN is required; a master’s degree in nursing or another related field is required. 
• A minimum of 10+ years of related experience is required. 
• Experience pertaining to heart and lung transplant, ECMO, and/or VAD is required. 
• Experience within an academic health center is strongly preferred. 

The Organization

• Managing more than 2 million patient visits each year, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is one of the largest academic medical centers in the Southeast and is the primary resource for specialty and primary care in hundreds of adult and pediatric specialties for patients throughout Tennessee and the Mid-South.
• The School of Medicine’s biomedical research program is among the nation’s top 10 in terms of National Institutes of Health peer review funding, receiving more than $500 million in public and private awards during 2016.
• The Medical Center is the region’s locus of postgraduate medical education, with over 1,000 residents and fellows training in more than 100 specialty areas.
• Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are recognized each year by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings as national leaders, with 19 nationally ranked adult and pediatric specialties.
• Through the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, VUMC is working with over 60 hospitals and 5,000 clinicians across Tennessee and five neighboring states to share best practices and bring value-driven and cost-effective health care to the Mid-South.

The Community

• Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee, ranking #24 in the U.S. population.
• Nashville, one of the finest cities of the South, offers world-class entertainment including incomparable live music, great food, and a plethora of shopping.
• Nashville is home to Vanderbilt University and offers year-round cultural and music festivals and annual celebrations.
• The city is also home to the Tennessee Titans professional football team, the Nashville Predators professional ice hockey team and several prominent Civil War battleground sites are within close proximity to the city.

Please apply directly and for any further inquiries or referrals, direct them to:

Sheetal Kesari

Executive Search Director

sheetal.kesari@amnhealthcare.com

913-752-4571