Administrative Director of Clinical Operations

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Last year alone, HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours impacting our communities. As a(an) Administrative Director of Clinical Operations with Las Palmas Medical Center, you can be a manager in an organization that is devoted to giving!

Benefits

Las Palmas Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a(an) Administrative Director of Clinical Operations. We care for our communities and employees! HCA Hope Fund in fourteen years reached a historic milestone: $50 million in help to our colleagues in need. Last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Admin Admin Director of Nursing Operations has overall accountability for the following areas: Staffing, bed control, Nursing productivity, Patient Throughput, House Supervisors, Float Pool, Direct Admit, ISS, OP Heart Center, Diabetes Education, and others as determined by the CNO. The Admin Director of Nursing Operations has the responsibility to coordinate/facilitate action steps/direct referrals/etc. of clinical issues and expected outcomes. The Admin Director of Nursing Operations coordinates the needs of the Nursing Administrative office through budget planning and overall supervision of practice and administrative issues. 

• Accepts primary responsibility for Special Program assignment by CNO. Examples include: 
• Regulatory preparation/processes o Procedural development assistance with new services.
• NEC presentations as well as initiates action from issues discovered, independently. 
• When requested, serves as a resource/contact for other areas of the organization. 

• You will independently seek opportunities to identify and actively streamline inefficiencies in Nursing areas through action plans and follow-up with Directors of involved areas. 
• You will coordinate/prioritize plans through the CNO to assure organizational objectives are in line. 
• You will chair the Nurse Staffing Council You will collect data for the staffing indicators and reports at the Nurse Staffing Council on a quarterly basis 
• You will be a member of Inpatient and Outpatient Satisfaction Team 
• You will be responsible for the 24-hour operation of staffing/bed control You will serve as Administrator on call as assigned 
• You will approve all agency/supplemental staff and bonuses 24 hours a day. 
• You will assure that supervisory staff follow correct polices to initiate use of supplemental staff. 
• You will prepare capital, revenue, and expense budgets annually 
• You will collect sitter data and reports daily to accounting You will be the facility Administrator for AAS Scheduler 
• You will assure nursing departments adhere to budget projections by reviewing daily operating reports 
• You will maintain productivity within acceptable benchmarks and provides variance information to CNO 
• You will review and support Nursing Directors in developing and updating department Facility Position Controls 
• You will support and act as a resource for Department Directors when the need is identified. 
• You will act as a liaison for the CNO when immediate contact with the CNO is unavailable. 
• You will visit department/staff unit meetings as requested/necessary to improve visibility and communication with the staff. 
• You will understand and clarify, as needed, boundaries of the role, yet maintains maximum flexibility in coordination of programs. 
• You will maintain/initiate frequent updates to CNO routinely and on an as needed basis 24 hours a day. 
• You will present in a leadership role, the ambition to positively coordinate the talents of multiple Directors and staff to maximize work outcomes and improve patient care. 
• You will identify trends, patterns, and issues necessitating follow-up and resolution 
• You will provide support to the CNO as designated, may include coverage at meetings as requested by CNO. 
• You will demonstrate understanding of HCA’s and “Patients First” safety initiative by strict compliance to all safety protocols and procedures.

What qualifications you will need: 

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required
• Current with JCAHO/Medicare/regulatory agency requirements, and Texas State Board rules and regulations for the practice of Nursing required 
• Department Director level experience with working/application of knowledge of PI theory required
• 5+ years experience in an acute care hospital required 
• Master's Degree preferred 
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred 
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required 

Las Palmas Medical Center is a 300+ bed full-service hospital in El Paso. It is home to the region’s onlykidney transplant center. The facility offers a range of services including emergency care with a Level III trauma center, cardiac care, women’s services, pediatric care and NICU, cancer care, and more. Las Palmas Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Become a manager with an organization that invests in your career while giving to the community. We are seeking distinguished applicants for our Administrative Director of Clinical Operations opening. Help HCA Healthcare create healthier tomorrows for patients and communities.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.