SEARCH EXTENDED - Director, Patient Care Services - Short Stay Diagnos

• →Develops a therapeutic relationship with patients, family members, visitors, and colleagues to provide care coordination utilizing evidence-based practice.
• →Interprets and directs the implementation of nursing philosophy and objectives, departmental policies, and procedures and applies recognized standards of practice.
• →Assures organizational policies, procedures and practices are current and evidence-based relative to protocols and develops and modifies as necessary.
• →Plans, selects, and devises nursing operations, work methods, procedures, workflow and standards for quality and quantity of work including staffing standards. Plans and develops patient safety innovations and practice improvement.
• →Plan, assign and review work of staff to ensure that group objectives are met. Hires, trains, develops, and manages staff to ensure that qualified staff exists to meet group objectives.
• →Assign, direct and review the work of subordinate supervisors/other nursing personnel. Prepare formal answers to, and recommend the adjustment of, grievances and disciplinary matters.
• →Prepare budget for assigned area or program and is responsible for adherence to approved budget. Defines capital needs, acquires, and provides oversight of equipment needed to support the critical care outreach program.
• →Establishes, implements, and evaluates quality of care to monitor and evaluate operations for compliance with licensure, accreditation, and regulatory standards.
• →Integrate shared leadership and foster collaboration across multi-disciplinary disciplines to arrive at decisions affecting SSU’s site of care.
• →Monitor and evaluate operations for compliance with licensure, accreditation, and regulatory standards.
• →Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

• Illinois Registered Nursing license required.
• Bachelor’s Science Degree in Nursing required.
• Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business or other related field required.
• A minimum of five (5) years clinical nursing management experience with progressive responsibility is required including relevant nursing experience in leadership within procedural areas (Cath, IR, GI or NV labs).
• Strong communication, customer service and decision-making skills, and project management are required. Knowledge of budgetary processes and financial principles; knowledge of labor laws, standards of care, and regulatory standards required
• Nationally certified through ANCC or other approved certifier within 6 months of hire.
• Current CPR/ACLS/PALS and/or other required unit specific certifications.

Salary & Benefits:

Salary: The previously determined salary range for this position was $171,737 to $200,585.

Final salary offered will be determined by a thorough assessment of available market data, internal salary equity, candidate experience and qualifications, and budget constraints. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the full range for a position.

Status: Full-Time

To Apply:

Applications will be accepted until the close date of September 30, 2026.

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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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.