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Department

• Collaborates with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), provides direct oversight of all areas where patient care is delivered, including Respiratory Therapy, Nursing Support office, and patient flow maintaining authority, accountability, and responsibility for nursing services. (20%)
• Serves as the nursing executive leader in large-scale operational projects including but not limited to nursing informatics, recruitment and retention efforts, and patient safety action planning. (10%)
• Assists in budget preparation and in managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non-value costs. (10%)
• Conducts ongoing assessment of the strengths and opportunities for nursing services to better understand and identify future needs and challenges; evaluates existing systems, programs, and priorities and future potential to make recommendations for growth and expansion. (10%)
• Ensures full compliance with internal/external legal and regulatory standards and requirements, and the effective control procedures are in place and fully functioning to preclude improprieties from occurring, monitors the effectiveness of current practices in meeting expectations and producing desired results. (10%)
• Fosters a culture conducive to evidence-based practice and clinical research with active driving and involvement in creating a professional practice environment that encourages recruitment, retention, ownership of goals, and actively participation in decisions that affect nursing services. (10%)
• Develops, implements, monitors and evaluates systems, initiatives and programs to facilitate performance and quality improvements consistent with the organization priorities, regulatory requirements. (10%)
• Develops and maintains close working relationships with physician colleagues and other healthcare providers in areas of clinical oversight. Collaborates with these individuals to set goals for the areas or develops action plans for patient care or system improvements. (10%)
• Collaborates with other patient care and support departments, fostering a climate of open communication and mutual problem-solving activities. Initiates and participates in joint performance improvement activities. (10%)

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing or related field Required
• Master's Degree preferred

• 10+ years At least 10 years of progressive nursing experience, with a minimum of five years in administrative roles Required

• RN-Registered Nurse - DORA - Department of Regulatory Agencies Required
• NEABC-Nurse Executive Certification - Advanced - ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center

• Communication skills to interact effectively with Denver Health’s current service/client base, prospective customers, and all levels of Denver Health management.
• Ability to perform financial analyses including forecasting, assisting in exploring strategic options and developing creative solutions to complex business issues.
• Ability to interpret and analyze financial and statistical information.
• Ability to systematically gather information from a variety of sources, analyze information, identify implications of data, draw appropriate conclusions, generate viable alternative solutions to a question or problem and evaluate the consequences of choosing each alternative.
• Knowledge of accreditation standards and compliance requirements.

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Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program 

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver?s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado?s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We value the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community.

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.

About Denver Health

Take your career to the next level at Denver Health, where we offer a robust benefits package and endless opportunities for growth. Denver Health is a nationally-ranked, locally-trusted, premier healthcare institution located in the heart of Denver, Colorado.Twenty-five percent of all Denver residents, or approximately 150,000 individuals, receive their health care here. We are known as an integrated health care system that encompasses multidisciplinary academic specialties, a community health system, a level I adult trauma center, pediatric emergency and urgent care center home to Denver Public Health and many of the nation's leaders in medicine.Denver Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Denver Health we pride ourselves on our commitment to diversity. Equal opportunity is a fundamental principle of Denver Health. As an equal opportunity employer, Denver Health is committed to recruit, hire, promote and administer all human resource actions in a non-discriminatory manner. Denver Health is committed to providing equal opportunities in all business practices and to all persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetic information, religion, sex, pregnancy, disab...ility, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or veteran status (collectively “protected status”). Denver Health strives to maintain a work environment that is free from unlawful harassment and discrimination and will not tolerate any such conduct by employees or directed at employees within the scope of their employment. Read the full Human Resources Employee Principles and Practices policy.

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