Director of Nursing

Employment Type: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt

Environment: Acute Care Hospital

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Director of Nursing (DON) to lead nursing operations within an acute care hospital that is part of one of the five largest health systems in the United States. This executive nursing leadership role requires a clinically strong, visible leader with deep acute care experience, a collaborative leadership style, and a resolution-focused approach to operations, staffing, and patient care delivery.

The Director of Nursing provides oversight for all nursing and patient care services and plays a critical role in quality improvement, workforce development, regulatory compliance, and interdisciplinary collaboration. This position is ideal for a nursing leader experienced in community hospital environments, regional health systems, and high-acuity inpatient settings.

Provide hands-on nursing leadership and daily operational oversight of inpatient nursing and clinical care services.

• Lead and manage nursing operations within an acute care hospital environment, ensuring safe, high-quality, patient-centered care.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate nursing policies, procedures, staffing models, and care delivery standards.

• Partner with executive leadership, physicians, medical staff, and interdisciplinary teams on hospital-wide decision making.

• Drive quality assurance, performance improvement, patient safety, and regulatory compliance initiatives.

• Serve as a solution-oriented, resolution-minded leader, addressing staffing challenges, workflow inefficiencies, and clinical issues.

• Support recruitment, onboarding, mentorship, and retention of nursing staff, including openness to new graduate nurses.

• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission, CMS, state regulatory, and accreditation standards.

• Provide coaching, leadership development, and performance management for nurse managers and frontline staff.

Required:

• Current and valid Registered Nurse (RN) license (state licensure required).
• Current BLS certification upon hire; ability to maintain certification.
• Current ACLS certification upon hire; ability to maintain certification.
• Minimum of five (5) years of acute care nursing experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required for all new hires effective January 11, 2021.

Preferred:

• Minimum of two (2) years of nursing administration, nurse management, or nursing leadership experience.
• Experience leading nursing teams in a community hospital, rural hospital, or regional health system.
• Strong experience in staff development, nurse retention, quality improvement, and regulatory readiness.
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively, adapt to change, and lead through operational and clinical challenges.

Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system headquartered in Ontario, California. Prime Healthcare operates 51 hospitals and has more than 360 outpatient locations in 14 states providing more than 2.5 million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation's leading health systems with nearly 57,000 employees and physicians. Eighteen of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Prime Healthcare is actively seeking new members to join our corporate team!

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Prime Healthcare offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on employment status, i.e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $150,000.00 to $200,000.00 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

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