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UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer - Adult Services

Full-Time
$400k - $534k
Expert
Master's, PhD
San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

About the job

Requirements
  • A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or a master's degree in a healthcare-related field is required.
  • An advanced degree in nursing and health care administration, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, is required.
  • A California registered nurse license is required.
  • A minimum of eight to ten years of increasingly responsible experience in hospital management and strategic planning in an academic medical center is required.
  • A comprehensive understanding of health care delivery, including strategy, business planning, operations, and financial conditions, is required.
  • Change management skills are required to transition adult nursing services from the current state to the future state, including evaluating health system and organizational issues, initiating and planning change with stakeholder buy-in, executing plans, and adapting to changing conditions.
  • Collaborative leadership skills are required to work in a complex, matrixed organizational environment, build collaborative relationships, develop strategies, and engage in constructive problem-solving.
  • Relationship-building skills are required to develop relationships at all organizational levels in an environment managed through influence and relationships.
  • Expertise in assigned functions and the development and management of operational and capital budgets is required.
  • The role requires setting high standards for behavior, performance, quality, credibility, and integrity, and exercising judgment and business acumen to raise performance.
  • Knowledge of management information systems and their relevance to nursing practice, quality, and safety is required.
  • Knowledge of strategic planning and its relevance to nursing operations and future direction is required.
  • An understanding of the roles of teaching, research, and patient care in an academic medical center, and active participation in improvements relevant to each mission, is required.
  • The ability to comply with nursing practice and health system policies and procedures for infection control, safety, administration, and clinical practice is required.
  • The ability to comply with activities mandated by The Joint Commission, Title 22, CLIA, and related requirements is required.
  • Prior experience in a unionized setting or environment is required.
  • Experience serving in a Magnet organization or an understanding of shared governance and interdisciplinary collaboration is required.
  • Direct experience with Lean management or an understanding of the principles of Lean continuous improvement is required.
Responsibilities
  • Lead nursing and patient care services across the continuum of adult academic medical center acute care services.
  • Drive transformational change in care delivery while ensuring high levels of patient safety and quality of care.
  • Shape nursing practice across the health system's Parnassus, Mission Bay, and Mount Zion campuses.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) or PhD is strongly preferred.

About the company

UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

Company Size

10,001+

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Founded

1864

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