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BJC HealthCare

Operates nonprofit hospital network and care

Director, Acute & Critical Care Nursing

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryUpdated on Nov 7
Full-timeBelleville, IL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required.
  • A minimum of 5–10 years of progressive nursing leadership experience in acute care, critical care, hospital operations, women's services, or related healthcare environments is required.
  • Demonstrated success managing multiple clinical departments and leading complex healthcare operations is required.
  • Demonstrated experience driving quality outcomes, operational performance, employee engagement, and patient satisfaction is required.
  • A minimum of 5 years of leadership experience with responsibility for managers, supervisors, and multidisciplinary teams is required.
  • A current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Illinois, or eligibility for Illinois licensure, is required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide vision, leadership, and direction for acute care, critical care, women's services, oncology services, and rehabilitation services, aligning departmental objectives with hospital and health system strategic priorities.
  • Lead operational performance across assigned departments, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, patient-centered care.
  • Drive accountability for quality outcomes, patient safety, service excellence, patient throughput, and operational efficiency.
  • Develop and execute strategic initiatives that improve clinical outcomes, patient experience, workforce engagement, and organizational performance.
  • Lead strategic growth and operational excellence initiatives for the Family Care Birthing Center and Women's Services, advancing maternal, neonatal, and family-centered care programs throughout the region.
  • Foster innovation and support service line development opportunities that strengthen Memorial Hospital Shiloh's position in maternity, oncology, critical care, and inpatient services.
  • Ensure compliance with professional nursing standards, evidence-based practices, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and organizational policies.
  • Champion quality improvement initiatives and lead efforts to achieve key performance indicators related to patient outcomes, safety, infection prevention, readmissions, mortality, and patient satisfaction.
  • Promote evidence-based perinatal care practices that support maternal and infant safety, clinical quality, and patient experiences.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and clinical excellence.
  • Lead efforts to achieve and sustain performance benchmarks for quality, safety, and patient-centered care across all assigned service lines.
  • Manage departmental budgets, including labor management, productivity, capital planning, revenue optimization, and expense control.
  • Monitor and analyze operational and financial performance metrics, implementing corrective actions as necessary to achieve organizational goals.
  • Identify opportunities for resource optimization while maintaining standards of patient care.
  • Ensure effective allocation of resources to support operational growth, workforce stability, and service line performance.
  • Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain high-performing leaders and clinical teams.
  • Provide leadership oversight for workforce planning, succession planning, employee engagement, performance management, and professional development.
  • Promote a culture of collaboration, diversity, inclusion, recognition, accountability, and professional excellence.
  • Support nursing excellence through shared governance, clinical advancement programs, evidence-based practice initiatives, and leadership development.
  • Build and sustain an engaged nursing workforce committed to patient-centered care.
  • Partner with physicians, advanced practice providers, rehabilitation leaders, oncology leaders, and multidisciplinary teams to advance care delivery and patient outcomes.
  • Collaborate with OB/GYN physicians, neonatologists, pediatric providers, and maternal-child health teams to support women's and infant services.
  • Serve as a key leader in hospital-wide initiatives, committees, and strategic planning efforts.
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration across departments and levels of the organization.
  • Build partnerships with stakeholders supporting the Siteman Cancer Center to enhance operational effectiveness, patient experience, and care coordination.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior leadership experience in perinatal services, women's services, maternal-child health, Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, or neonatal care is strongly preferred.
  • A master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related healthcare field is preferred.
  • Nurse Executive Certification (NE-BC or NEA-BC) is preferred.
  • Specialty certification in perinatal nursing, critical care, leadership, quality, oncology, or healthcare administration is preferred.
  • Significant leadership experience in Women's Services, Perinatal Services, Maternal-Child Health, Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, NICU, or related service lines is preferred.
  • Experience leading service line growth, quality initiatives, and patient experience improvements within maternity, women's health, or family-centered care environments is preferred.
  • Experience overseeing acute care, rehabilitation, critical care, and complex inpatient operations is preferred.
  • Experience partnering with oncology service lines and multidisciplinary cancer care programs is preferred.
  • A demonstrated track record of improving quality outcomes, patient experience, employee engagement, physician partnerships, and financial performance within a complex healthcare system is preferred.

About the Company

BJC HealthCare

Operates nonprofit hospital network and care

BJC HealthCare operates a large nonprofit network of hospitals and affiliated care facilities across Missouri and Illinois, delivering inpatient and outpatient medical services. Its approach centers on integrated care delivery: hospitals, clinics, and community programs coordinate services to improve patient health, support education and innovation, and promote healthier habits. The organization uses collaboration, shared knowledge, and evidence-based medicine to provide consistent, high-quality care across its system. Unlike many competitors, it emphasizes nonprofit community-focused work, scale, and coordinated care within a single integrated network. The goal is to improve the health and well-being of people in the communities it serves by offering access to high-level medical care and services with a commitment to excellence.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
St. Louis, MO
Founded
1993

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