Clinical Director, Specialty Pediatric (Med/Surg & Oncology)

Join a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Clinical Director, Specialty Pediatric (Med/Surg & Oncology) responsible for operational leadership of several inpatient and outpatient clinical services within Comer Children’s Hospital on the UChicago Medicine Hyde Park campus in Chicago, IL.

The Clinical Director, Specialty Pediatric (Med/Surg & Oncology) will lead a department of over 200 clinical staff across multiple pediatric specialties including cancer, infusion, epilepsy, sedation, and specialty services. The Clinical Director will be responsible for developing a network of relationships with physician leaders and leaders of all departments in order to foster an environment of collaboration.  Through the practice of transformational and servant leadership, the Director will cultivate satisfaction for patients and staff. 

As a Clinical Director, you will be expected to maintain standards of the practice of nursing as defined by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice. This leader will ensure quality, compassionate, culturally competent, effective and efficient patient care. This position calls for the Director to possess the ability to think in enterprise wide terms and have knowledge of complex adaptive systems to impart effective fiscal decisions, delivery of quality and safe care, effective human resource management, and leadership in change management initiatives.

Who you are:

A kind and humble nursing leader with:

• BSN AND MSN or advanced degree in healthcare related field
• Current Illinois RN License
• Nurse leadership certification strongly preferred; must sit for a leadership certification within 6 months of eligibility
• Three or more years’ progressive management experience required and at least ten years overall clinical experience to include at least one area of 24-7 operations with demonstration of leading groups to positive outcomes; pediatric experience strongly preferred
• Preference will be given to candidates with inpatient clinical or leadership experience withing a similarly matrixed academic medicine environment
• Hands on experience with process improvement, Lean methodology experience strongly preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence

What you’ll do as the Clinical Director:

• Formulate, implement, support, and evaluate goals and priorities which are consistent with UCM mission.
• Responsible for leading a high-performance team of “system thinkers” who incorporates leadership principles and vision in caring for patients across the continuum of care.
• Assure that variances with care are identified and managed appropriately.
• Use clinical skills and knowledge to ensure quality, evidence based care is provided to patients.
• Apply interpersonal communication skills to maintain an open network of communication among staff members, physicians, other health care professionals and hospital departments.
• Promote a professional practice environment through strategic planning, evidenced based practice, clinical autonomy, and advocacy for the nursing staff.
• Comply with standards and regulations of various licensures, regulatory, and accrediting agencies.
• Lead change through adoption of technologies that promotes advances in patient outcomes.
• Work with leadership to develop and monitor the budget within established guidelines.
• Maintain cost effective, safe, quality patient care in all areas.
• Hire, develop, appraise, and discharge employees under direct supervision.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements.
• Evaluate staff performance on a formal and informal basis.
• Provide performance appraisal input on unit aligned staff and members of the Multidisciplinary Team.
• Recognize staff for performance.
• Participate in the corrective action process in a consistent and accountable manner.
• Participate in activities to enhance UCM’s image as a leader in the community.
• Mentor and network with other program directors and managers.
• Determine own needs for professional growth through ongoing assessment and participate in educational sessions/offerings inside and outside of the hospital.

E4 Leadership (Equity, Engage, Evolve, Excel) is a patient centered management system that empowers teams to improve on a daily basis. This is done through daily readiness huddles, real time process monitoring, performance review huddles and structured problem solving. E4 Leadership is an evolving system where leaders work together to cultivate a culture of equity and continuous improvement that enables:

• Each person to realize their full potential for contribution
• The organization to achieve high performance outcomes
• System-wide integration, coordination, and seamless execution
• Clear focus on exceptional, equitable patient care and experiences.

As part of the leadership team, this position will be instrumental in reinforcing and sustaining UCM’s E4 Leadership Culture.

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.  The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.