Chief Nursing Executive - Associate Director/Director Consultants

Navigant Consulting, Inc.Chief Nursing Executive – Associate Director/Directors Position Navigant Consulting is seeking candidates for Associate Directors and/or Directors with Assistant and/or Chief Nursing Officer experience as part of our Performance Improvement team. We currently have consulting opportunities on both the East and West Coasts.  Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) is an international consulting firm combining deep industry expertise and integrated solutions to assist companies and their legal counsel in enhancing stakeholder value, improving operations, and addressing the challenges of uncertainty, risk and significant business model change. Professional services include dispute, investigation, operational and business advisory, risk management and regulatory advisory, and transaction advisory solutions. The Company focuses on industries undergoing substantial regulatory or structural change, including financial services, insurance, healthcare and energy.  The Company has more than 1,800 professional consultants and more than 2,500 total employees, with headquarters in Chicago and a geographic presence in 44 cities - including recent international expansions in London, Canada, and China. Navigant Consulting has recently been recognized by Forbes as one of the “200 Best Small Companiesâ€� (2005) and by Fortune as one of the “100 Fastest Growing Companiesâ€� (2005). Navigant Consulting HealthCare Performance Improvement Practice The Navigant Consulting Performance Improvement Practice strives to be the premier independent management consulting practice assisting senior level healthcare executives deal with their core business challenges.  Our teams of clinical consultants are experienced experts in their areas of practice and will have proven track records in executive management.  Basic Functions and Responsibilities: NCI is seeking a Licensed RN with relevant patient care experience in the capacity of Chief Nursing Executive or an Assistant Chief Nursing Officer with significant responsibility in tertiary or academic health centers. The individual must have a proven track record of prior hands-on experience in conducting assessments of the patient care enterprise, including nursing and other ancillary clinical areas.  This work includes redesigning patient care processes to improve care such that quality, safety outcomes are enhances and expenses are reduced; in depth knowledge of how to conduct productivity benchmarking assessments;  development of staffing plans; development of recruitment and retention strategies, and ability to determine and improve quality and safety issues.  The candidates should be familiar with all federal and regulatory guidelines for safety, and quality. In addition, the candidates must understand leading thought practice as documented in the literature and/or research in making recommendations which help client’s achieve best in class standards in a balanced score card approach. Related Duties: Â· Ability to lead an in-depth assessment and develop recommendations designed to improve operational and financial infrastructures including labor productivity and benchmarking.· Improve governance through significant reorganization and recruitment of new leadership.· Ability to analyze and eliminate inappropriate clinical practices and incorporate current knowledge of leading practices into recommendations.· Design and instruct educational programs as assigned. · Ability to present to clients in a cogent, articulate and polished manner. Experience presenting to a national audience is a good indicator of this ability.· Improve credentialing and quality review processes through design and implementation.· Ability to lead and staff performance improvement and implementation projects.   Qualifications: Â· Masters degree in Nursing or Healthcare/Hospital Administration or MBA with a BSN and  relevant experience.· Minimum of 7 years experience in large tertiary or academic hospital settings at the nursing executive/executive leadership level.· Consulting experience· Current U.S. RN License.· Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills and ability to independently produce documents. · Proven track record in prior operational and clinical leadership roles in large tertiary care facility or academic medical facility. Experience should be broad and include all acute care services. Experience with Home Health and Long Term Care would be an added plus.· Capacity to adapt and lead others to understand and accept values, strategies, goals and plans in response to changing business conditions. · Flexible, positive, effective interpersonal and communication skills with ability to lead and motivate others·  Ability to effectively exchange information within all levels of NCI as well as a provider based, client organization, including, but not limited to, surgeons, anesthesiologists, hospital executives, and other professional and ancillary staff· Analytical skills related to independently interpreting, preparing and analyzing budget and workload data. · Knowledge of and ability to ensure and promote, consistent, quality oriented, national leading practices, in all healthcare provider settings.·  Ability and willingness to travel up to 100%.  Preferred and Related Attributes Â· Experience with LEAN or Six Sigma process improvement techniques· Experience in strategic facility design and development   The company offers competitive compensation packages including an incentive compensation plan, comprehensive medical/dental/life insurance, 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans. EOE M/F/D/V  Company: Navigant Consulting, Inc. Location: Multiple locations Status: Full Time, Per Diem, Temporary/Contract/Project, Employee Job Category: Medical/Health Relevant Work Experience: 7+ to 10 Years