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Overview

Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt

The Director of Nursing (DON) is a hands-on, detail-oriented nursing leader overseeing ED, ICU, MST, and Labor and Delivery. This role drives patient safety, quality improvement, clinical excellence, and operational efficiency through daily rounding and a visible presence on the units.

Partnering with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), the DON leverages the patient safety system, Verge to identify trends, develop workflows, and implement solutions, ensuring measurable improvements across hospital operations. A proactive change agent, the DON mentors staff, fosters accountability, champions patient-centered care, and cultivates a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. Experience in ED, inpatient care, or sterile processing is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

+ Lead nursing operations across ED, ICU, MST, and Labor and Delivery, ensuring safe, high-quality patient care.

+ Maintain a hands-on presence, actively supporting staff and patients.

+ Analyze trends using VERGE, identify improvement opportunities, and develop workflows and solutions that drive efficiency and outcomes.

+ Implement and sustain change initiatives to improve patient safety, throughput, and clinical performance.

+ Develop and enforce nursing policies with a detail-oriented approach, ensuring staff training, compliance, and audit completion.

+ Recruit, mentor, and develop nursing staff, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and professional growth.

+ Monitor key metrics and quality indicators to ensure alignment with hospital goals and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

+ Current and valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in [state].

+ Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required; Master’s preferred.

+ Minimum 5 years of acute care experience.

+ Minimum 2 years of administrative experience preferred.

+ Current BLS and ACLS certifications upon hire and maintain current.

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Pay Transparency

Mercy Medical Center 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. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $135,000.00 to $150,000.00 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.

The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here:https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_screen\_reader\_10\_20.pdf

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FacilityMercy Medical Center

LocationUS-IL-Aurora

ID2025-239818

CategoryDirector

Position TypeFull Time

ShiftDays

Job TypeExempt