·         A Master’s degree in Nursing or related field is required.

·          If Master’s degree is in a related field, a Baccalaureate of Science degree in Nursing is required. A doctorate (PhD or DNP) is highly desirable.

·     Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required. 

·     BLS for Healthcare Providers/CPR is required.

·     An ANCC recognized certification with a Nurse Executive or Nurse Executive Advanced ANCC certification required within 12 months of hire.

·     Active member in a nursing or professional healthcare organization.

·         Comprehensive (7-10 years) progressive leadership experience in a complex health organization or academic health care environment related to pediatric specialties that demonstrates knowledge of organization, operations, and coordination of hospital activities.

·         Strong operations skills and the ability to execute/translate strategy priorities into operational reality, aligning communication, accountabilities, resource capabilities, internal systems to ensure strategic priorities yield measurable and sustainable results.

·         Experience includes a balance of strategic new program development and innovation combined with operational improvement.

·         Ability to identify and drive organizational and cultural changes using new approaches to improve results by transforming organizational culture, systems, or products/services.

·         Knowledgeable of the laws and regulatory/accreditation standards.

·         Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships through consultative, collaboration and communication skills necessary to partner with teams within Children’s Service Line, across the Health System, Medical College, physicians, patients, families and others from the community to execute and achieve program goals.

·         Ability to contribute and execute influence/negotiation strategies that persuade key stakeholders to take actions that will advance share organizational strategic interest/goals. 

·         Confronts difficult issues, taking appropriate bold action in the face of opposition.

·         Experience working in a unionized environment.

·         Leads through sharing authority and responsibilities with others to move decision-making and accountability downward through the organization, enable individuals to stretch their capabilities and accomplish the business unit’s strategic/operational priorities.

·         Experience mentoring nursing leaders, developing staff competency at all levels and creating a highly accountable and high performing nursing team.

·         Knowledge and experience in using complex financial data in budgeting, forecasting, strategic fiscal planning, use of decision support systems, benchmarks and metrics to guide operating decisions to diagnose business strengths and weaknesses and identify the implications for potential strategies.

·         Embraces cultural diversity, race, gender, and other individual difference in the workforce; recognizes the value of diverse perspectives and experience and fosters a work environment reflective of the community at large.