**Job Summary** The Director, ICU provides strategic and operational leadership for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care. This role oversees clinical and administrative operations, including staffing, budgeting, quality improvement, and service line development. The Director collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes, enhance staff engagement, and drive innovation in critical care services. This position requires 24-hour accountability for the ICU. **Essential Functions** + Oversees the planning, implementation, and evaluation of critical care nursing services for adult and geriatric populations in the ICU. + Facilitates collaboration among nursing, medical, respiratory therapy, laboratory, and pharmacy teams to promote multidisciplinary care delivery. + Develops and manages the ICU budget, monitoring financial performance and implementing strategies to achieve budgetary goals. + Leads quality improvement initiatives, analyzing performance metrics, identifying opportunities for enhancement, and driving measurable improvements in patient care and satisfaction. + Directs the recruitment, hiring, evaluation, coaching, and professional development of ICU staff to maintain a skilled and engaged workforce. + Establishes and monitors clinical practice standards, ensuring the delivery of evidence-based care and superior customer service. + Develops and enforces policies and procedures for ICU operations, including disaster preparedness plans. + Collaborates with hospital leadership to market the Critical Care service line and support the development of educational programs. + Coordinates and facilitates staff education and in-service training on new equipment, procedures, and technologies. + Maintains 24-hour accountability for problem resolution and operational oversight of ICU services. + Performs other duties as assigned. + Complies with all policies and standards. **Qualifications** + Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required + Master's Degree in Nursing or related field preferred + 5-7 years of critical care nursing experience in an acute care setting required + 3-5 years of nursing leadership experience in a critical care department required **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** + Comprehensive knowledge of critical care nursing, ICU operations, and evidence-based practices. + Strong leadership and team management skills to foster a collaborative and high-performing work environment. + Financial acumen for budgeting, resource allocation, and cost control. + Analytical skills to evaluate data, drive quality improvement, and support clinical and operational decision-making. + Effective communication and interpersonal skills to engage with staff, physicians, and leadership. **Licenses and Certifications** + RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure required + BCLS - Basic Life Support required + ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred Equal Employment Opportunity This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.