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Houston Methodist

Director of Nursing

Willowbrook, IL · On-site

... tactical plans for clinical services, new programs and human resource allocation. This position ... * RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure - Texas Board of Nursing_PSV Compact Licensure ...

Bcbsa

Accreditation Program Specialist

Chicago, IL · Hybrid

... tactical guidance to Plans and FEP regarding Health Plan and National Committee for Quality ... Preferred: RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure - Various Active ...

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Humana

Manager, Care Management

East Chicago, IN · Remote

Decisions are typically related to resources, approach, and tactical operations for projects and ... Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Social Work (SW) license * 5+ years of professional ...

Humana

Manager, Care Management

Aurora, IL · Remote

Decisions are typically related to resources, approach, and tactical operations for projects and ... Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Social Work (SW) license * 5+ years of professional ...

Humana

Manager, Care Management

Elgin, IL · Remote

Decisions are typically related to resources, approach, and tactical operations for projects and ... Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Social Work (SW) license * 5+ years of professional ...

Humana

Manager, Care Management

Aurora, IL · Remote

Decisions are typically related to resources, approach, and tactical operations for projects and ... Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Social Work (SW) license * 5+ years of professional ...

Humana

Manager, Care Management

Waukegan, IL · Remote

Decisions are typically related to resources, approach, and tactical operations for projects and ... Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Social Work (SW) license * 5+ years of professional ...

Humana

Manager, Care Management

Joliet, IL · Remote

Decisions are typically related to resources, approach, and tactical operations for projects and ... Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Social Work (SW) license * 5+ years of professional ...

Humana

Manager, Care Management

East Chicago, IN · Remote

Decisions are typically related to resources, approach, and tactical operations for projects and ... Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Social Work (SW) license * 5+ years of professional ...

Humana

Manager, Care Management

Joliet, IL · Remote

Decisions are typically related to resources, approach, and tactical operations for projects and ... Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Social Work (SW) license * 5+ years of professional ...

Humana

Manager, Care Management

Naperville, IL · Remote

Decisions are typically related to resources, approach, and tactical operations for projects and ... Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Social Work (SW) license * 5+ years of professional ...

Humana

Manager, Care Management

North Chicago, IL · Remote

Decisions are typically related to resources, approach, and tactical operations for projects and ... Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Social Work (SW) license * 5+ years of professional ...

Humana

Manager, Care Management

East Chicago, IN · Remote

Decisions are typically related to resources, approach, and tactical operations for projects and ... Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Social Work (SW) license * 5+ years of professional ...

Humana

Manager, Care Management

Elgin, IL · Remote

Decisions are typically related to resources, approach, and tactical operations for projects and ... Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Social Work (SW) license * 5+ years of professional ...

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How to become a tactical nurse?

To become a tactical nurse, you need to first become a registered nurse by earning an associate's or bachelor's degree in nursing and obtaining licensure. Additional training in emergency response, trauma care, and tactical operations is often required, along with certifications such as Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS). Experience in emergency or military medical settings can enhance qualifications for tactical nursing roles.

What is the difference between Tactical Rn vs Emergency Room Nurse?

AspectTactical RnEmergency Room Nurse
CertificationsRN license, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)RN license, BLS, ACLS, Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
Work EnvironmentMilitary or tactical operations, field settings, combat zonesHospital emergency departments, trauma centers
Employer & IndustryMilitary, government agencies, tactical unitsHospitals, urgent care centers, trauma units

While both Tactical Rns and Emergency Room Nurses hold RN licenses and share certifications like BLS and ACLS, Tactical Rns typically work in military or tactical environments, focusing on field and combat scenarios. Emergency Room Nurses operate mainly in hospital ERs, managing acute trauma and medical emergencies. The roles differ mainly in work setting and specific operational focus, though both require critical care skills.

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Infographic showing various Tactical Rn job openings in Chicago, IL as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 2% As Needed, 59% Full Time, 13% Part Time, and 26% Contract. Highlights an 97% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 2% Remote job distribution.

Director of Nursing

Houston Methodist

Willowbrook, IL • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 2 days ago

Houston Methodist rating

8.2

Company rating: 8.2 out of 10

Based on 299 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

53rd of 887 rated healthcare providers

Job description

At Houston Methodist, the Director Nursing position is responsible for the 24/7 management of the assigned nursing units and departments in terms of the quality of nursing care delivered, as well as for planning, organizing, leading and evaluating nursing services within area of specialty. This position provides leadership and oversight in the accomplishment of strategic and operational objectives of the Department of Nursing. The Director Nursing position provides strategic direction for nursing and business operations, responsible for establishing strategic and tactical plans for clinical services, new programs and human resource allocation. This position promotes a practice environment that empowers nurses to provide effective, compassionate, efficient and knowledgeable nursing care. The Director Nursing position works in cooperation with the Medical Staff to ensure regulations and accreditation standards are maintained.
The Director position responsibilities include overseeing the activities of the department staff, ensuring quality, productivity, functional excellence and efficiency to accomplish strategic and operational objectives. In addition, this position is accountable for employee engagement, adequate staffing levels, budget development and compliance, staffing decisions such as hiring and terminating employment, coaching and counseling employees on work related performance, and developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure a safe and effective work environment. This position also ensures training, monitoring and operations initiatives are implemented which secure compliance with ethical and legal business practices and accreditation/regulatory/government regulations.FLSA STATUS
Exempt
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
  • Bachelor's degree and Master's degree one of which is nursing. If no current Master's degree must obtain within two years; must be enrolled in a degree program at time of transfer/hire

EXPERIENCE
  • Three years experience in a clinical setting, two of those years with people management experience

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Required
  • RN - Registered Nurse - Texas State Licensure - Texas Board of Nursing_PSV Compact Licensure - Must obtain permanent Texas license within 60 days (if establishing Texas residency) and
  • Magnet-ANCC Recognized Leadership Certification within 1 year

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
  • Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
  • Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially about activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
  • Demonstrates the ability to interact with others in a way that gives them confidence in one's intentions and those of the organization
  • Ability to use appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifying one's own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations and individuals involved
  • Demonstrates leadership qualities and critical thinking through self-direction initiative and effective interpersonal skills and oral/written communication skills
  • Ability to identify and understand issues, problems and opportunities, comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints and probable consequences
  • Extensive knowledge of regulatory and accreditation agency requirements that impact department; stays abreast of industry changes
  • Demonstrates highly effective communication skills-strong written communications and platform presentation abilities
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
  • Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability in the workplace
  • Capable of leading teams/facilitating groups, building consensus and garnering highest confidence in professionalism and work product by senior leadership
  • Ability to work under pressure and balance many competing priorities; highly responsive and solution/action oriented
  • Proficiency in spreadsheet, word processing, and presentation software
  • Maintains a positive and supportive attitude and demeanor
  • Professional handling of exposure to confidential/sensitive information

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Directs, develops and implements strategic and operational/high level projects and processes either through independent/highly autonomous work or through the facilitation of work teams to enable the effective and efficient completion of objectives.
  • Oversees management of and ensures development for staff to meet overall objectives in terms of quality, service and cost effectiveness. Provides timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem. Directs management responsibilities of selection, scheduling, supervision, retention, and evaluation of employees.
  • Meets or exceeds threshold goal for department turnover and/or system metrics on employee engagement indicators.
  • Provides leadership and communication to maintain a competent and engaged employee group by conducting regular department meetings to review policies and procedures and operational matters, rounding on all employees, completing performance appraisals, conducting new hire feedback sessions, coaching/corrective counseling, and providing recognition/commendations to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships between one's area and other areas, teams, departments, and units to achieve business goals. Drives the promotion of teamwork within and between departments; participates and/or leads and facilitates department process improvements as needed.
  • Implements change, demonstrating the ability to motivate employees and follow through to ensure change in behavior has actually occurred.
  • Motivates staff, researching and implementing strategies to keep employees engaged while maintaining compliance in terms of the quality of nursing care delivered.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Oversees department operations, designated projects, schedules and activities as needed to ensure that goals or objectives are accomplished within the prescribed time frame. Sets priorities and functional standards, giving direction to staff as necessary to ensure the best possible delivery of service and high customer/patient satisfaction.
  • Drives department service standards and activities to impact department and/or system score for patient/customer-based satisfaction, through role modeling and fostering accountability. Serves and actively participates on various entity committees as a voice for the department.
  • Maintains 24-hour/7-days a week accountability and authority for decisions regarding patient care, department operations and personnel management for designated unit(s).

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Ensures a safe and effective working environment; monitors and/or revises the department safety plan and/or any specific accreditation/regulatory required safety guidelines. Responsible for staff maintenance of credentials and competencies, per accrediting/licensing agency and/or department guidelines as applicable.
  • Employs a proactive approach in the optimization of safe outcomes and information systems by monitoring and improving the department workflow and enhancing operations, using peer-to-peer accountability and identifying solutions via collaboration. Implements process improvements utilizing tools such as lean principles. Role models situational awareness, using teachable moments to improve safety.
  • Responsible for employee compliance to policies and procedures and performs associated actions upon non-compliance (i.e., licensure/certification compliance, focal point review requirements, disaster plan, in-services, influenza immunization, wage and hour, standard hours, timely termination submission, timely timecard approval, etc.).
  • Remains current and proficient with regulatory requirements for the provision of clinical services. Translates the requirements into operations to ensure compliance. Uses automated systems to access, transmit and produce information.
  • Coordinates the provision of comprehensive, interprofessional patient care that results in clinical excellence, optimal outcomes and maximum patient and family satisfaction.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Develops and manages department operational and capital budgets, approvals, and ongoing maintenance of the department(s), ensuring operation in a cost-effective manner. Proactively identifies and plans for capital needs related to current equipment and future department projects. Ensures staffing plans and schedules meet department needs that reflect understanding of the importance of cost-effectiveness.
  • Creates department strategies to achieve financial target and staffing needs, through optimizing productivity, supply/resource efficiency, minimizing incidental overtime and overtime percentage, and other areas according to department specifications.
  • Projects anticipated volume and demand for resources, conducts cost analysis, analyzes, and monitors budget reports and variances, evaluating human and material resource utilization and making necessary adjustments. Analyzes and interprets complex data sets and reports (variance analysis, financial/quality, population specific reports).

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
  • Identifies and implements innovative solutions for practice or workflow changes to improve department, entity or system operations by leading unit projects and/or other department/ system-directed activities. Proactively leads task forces and committees. May represent HM at assigned community or professional organization meetings.
  • Drives change initiatives, maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures. Partners effectively with stakeholders as appropriate.
  • Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates My Development Plan (MDP) on an on-going basis. Conducts conversations with staff on their development and MDP.

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
    WORK ATTIRE
    • Uniform: No
    • Scrubs: No
    • Business professional: Yes
    • Other (department approved): No

    ON-CALL*
    *Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.
    • On Call* Yes

    TRAVEL**
    **Travel specifications may vary by department**
    • May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
    • May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Work Shift:
1 - Day (United States of America)
Job Category:
Non-clinicalHouston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital is a Magnet-recognized, not-for-profit, faith-based hospital that serves the growing Northwest Houston community. We are committed to providing quality, cost-effective health care in a compassionate environment for a full range of services, including emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics and sports medicine, comprehensive women's services, neurology and neurosurgery, oncology, and primary and general medicine.
Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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