Director, Progressive Care & Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), Baptist South

About Baptist Health 
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children's Hospital. 

Director, Progressive Care & Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), Baptist South

Baptist Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Director of Progressive Care & Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) to join the Nursing Administration leadership team at Baptist Medical Center South.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key leadership role in the development and opening of our new Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) while providing strategic, clinical, and operational oversight of our Progressive Care Units.

The Director will have 24-hour accountability for nursing operations, patient safety, clinical outcomes, staff development, financial performance, and patient experience. This leader will collaborate with cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists, critical care providers, and interdisciplinary teams to advance cardiovascular services and build a culture of clinical excellence.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for Progressive Care Units and the future CVICU.

• Lead the planning, development, and successful opening of the new CVICU, including staffing models, clinical workflows, competencies, and operational readiness.

• Ensure safe, high-quality, evidence-based nursing care and exceptional patient outcomes.

• Collaborate with cardiovascular physicians, hospital leadership, and interdisciplinary teams to support cardiovascular program growth.

• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, performance management, and professional development of nursing teams.

• Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives focused on patient safety, clinical outcomes, and patient experience.

• Manage departmental budgets, staffing, productivity, resource allocation, and operational performance.

• Optimize patient throughput, care coordination, and transitions across departments.

• Promote employee engagement, leadership development, accountability, and nursing excellence.

• Support strategic initiatives, change management, and continuous improvement across assigned departments.

Experience Requirements:

• 3–5 years of progressive care, cardiovascular nursing, or critical care nursing experience required.

• 5–10 years of nursing leadership or management experience in an acute care hospital setting required.

• Demonstrated success leading nursing teams and improving clinical, operational, and patient experience outcomes.

• Experience managing staffing, productivity, departmental budgets, and financial performance.

• Strong knowledge of progressive care, cardiovascular patient management, and critical care principles.

• Experience implementing quality improvement initiatives, evidence-based practices, and patient safety programs.

• Experience in cardiovascular critical care, cardiac surgery, or developing new clinical programs preferred.

• Experience overseeing multiple nursing units or departments preferred.

Education Requirements:

• Master's degree (MA or MS) required.

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred.

Licensure & Certification Requirements:

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license with eligibility to practice in Florida.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required.

• Nursing leadership or specialty certification (CENP, NE-BC, CCRN, or PCCN) preferred.

Primary Location:

South - Main Building 14550 Old St Augustine Rd Jacksonville, FL 32258 United States of America