Location Address:

2800 10th Ave Receiving Dock Minneapolis, MN 55407-1311

Date Posted:

October 06, 2025

Department:

31006599 Emergency Department Administration

Shift:

Day/Evening/Night (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

40

Union Contract:

Non-Union-NCT

Weekend Rotation:

None

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Director of Patient Care to Lead with Purpose, Guide with Compassion. This position will provide leadership at both Abbott Northwestern and West Health campuses for emergency and inpatient mental health trauma.

Key Position Details:

At Allina Health, we believe exceptional care begins with exceptional leadership. As Director of Patient Care, you’ll be at the forefront of nursing excellence—providing strategic and operational leadership across nursing practice, education, research, and administration.

Practice Details:

ED: 38 beds with an average of 53k cases per year

Level 3 Trauma – functions as a high level 3

Patient age:  Adult (18) through geriatric patients, no children

• Urban ED, patients of all backgrounds and injuries
• Established Programs: Stroke, stemi services, ortho & neuro surgical care
• 10% Mental Health pts/behavioral
• Unit – team focused, trustful, positive, efficient

About the Location: 

Abbott Northwestern Hospital

800 E 28th St

Minneapolis, MN 55407

Located in south Minneapolis, Abbott Northwestern is consistently recognized nationally and locally for its exceptional expertise and care. Abbott Northwestern has over 5,500 employees, 1,400 physicians and 633 beds, and cares for nearly 370,000 patients and their families each year from the Twin Cities area and throughout the Upper Midwest. 

About Allina Health:

A major regional health system. With a team 27,000 strong, Allina Health operates 12 hospitals, more than 60 clinics, and 100+ specialty care sites. Learn More

Commitment to communities. Allina Health has a 140-year connection to our diverse communities. We make a difference through local health initiatives, volunteerism, and revitalization efforts in the places where we operate. Learn more  

Job Description:

Provides overall leadership to nursing practice, nursing education and professional development, nursing research, nursing administration, and nursing services. Directs planning, coordination, direction and development of assigned function. Provides innovative leadership and sound fiscal and human resource management in order to maintain viable and well-coordinated quality services which are provided in an efficient and fiscally responsible manner. Holds the accountability to manage within the context of the organization as a whole, and to transform organizational values into daily operations.

Principle Responsibilities

• Promote evidence-based practice, and excellence in patient care, patient safety and patient experience in areas of accountability.
• Ensure continuous education, training & development to achieve optimal performance on clinical quality outcomes.
• Support and enhances continual improvement in clinical and organizational practice while establishing standards of nursing practice, nursing standards of care and policies and procedures.
• Manages information; acquires, updates and reconciles data as needed to monitor and analyze results, and assures compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements and standards.

People

• Provides direction and consultation to patient care managers to improve nursing performance and outcomes.
• Develops best of practice and benchmark aims through partnering with physicians and staff.
• Develops direct reports, builds teams to achieve outcomes, and delegates well.
• Understands elements that contribute to employee engagement and actively focuses on employee retention.

Financial Growth and Health

• Prepares and manages the annual budget, including projecting personnel and supply costs, recommending capital expenditures in areas of accountability, analyzes and manages monthly financial performance against budget.
• Develops with direct reports, recommends department operating budgets & ensures that the departments operate within budget.
• Understands and is able to articulate reasons for revenue and cost variances and takes action to improve results.
• Reviews programs to identify potential sources of patient volume increases.

Organizational and Community Relationships

• Maintains effective relationships within and between departments to effectively partner around solutions.
• Establishes community linkages that promote learning and health improvement.
• Collaborates with nursing staff at all levels, interdisciplinary teams, executive leaders, and other stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing and
• Master's degree in nursing, business, healthcare administration or related field required, or must be actively pursuing with agreed upon completion date
• 2 to 5 years of direct patient care experience in an acute health care setting
• 5 to 7 years of leadership experience in acute health care setting

Licenses/Certifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse - MN Board of Nursing required if working in the state of MN

Physical Demands

• Light Work:
• Lifting weight up to 20 lbs. occasionally, up to 10 lbs. frequently

Pay Range

Pay Range: $69.90 to $96.71 per hour

The pay described reflects the base hiring pay range. Your starting rate would depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, your experience and education. Additional incentives may be available, including discretionary monetary bonuses, goal-based bonuses, and other financial incentives.

Benefit Summary

Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That’s why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive — not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being — mind, body, spirit and community — of you and your family members. 

Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes up to $100 in well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey.  

In addition, Allina Health offers employee resources groups (ERGs) -- voluntary, employee-led groups that serve as a resource for members and organizations by fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with the organization's mission, values, goals, business practices, and objectives. Allina Health also engages employees in various community involvement and volunteering events.  

Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental

• PTO/Time Away

• Retirement Savings Plans

• Life Insurance

• Short-term/Long-term Disability

• Paid Caregiver Leave

• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)

• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable

• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer

*Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.