Responsible for the direction, leadership, and support of operational, financial, programmatic, continuous improvement and personnel activities for inpatient care provided at Henry Ford Health. Responsible for directing patient flow and care coordination through optimizing day-to-day operations, budgeting, financial management, and human resource management.

Areas of direct oversight and responsibility include intensive care and progressive care inpatient nursing, nursing assistants, unit secretaries, and includes establishing, meeting and continuously monitoring goals and objectives for areas of responsibility while maintaining alignment with system strategic goals and objectives.

Works closely with a variety of stakeholders, coordinating the activities of patient flow throughout a patient's stay and discharge to home or other outside facility. Provides coaching (e.g. teaching, leading and mentoring team members in continuous process improvement) and interacting with physicians, mid-level providers, team members, patients and family members, and other leaders at Henry Ford Health to identify and support improvement efforts toward performance excellence. Serves as the programmatic and operational leader for inpatient care and works closely with other leaders.