Make an impact when it matters most.
This role leads hospital-wide readiness and response during system outages and cyber events—ensuring patient care continues safely across all clinical departments.
This is a high-visibility role working closely with clinical leaders, IT, and executive teams to strengthen emergency preparedness and operational continuity.
What You’ll Do
- Lead hospital-wide clinical downtime preparedness and response
- Develop and maintain downtime and business continuity playbooks
- Coordinate downtime drills and real-time incident response
- Partner with Nursing, Pharmacy, Lab, Radiology, and Registration to optimize manual workflows
- Train clinical teams on downtime procedures and emergency readiness
- Track patient safety risks and lead post-event improvement efforts
During Critical Events
- Serve as the on-site Clinical Downtime Lead in Incident Command
- Coordinate manual clinical workflows across departments
- Provide real-time updates to leadership
- Monitor and mitigate patient safety risks
Ideal Background
We welcome candidates from:
- Nursing (RN), Clinical Operations, or Informatics
- Emergency Management or Patient Safety
- 3+ years in hospital-based clinical roles
Strong communication, training, and coordination skills are key.
Why This Role Stands Out
- Direct impact on patient safety during critical events
- Exposure to executive leadership & hospital operations
- Unique blend of clinical, operational, and cybersecurity preparedness work
Opportunity to lead system-wide initiatives
Reports To: Corporate Assistant Chief Nursing Officer
About UsFounded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses. McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 90 physician practices throughout its 18-county service area. With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 988 licensed beds, including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health include: McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health.
About the Team If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today. We are an equal opportunity employer.Skills Required
- 3+ years in hospital-based clinical roles
- Background in Nursing (RN), Clinical Operations, or Clinical Informatics
- Experience in Emergency Management or Patient Safety
- Strong communication, training, and coordination skills
- Ability to serve as on-site Clinical Downtime Lead and coordinate cross-department manual workflows during incidents
What We Do
McLeod Health is a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system founded over a century ago, dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people in South Carolina and eastern North Carolina.
