DIRECTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

The Director of Nursing Practice provides oversight of nursing clinical practice. Through inter-professional collaboration and in conjunction with the Department of Quality and Clinical Outcomes, the Director of Nursing Practice will foster the development and implementation of management of nursing quality metrics, supporting and sustaining the delivery of high-quality clinical care.

In addition, he / she will ensure clinical practice is grounded in evidenced based practice, optimize nursing informatics, and encourage and cultivate a culture of inquiry and innovation.

In partnership with the VP of Nursing, the Director of Nursing Practice will lead efforts which advance a Nursing Center of Clinical Excellence.

Requirements :

• Master's in nursing preferred; bachelor's in nursing from accredited institution, required.
• BLS Certification required
• Current registered Nursing license in the state of NC
• 3-6 years of professional experience in healthcare with at least 3 years of experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of nursing quality improvement, process improvement, program management, workforce development and strategic planning initiatives
• Demonstrated command of a wide range of nursing models and concepts, ability to think creatively and innovatively about nursing practice models and their applications.
• Experience in training all levels of nursing and providing guidance for measurable improvement in process improvement methodology, nursing evidence-based practice, culture of caring behaviors and patient / family centeredness

Essential Physical Requirements

Must possess full range of body motion to pass basic FIT test for position to include walking, kneeling, standing, pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, reaching and sitting for extended periods of time.

Must be able to lift and carry up to 30 pounds.

Job-Specific Standards

• Works to communicate and inspire the nursing mission, vision and values for achieving nursing excellence.
• Takes a creative and innovative approach to nursing practice and inspires a culture of innovation to achieve excellence.
• Accountable for outcomes within the nursing division.
• Functions in the role of nursing leader to promote, develop, implement and evaluate shared decision making.
• Utilizes and promotes evidence based practice and nursing innovation throughout the hospital. Oversees unit-based, house-wide nursing council goals to ensure alignment with the organizations strategic plan and the system mission, vision and values.
• Promotes efforts to deliver high quality, cost-effective health care through the provision of expert leadership.
• Demonstrates standards of service excellence and patient and family centeredness in all interactions with patients, families and healthcare team aimed at improving patient and family experience, patient outcomes and nursing workforce.
• Promotes best practice utilization of electronic health record thereby optimizing nursing documentation and order management.
• Provides leadership, subject matter expertise and supports process improvement within nursing services and across the system for advancement of nursing practice and nursing innovation.
• In collaboration with Quality Department, serves as a quality mentor on various committee and collaborates with departmental champions to improve nursing practice to improve safe, quality patient outcomes.
• Willingness to be an interim for other open positions as needed.
• Supports organizational goals by participating in practice, quality and performance improvement initiatives in a manner that role models the behaviors of collaboration, compassion, integrity and respect.
• Designs, coordinates, implements and fosters sustainability of a shared decision making structure to advance professional practice of nursing in nursing scope, standards, guidelines and policies, professional practice and professional practice behaviors, nurse sensitive outcomes (patient and family experience, patient quality outcomes and nursing workforce outcomes) and EBP.
19 days ago