Professional Practice Director

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Job Summary

The Director of Professional Practice and Research will work closely with the Director of Nursing Development/Clinical Education to evaluate and/or refine the recruitment and retention initiatives. The Director of Professional Practice and Research is responsible for independently managing clinically relevant projects for the Patient Care Services team, to ensure quality, compliance, and operational excellence.

Minimum Requirements

Experience: 5 years acute care experience in a clinical setting

Education: Master's of Science in Nursing required; PhD or DNP in Health Sciences or Nursing Field preferred

Licensure: Current RN License and Basic Life Support (BLS)

Skills: Project management and change management skills preferred

Apply now! Here, you are more than an employee. You are a team member, a co-worker, our friend and part of our family. Our healthcare team is working together to heal this community one patient at a time!

Responsibilities

Quality and Performance Improvement

Serves as a change agent by implementing practice initiatives, to include recruitment and retention of team members.

Assists in the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of care, standards of practice, and protocol for patients and team members.

Participates in various taskforce and/or committees as assigned.

Oversees the Performance Enhancement Program for nursing team members.

Collaboration and Partnership

Uses appropriate internal and external resources to resolve and/or meet or exceed the expectations of the position.

Implements divisionally appropriate strategic plans for advancing team member recruitment and retention in alignment with the FMOLHS framework.

Coordinates clinical rotations for student nurses of area school of nursing programs, collaborating with area school of nursing programs' leaders.

Coordinates clinical support programs in collaboration with area allied health programs.

Coordinates the Residency Program of new nurse graduates and the Nurse Technician Program of student nurses, collaborating with nursing leaders for the success of the programs.

Communicates and collaborates with physicians, nurses and other multidisciplinary team members; Acts as a role model and assists in the development of mentors.

Leadership and Direction

Promote and facilitate the professional practice model for patient care services; provide leadership in the planning, developing, implementation, and evaluation of various initiatives related to nursing practice, nursing recruitment and retention.

Leads various team members and conducts performance evaluations.

Manages the new team member hiring of the student nurse in the Nurse Technician Program and performs disciplinary action according to policy.

Other Duties as Assigned

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Experience: 5 years acute care experience in a clinical setting

Education: Master's of Science in Nursing required; PhD or DNP in Health Sciences or Nursing Field preferred

Licensure: Current RN License and Basic Life Support (BLS)

Skills: Project management and change management skills preferred