Nursing Director Professional Development and Practice Excellence - Medical Group

Job Description:

The Director for Nursing Professional Development and Practice Excellence implements the vision and strategy for nursing to achieve nursing quality, safety, and experience goals to outperform national benchmarks as set by the executive nursing leadership team. In partnership with the VP of Nursing Professional Development and Practice Excellence, regional leadership teams, and Clinical Excellence, this role leads development and implementation of Intermountain Health’s nursing professional practice, professional development, nursing and other related caregiver education and training programs, and clinical research within the enterprise. Additionally, this leader will participate in budget activities to ensure adequate education resources necessary to support the business needs across the Medical Groups.

Candidates outside of Utah may be considered, but we are are not currently hiring remote workers in the following states: CA, CT, HI, IL, NY, RI, VT, and WA. Business travel will be necessary, regardless of state of residence, and will primarily be within Intermountain Health's service area (UT, ID, NV, CO, WY, MT), but may also require travel within the United States.

Essential Functions

• Ensure system implementation of annual nursing education and other related clinical education as appropriate. Develops and ensures enterprise deployment of strategies inclusive of orientation, annual competencies, mandatory education, new grad residency programs, preceptor training, clinical advancement, mentorship, and clinical simulation for the Medical Groups.
• Develop system strategy and implement plans to ensure all clinical education is aligned with nursing and enterprise goals, objectives, and strategic initiatives.
• Provides system input regarding care delivery model innovation, professional governance council structures and efficacy, nursing excellence designations, and career development/liaison relationships with nursing schools and other affiliated programs.
• Provides enterprise leadership and direction for a sustainable delivery of nursing and clinical education and professional development. 
• Represents Intermountain Health nursing in local, regional, and national committees and workgroups. Collaborates with Clinical Excellence caregivers and leaders to implement quality measurement strategies and provides analyses of results, accomplishments, and opportunities across the enterprise.
• Accountable for leading and facilitating system processes and structure to support nursing and clinical practice and research.
• Implement system tactics for EBP fellowship and IRB collaboration as appropriate.
• Maintains an effective and efficient process for developing, approving, and reviewing nursing and clinical policies consistent with available evidence, best-known outcomes and practice standards, and regulatory requirements. Assures consistent use of appropriate principles, standards, and techniques for developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining evidence-based practice tools and resources.

Skills

• Nursing fundamentals
• Nursing and Medical Assistant education
• Performance improvement
• Patient care
• Patient safety
• Patient satisfaction
• Written, verbal and interpersonal communication
• Evidence-based practices
• Leadership  

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing or related field. 
• Bachelor’s degree must be in nursing if master’s degree is not.
• Current RN license in state of practice.
• Demonstrated outcomes in quality management, patient safety and experience, caregiver engagement in the medical group setting.
• Demonstrated experience with change management and the ability to provide leadership in the adaptation and implementation of new processes and/or technology.
• Experience leading and deploying clinical education and clinical practice training across a large ambulatory clinic network or system.
• Experience developing nursing and clinical education and training programs in a large, complex healthcare system.
• Experience developing, planning, and delivering education and clinical practice, competency-based education development, and student learning assessment (skills, knowledge, and attitudes).
• Experience developing and utilizing technology-based instruction, small group education methodology, and evaluation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading other clinical areas, partnering with physicians, developing clinical strategies, implementing operational plans, and measuring/driving outcomes.
• Experience leading operational nursing or clinical teams in a large, matrixed healthcare system.
• Experience with external entities that drive and support quali