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Job Requisition ID:

R00040111

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

Nursing, Perioperative Services, and Nursing Quality

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Director - Nursing Excellence

Job Summary:

The Director for Nursing Excellence functions in a system clinical leader role to promote, develop, and assist with fostering innovation and excellence in nursing practice throughout the organization. The Director is responsible for advancing nursing practice and innovation through organizational intra-professional decision-making councils, unit practice councils, evidence-based practice, and nursing research. The Director for Nursing Excellence works closely with leadership and staff in successfully executing initiatives throughout the organization and when applicable, ANCC designation programs such as Magnet and Pathway to Excellence.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required: Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Advanced degree in Nursing or related health field from an accredited program required. Five (5) years of clinical leadership experience.

Certifications, Licenses, or Registration Required: Valid RN license. Nurse Executive Certification (NE-BC) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) required within two (2) years of hire.

Preferred Qualifications: Doctoral preparation in nursing or related field preferred. Nurse Executive Certification (NE-BC), Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), or other applicable certification approved by the Chief Nursing Executive preferred. Knowledge of lean principles preferred. Experience with change management, project management, and leading in Magnet or Pathway to Excellence Organizations. Experience in leading initiatives focused on practice in evidence-based practice (EBP)/research, education, and workforce enhancement at an academic medical center.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Experience with development and implantation of quality, safety, patient and satisfaction initiatives. Experience with nursing informatics and facilitating a magnet journey. Strong knowledge of quality management in a hospital setting.  Knowledge of hospital nursing operations, including performance improvement, professional practice models and standards, and regulatory expectations.  Ability to organize and manage complex projects, using lean processes to facilitate project management. Requires strong presentation skills and creativity.  General knowledge of departmental budgets and contracts.  Knowledge of the electronic medical records policy and procedures program and electronic office programs (Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Publisher, etc.).  Able to apply basic algebra and geometry concepts.  Must have excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Chief Nursing Executive Officer and key stakeholders including Chief Nursing Officers and clinical directors to understand needs to develop and implement evidence-based, clinically excellent nursing strategies aligned with organizational goals.

• Lead the adoption and integration of new technologies and clinical processes to enhance nursing practice and patient care delivery.

• Collaborates with Human Resources to support community outreach, staffing resources and retention strategies.

• Facilitates operational initiatives around contingency staffing, care models and predictive scheduling analytics.

• Work closely with the Chief Nursing Officers and clinical directors to understand the needs of the individual facilities and/or department.

• Drive initiatives for workforce culture, including nurse residency programs, mentoring emerging leaders, collaborating with Schools of Nursing, and implementing retention strategies to foster a supportive and engaged nursing staff.

• Oversee evidence-based practice (EBP), nursing research, innovation, and professional education and development to ensure high standards of nursing practice across the organization.

• Lead/facilitate interprofessional governance councils and promote relationship-based care models to enhance nursing engagement, collaboration, and autonomous decision-making.

• Ensure organizational compliance with all relevant regulatory, state, federal, and The Joint Commission (TJC) standards through coordinated review and oversight efforts.

• Utilize data (e.g., NDNQI reports) to set unit-specific goals for Magnet designation and implement initiatives aimed at improving patient and nursing satisfaction scores.

• Develop and oversee programs and processes that foster exemplary professional nursing practice and Nursing Excellence across the organization.

• Mentor and coach teams and individuals to lead and support strategic initiatives, fostering leadership development and shared governance within the nursing staff.

• Demonstrate financial stewardship by managing resources effectively, collaborating with clinical areas to set educational and operational strategies, and ensuring the efficient use of organizational funds.

• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more).

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day

Benefits Eligibility:

Benefits Eligible

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date:

12/13/2024

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):