Executive Director Nursing, Medical Foundation

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for healthcare? Do you excel at ensuring high standards of patient safety and regulatory compliance? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

As a key leadership figure, you will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of patient safety, regulatory compliance, and the consistent application of evidence‑based clinical practices across all ambulatory care locations in Southern California.

• Collaborative Partnership: Develop a strong partnership between clinical operations, physician leadership, and operational leaders to maintain high standards of clinical practice, safety, and scope of practice.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with all regulatory and professional standards.
• Change Management: Support change through collaborative partnerships and lead initiatives to improve patient care outcomes and satisfaction.
• Talent Development: Recruit, mentor, and develop caregivers, fostering a culture of professional growth and continuous learning.
• Clinical Consultancy: Serve as a clinical consultant and role model, providing guidance and expertise to support high-quality, evidence-based care.
• Conflict Resolution: Address caregiver, physician, and advanced practice provider concerns to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Budget Management: Oversee departmental budgets, ensuring financial stewardship and operational efficiency.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor performance, support evaluations, and implement strategies for clinical caregiver growth and development.
• APP Utilization: Lead initiatives aimed at expanding Advanced Practice Provider (APP) utilization across California, supporting recruitment, onboarding, and retention.
• Education and Training: Ensure ongoing education and training for nursing and clinical caregivers to maintain high standards of clinical practice.
• Performance Evaluation: Conduct performance evaluations and implement strategies for staff development.
• Interdisciplinary Care: Collaborate with operations and physician leadership to optimize clinical roles.
• Regulatory Awareness: Monitor state and federal regulations affecting clinical practice to ensure compliance.
• Quality Improvement: Lead quality improvement initiatives to enhance clinical practice and performance of Medical Assistants (MAs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), and Registered Nurses (RNs).

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing;
  Master’s Degree in Nursing or Health Care Administration (Preferred).
• Experience: 10+ years of Progressive Leadership experience; 10+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Licenses and
  
  Skills:
  
  California Registered Nurse License (Upon hire);
  Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Collaboration and Understanding: Collaborative spirit with a multidisciplinary healthcare team;
  Strong understanding of healthcare regulations, standards, and scope of practice.
• Professional Development: Demonstrated history of advancing professional development and enhancing patient care quality.
• Presentation and Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong presentation and interpersonal skills, with a confident leadership presence.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best‑in‑class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100‑year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate’s placement on the wage range for this position will be determined…