Manager of Nursing Improvement

Who We Are
JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. Licensed for 582 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Tarrant County, with John Peter Smith Hospital a Level I Trauma Center, Tarrant County's only psychiatric emergency center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation. The health network employs more than 7,200 people.

Acclaim Multispecialty Group is the medical practice group featuring over 300 providers serving JPS Health Network. Specialties range from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim Multispecialty Group formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial, and clinical performance
outcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time.

Why JPS?
We're more than a hospital. We're 7,200 of the most dedicated people you could ever meet. Our goal is to make sure the people of our community get the care they need and deserve. As community stewards, we abide by three Rules of the Road:

1.
Own it.Everyone who wears the JPS badge contributes to our journey to excellence.
2.
Seek joy.Every day, every shift, we celebrate our patients, smile, and emphasize positivity.
3.
Don't be a jerk.Everyone is treated with courtesy and respect. Smiling, laughter, compassion - key components of our everyday experience at JPS.

When working here, you're surrounded by passion, diversity, and dedication. We look forward to meeting you!

Job Summary: The Manager Nursing Improvement functions as an expert nurse leader responsible for promoting optimal nursing quality through clinical activities, professional and public education, research activities, administrative functions, and quality improvement activities that transform structure, processes and patient outcomes.

Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities:

• Functions as an expert nurse leader and patient/family advocate by coordinating and leading clinical practice and quality improvement initiatives for the nursing division.
• Directs, supervises and evaluates nursing practice across the nursing division to promote standardized practices.
• Employs evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to direct nursing care and practices.
• Collects data through interaction within the three spheres of influence: patient/family, nursing/nursing practice, and organizations/systems to identify quality of care issues and potential risks to patient safety.
• Analyzes clinical and systems data as a basis for program design and outcome measurements; identifies gaps in practice and system opportunities; optimizing patient safety and nursing practice.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to develop and implement clinical standards, algorithms, policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
• Promotes patient safety and quality outcomes through collaboration, clinical inquiry, and clinical judgment using evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for nursing care and management.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates evidence-based strategies and innovative models of practice across the continuum of care for patients.
• Provides regular meetings and other forms of communication with direct reports and other affected staff members including internal customer rounding.
• Reviews and provides feedback as indicated regarding nursing care for patients including education directed toward knowledge deficits, treatment planning, and discharge planning utilizing the nursing process.
• Provides and documents consultation and education to nursing, medical staff and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to integrate the nursing perspective into a comprehensive plan of care for the patient and family.
• Identifies clinical opportunities and conducts research to advance the science of nursing practice.
• Role models and mentors nursing staff and multidisciplinary team for disseminating, implementing, and evaluating research findings.
• Participates in need identification, selection, and evaluation of nursing products and equipment.
• Facilitates staff development and adherence to standards of care, individual goal setting and development of the team.
• Collaborates with nurses to develop practice environments that support shared decision-making.
• Develops direct reports by defining roles/responsibilities and expectations, assigning and communicating performance, and promoting professional growth and…