Senior Director, RN Professional Practice & Nursing Research

Location: Northern

## Senior Director, RN Professional Practice & Nursing Research Apply:
Hybrid:
Banner Health Corp Phoenix (2901 N Central Ave):
Full time:
Posted Today:
R4433514
** Primary City/State:
** Phoenix, Arizona
** Department Name:
** Dept of Prof Practice-Corp
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* Work Shift:

** Day
* * Job Category:
** Nursing

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence professional practice across an entire health system. Responsible for system‐level design, alignment, and oversight of professional practice standards, this leader ensures consistent, high‐quality clinical outcomes and exceptional service delivery. Using evidence-based insights, you will guide strategies that enhance workforce development, elevate clinical practice, and strengthen our clinical product.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. In addition, this position may be eligible for our Management Incentive Program as part of your Total Rewards package.

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY  This position is accountable for driving and supporting the design, coordination and monitoring of standardized professional practices throughout the system, with focus on quality of outcomes and superior service. Utilizes research and evidence to create and implement strategies that strengthen the clinical professional workforce, clinical practices and resulting clinical product to advance professionalism and patient care. Facilitates activities in support of Magnet recognition across the system.

This position serves as the primary advisor to the organization’s senior management on matters related to professional practice.  CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Guides the development and implementation of short and long-range goals and objectives for the company’s designated programs. Provides leadership and expertise in the development, implementation, oversight, and evaluation of programs for the organization. Incorporates best practices and responds to emerging trends to enhance operations, programs, and/or services. Implements and evaluates strategic programs, develops effective tools to measure performance, analyzes related data, prepares reports, and makes recommendations to senior leadership based on findings.

Responsible for Shared Professional Nursing Governance structures at the unit, department, facility, market, and system level, including directors of professional practice, clinical/medical library resources team, and nursing-specific clinical data analytics team (NDNQI and relevant inputs for Leapfrog).  2. Directs, supervises, and evaluates the work of staff and managers. Holds staff accountable for achieving plans and performance targets. Works with staff to identify and resolve the most complex issues and problems impacting the functional area.

Supports development and continued professional growth to meet company and individual goals for long-term success. Demonstrates an expectation for continuous quality improvement utilizing processes that include consideration of all stakeholders.  
3. This position has direct oversight accountability for all aspects of professional practice across the system. Responsible for serving as a role model to staff across the system and representing Banner in a…