Director of Clinical Standards and Practices

Director of Clinical Standards and Practices

The Director of Clinical Standards and Practices provides strategic leadership for the organization's clinical quality, professional development, and clinical governance programs. Working closely with executive leadership and medical directors, this role oversees the development and continuous improvement of clinical standards, policies, training programs, and quality initiatives to ensure excellence in patient care, regulatory compliance, and organizational performance.

Within the organization's clinical governance framework, the Director of Clinical Standards & Practices is accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Provides strategic leadership, in collaboration with executive leadership, the Chief Medical Officer, and Medical Director(s), for the development, implementation, and oversight of the organization's Clinical Quality Improvement (CQI), Clinical Standards, Education, Professional Development, and Clinical Governance programs.
• Leads the development, implementation, evaluation, and ongoing revision of clinical standards, protocols, policies, procedures, competency requirements, and practice guidelines to ensure alignment with medical direction, accreditation standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Directs the collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of clinical quality data, key performance indicators (KPIs), benchmarks, and outcome measures to support strategic decision-making and organizational performance improvement.
• Develops and executes short and long-term clinical quality, standards, and educational strategies aligned with organizational goals, growth initiatives, and evolving healthcare trends.
• Provides executive oversight of continuing education, workforce development, simulation-based training, competency validation, clinical credentialing support, and professional practice standards while ensuring compliance with accreditation and continuing education requirements.
• Develops and oversees performance improvement, coaching, and remediation processes for clinical personnel based on objective quality findings, identified competency gaps, and organizational standards.
• Leads accreditation readiness efforts, regulatory inspections, site surveys, corrective action planning, and ongoing compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and accreditation requirements, including CAMTS, IAED, CoAEMSP, CAAHEP, and EMS regulatory agencies.
• Represents the organization on local, regional, and national committees, professional associations, advisory boards, and community forums related to EMS, healthcare quality, clinical practice, patient safety, and education.
• Models and promotes the organization's mission, values, leadership principles, customer service standards, and commitment to exceptional patient care.
• Performs other duties and strategic initiatives as assigned by executive leadership.

Qualifications / Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Nursing, Emergency Medical Services, Public Health, Education, Clinical Quality, or a related field required.
• Minimum of three (3) years of leadership, management, or supervisory experience with responsibility for personnel, programs, projects, budgets, or organizational initiatives.
• Current or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire;
  National Registry Paramedic (NRP) and Nevada State Paramedic certification, or current unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Nevada, required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of clinical quality improvement methodologies, evidence-based practice, patient safety principles, clinical performance measurement, and healthcare regulatory requirements.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience within a high-performance EMS system, healthcare organization, critical care transport program, or acute care environment, including experience in emergency medicine, critical care, quality improvement, clinical education, or clinical operations.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with progressive responsibility in healthcare, EMS, quality improvement, clinical…