Director of Professional Nursing Practice

Director of Professional Nursing Practice

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This position is incentive eligible.

Do you have the career opportunities as a Director of Professional Nursing Practice you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Methodist Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free Air Med medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long‑term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and other partners.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee‑only coverage to full‑time and part‑time colleagues based on income.

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a Director of Professional Nursing Practice at Methodist Hospital who, under the general supervision of the Chief Nursing Officer, contributes to the fulfillment of the Methodist mission and vision by planning, designing, implementing and maintaining programs, policies/standards, and management systems in all facets of nursing/patient care administration. Serves as a role model for leadership in the professional practice of nursing and clinical programs.

• Coordinates and manages innovation in clinical nursing practice, including nursing excellence program initiatives, nursing research, nursing care delivery models, certification programs, nursing recognition programs and nursing leadership development programs (internal and external) and assists in the empirical evaluation of those programs and initiatives.
• Participates in achieving hospital wide nursing goals by participating in the Nursing Strategic Planning process.
• Provides primary leadership and facilitation, coaching of the nursing units to the effective development, implementation and evaluation of the shared governance models, care delivery models systems, and patient experience models and programming.
• Provides coordination for the hospital shared decision making council structure and participates directly as appropriate to insure the viability and efficacy of the program. Serves as a coach for the chairs of the SDM councils and assists the chairs in successful council follow‑up and follow‑through.
• Assists the CNO in developing partnerships with schools of nursing for innovative curriculums and positive recruitment strategies for newly licensed students. Assists CNO in establishing Advanced Practice roles for advancing the practice of nursing.
• Works collaboratively with unit nurse directors and nursing educators, and nurse researchers to support the development of evidence based practice including policy, procedure and practice development and revision. Establishes unit/council/leadership journal clubs.
• Ensures consistent input into clinical standards of nursing practice. Horizontally integrates…