Director Magnet Journey and Clinical Improvement

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California. With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics. Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care.

It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health. We serve a region where the needs are great, which makes the rewards even greater. Every day, we care for people facing unique challenges and in need of healing. Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do — in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community.

Benefits Eligible Full-Time Benefit Eligible Work Shift Day - 8 Hour or less Shift (United States of America) Department 8741 Nursing Professional Development

Nursing Professional Development Leads shared governance and support the organization’s Journey to Magnet Excellence through strategic and operational leadership in nursing practice, quality, and professional development.

Advances evidence-based practice, innovation, regulatory compliance, and nursing excellence while aligning initiatives with organizational goals.

Drives measurable improvements in patient outcomes, nurse engagement, and professional practice.

• License /Certification
  
  Required:
  
  CA RN license National leadership board certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC); NE-BC or NEA-BC within 2 years.
• Preferred:
  Certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC), Quality (CPHQ), or applicable specialty
• Education:
  
  Required:
  
  BSN
• Preferred: MSN, MBA or MHA
• Experience:
  
  Required:
  
  Minimum of seven years of progressive leadership experience in professional nursing practice, quality improvement, or Magnet®/Pathway designation. Experience in leading an Acute Care Hospital to magnet designation. Additional Magnet Designation experience with Mental Health and Rehab Hospitals a plus. Demonstrated success leading interdisciplinary teams, managing complex projects, and improving nursing and patient care outcomes

• Essential Lead Our Journey toward Magnet Excellence Lead and support the organization’s journey toward Magnet® designation, embedding the Magnet Model and professional practice principles into everyday nursing practice. Serve as a Magnet coach and resource for nursing leaders and building organizational readiness and accountability. Guide leaders and teams in developing, implementing, documenting, and sustaining the evidence needed for Magnet appraisal.
• Advance Professional Governance & Shared Decision-Making Lead and strengthen professional governance and shared decision-making structures that empower nurses to influence practice, quality, and outcomes. Foster a culture where nurses have a meaningful voice in decisions that impact patients, practice, and the profession.
• Drive Quality, Safety & Evidence-Based Practice Lead nursing quality and performance improvement through nursing-sensitive indicators, data-driven decision-making, evidence-based practice, and research. Connect quality, safety, innovation, and professional practice initiatives to measurable patient and organizational outcomes.
• Build Nursing Leadership & Professional Development Develop leadership and professional advancement programs that strengthen nursing knowledge, leadership capacity, clinical excellence, and lifelong learning. Collaborate on the development of Clinical Nurse Ladder and other pathways that support professional growth and advancement.
• Strengthen Engagement,…