DIRECTOR OF NURSING QUALITY, PRACTICE, INNOVATION

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Responsible for developing and managing clinical nursing quality improvement plans that integrates evidenced based practice and nursing practice initiatives under the direction of the AVP of Nursing Quality and Innovation. This nurse leader promotes shared decision making, organizational and nursing goals including interdisciplinary and collaborative practices. The role implements strategies for project management, quality improvement, safety outcomes, clinical innovation. This includes use of systems and partnerships to collect, aggregate and report clinical, quality data and the implementation of processes and education to achieve outcomes.

1. Responsible for the day-to-day operations for clinical project management, quality improvement and safety outcomes.

2. Leads and collaborates with individual unit and professional development teams in support of proactive nursing quality improvements. Supports unit level action planning and results monitoring (i.e. provides structure, process and outcome indicators to evaluate nursing care at the organization, divisional and unit level.

3. Engages stakeholders to facilitate the adoption of quality improvement processes.

4. Subject matter expert for quality data and initiatives using formal quality improvement methodologies (PDSA, etc.)

5. Partners with key organizational members to be content expert on nursing outcomes, NDNQI, EHR/decision support, patient safety and current nursing practice.

6. Relationship builder between key stakeholders and departments, Consultant in the analysis of requested complex enhancements and optimization throughout PCS.

7. Lead nursing and multidisciplinary teams and represent nursing on hospital/system committees.

3-5 years of Acute care experience required

Graduate of NLN-accredited School of Nursing 

Masters Required or Proven experience with change management in relationship to nursing quality and practice.

Current NJ-RN License (Registered Nurse)

Certification in specialty area (CPHQ, PMP or similar) or ability to obtain within one year of hiring.