- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
- Master's degree in Nursing (MSN/MAN) is required.
- Doctorate (PhD, DNP, DNS, EdD, or equivalent) is highly preferred.
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
- U.S. Registered Nurse (USRN) license preferred but not required.
Experience
- Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive nursing experience.
- Minimum of 1-2 years of direct bedside clinical experience is required in an acute care, specialty care, or other relevant clinical setting.
- Experience as a Clinical Instructor, Nurse Educator, Nursing Faculty, Staff Development Specialist, or Professional Practice Leader is required.
- Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in Clinical Education
- Professional Practice, Quality, Accreditation, Clinical Governance, or Nursing Leadership.
- Experience supporting U.S. healthcare payer or provider operations is highly preferred
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Practice & Professional Governance
- Establish and govern enterprise clinical practice standards, policies, procedures, and evidence-based clinical guidelines.
- Lead Professional Nursing Governance initiatives that promote accountability, clinical excellence, ethical practice, and patient-centered care.
- Standardize clinical practices across healthcare programs and service lines while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and client requirements.
- Serve as the organization's clinical authority on professional nursing practice. Clinical Competency & Workforce Development
Clinical Competency & Workforce Development
- Design and oversee enterprise clinical competency frameworks, competency assessments, validation processes, and certification programs.
- Lead peer review, clinical calibration, competency validation, and professional development initiatives.
- Develop standardized clinical onboarding, continuing education, and competency maintenance programs.
- Partner with Clinical Training & Quality to ensure workforce readiness and clinical capability development.
Accreditation, Regulatory & Compliance
- Lead organizational readiness for NCQA, URAC, CMS, Joint Commission, and other applicable accreditation or regulatory requirements.
- Oversee clinical audits, policy reviews, documentation standards, and compliance initiatives.
- Ensure clinical programs remain aligned with current healthcare regulations, professional standards, and evidence-based practice.
Clinical Content & Knowledge Management
- Oversee development, review, and governance of clinical policies, clinical guidelines, job aids, learning resources, and knowledge repositories.
- Ensure clinical content reflects current evidence-based practice, client requirements, and regulatory expectations.
- Support development of clinical simulations, competency assessments, and standardized clinical learning resources.
Clinical Quality & Performance Improvement
- Partner with Clinical Training, Quality, and Operations to improve workforce competency, clinical performance, and quality outcomes.
- Analyze quality trends, competency data, audit findings, and performance metrics to recommend strategic improvements.
- Lead initiatives that strengthen clinical governance, patient safety, and operational excellence.
Digital Transformation & AI Enablement
- Lead the integration of digital technologies and AI-enabled solutions to strengthen clinical practice, competency management, knowledge management, and workforce development.
- Champion innovation through the adoption of digital learning platforms, automation, analytics, and emerging healthcare technologies.
- Promote the responsible, ethical, and secure use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in clinical education, competency management, documentation, and clinical governance.
- Partner with Technology, Clinical Training & Quality, and Operations teams to implement digital solutions that improve collaboration, learning effectiveness, and clinical performance.
- Monitor emerging healthcare technologies and industry trends to continuously enhance organizational clinical capabilities.
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Provide strategic guidance to Operations, Training, Quality, Recruitment, Compliance, and Executive Leadership on clinical practice standards and professional nursing governance
- Build collaborative partnerships with physicians, nursing leaders, clients, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Represent the organization during client meetings, accreditation activities, governance discussions, and strategic clinical initiatives.
- Mentor clinical leaders and foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and professional excellence.
- Establish and maintain enterprise clinical practice standards across all clinical healthcare programs.
- Develop and sustain clinical policies, guidelines, and evidence-based best practices.
- Standardize clinical workflows and clinical decision-making frameworks enterprise-wide.
- Serve as the organization's primary clinical subject matter expert and clinical authority.
- Ensure alignment with client requirements and professional nursing practice standards.