Ambulatory Nursing Practice & Excellence Director

Veterans in Healthcare; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA seeks a visionary leader to serve as Director, Ambulatory Nursing Practice & Professional Excellence. This role shapes standards of care across ambulatory services and partners with nursing directors, physicians, and operational leaders to drive clinical excellence.

The position emphasizes governance, professional development, quality improvement, and regulatory readiness, with the role carrying influence without direct reports and a strong

Qualifications

• BSN required.
• Massachusetts RN license required.
• BLS certification required.
• 3–5 years of leadership experience required.
• Experience in ambulatory services, care coordination, population health, professional practice, quality, or nursing operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for ambulatory nursing services, program development, and clinical practice excellence.
• Serve as the nursing content expert for care coordination, transition of care, population health, and community health initiatives.
• Develop and oversee nursing and clinical staff competencies, education, and professional practice standards.
• Lead ambulatory regulatory readiness efforts, including policy development, review, and implementation.
• Partner with operational and clinical leaders to improve patient outcomes, care delivery, and service excellence.
• Support new program development, clinical expansion efforts, and ambulatory practice transformation initiatives.
• Provide interim nursing leadership support across ambulatory sites as needed.
• Lead assigned service line nursing initiatives and professional practice programs.
• Manage departmental budget planning, monitoring, and financial stewardship.

Skills

Leadership experience

Ambulatory care

Care coordination

Quality improvement

Professional practice

Education

BSN

Massachusetts RN License

BLS Certification

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA seeks a visionary leader to serve as Director, Ambulatory Nursing Practice & Professional Excellence. This role shapes standards of care across ambulatory services and partners with nursing directors, physicians, and operational leaders to drive clinical excellence.

The position emphasizes governance, professional development, quality improvement, and regulatory readiness, with the role carrying influence without direct reports and a strong