Clinical Excellence Program Director

Texas Health Resources; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

PTO

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Flex spending

Job summary

Texas Health Resources in Plano, TX, seeks a Clinical Excellence Program Director to oversee strategic design and implementation of nursing excellence initiatives across the system. You will drive professional development, empowerment, and safe patient care while advancing Magnet designation efforts.

Ideal candidates hold an advanced nursing degree, with Nurse Leader experience and Magnet/AW leadership background to guide organizational practice changes and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing required.
• DNP preferred for leadership role.
• At least 5 years nursing experience.
• 2 years ANCC Magnet Program Director experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design and implementation of nursing excellence programs.
• Lead Magnet/Pathway to Excellence pursuits for designated entities.
• Develop and monitor ANCC Magnet program applications and designation processes.
• Promote professional development and high standards of patient care across nursing teams.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams to improve outcomes and staff engagement.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Program development

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

DNP preferred

RN license in Texas or eligible

Job description

26007470

Clinical Excellence Program Director

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work location: Texas Health Plano - 6200 W Parker Rd, Plano, Texas 75093

Work hours: Monday - Friday from 8am to 5p

Department Highlights

• Strong team atmosphere
• Opportunity to advance nursing professional practice across the healthcare system
• Collaborative environment

What You Need

• Master\' Degree required - Must have Bachelors in Nursing if Masters is not
• Doctorate of Nursing Practice preferred
• 5 years nursing experience required
• 2 years of ANCC Magnet Program Director preferred

What You Will Do

This position oversees the strategic design and implementation of programs that support clinical excellence throughout nursing at THR and their assigned entity. The Clinical Excellence Program Director (CEPD) designs and implements programs and initiatives related to professional development of individuals and groups, strategically supports a work environment that is proactive and deliberate in the delivery of safe patient care. The CEPD directs and supports transformational leadership, interprofessional collaboration, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovation, and empirical outcomes. Through these efforts, the CEPD is responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, monitoring, and overseeing all aspects of their assigned entities ANCC Magnet Program application and designation.

• Leads their assigned entity’s advancement of nursing professional practice that advances patient outcomes and professional development and achievement and clearly and routinely communicates to all levels of nursing leadership and other teams as indicated (Nurse Executive Team, system and entity Nursing leadership teams, Nursing Congress, to front line care team members) the progress and strategies needed to achieve all critical aspects for ANCC designation.
• Facilitates and sustains Magnet culture or optimum professional practice environment evidenced by leading efforts that result in meeting organizational strategic goals, nurse satisfaction, and retention benchmarked standards and supporting continual readiness to achieve or maintain identified ANCC designation.
• Responsible for design, deployment, and shared leadership of organizational efforts toward completion of Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation applications and documents for assigned entities including the facilitation of all aspects from designation to re-designation.
• Works with teams to research, analyze, design and participate in process improvements for entity and unit achievements including patient satisfaction, nurse engagement, nurse sensitive indicators, and other empirical outcomes. This includes developing unit champions and educating and/or coordinating with others for unit and individual education needs of identified nursing units or other professions.
• Highly visible and influential in all elements of nursing professional practice, healthy work environment, evidence-based practice and shared governance structure. Participates in senior nursing leadership as an internal consultant and resource for nursing progressional practice, shared governance and the ANCC Magnet and Pathway program requirements.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Clinical Excellence Program Director

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment programs as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!