Director of Nurse Leader Development

Mission Health; Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage and benefits

401(k) match and stock plan

Education assistance

Fertility and family building benefits

Paid time off and leave programs

Job summary

Mission Health's Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC seeks a Director of Nurse Leader Development to advance workforce development, mentor nurse leaders, and drive onboarding, competency development, and performance coaching. The role partners across clinical units to promote service quality, safety, and operational excellence while modeling the organization’s mission and values.

The position requires a BSN, MSN preferred, RN licensure, lifelong learning, and leadership experience managing complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required; Master’s degree preferred in related field.
• Active Registered Nurse license required.
• Basic Life Support certification required.
• National nursing leadership certification within one year or by signed commitment letter (e.g., NE-BC, NEA-BC, CENP, CNML).

Responsibilities

• Advance the HCA Healthcare Workforce Development Strategy by modeling the organization’s mission and values, communicating with impact, developing nurse leaders, leading through change, and promoting service, quality, operational, and financial excellence.
• Support nurse leaders through onboarding, integration, competency development, and performance coaching.
• Lead changes and initiatives to improve patient experience, workforce engagement, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate across units and departments to drive leadership development programs and measurable outcomes.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Coaching

Performance data

Cross-unit coordination

Education

BSN

MSN preferred

Job description

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Want to join a team of daring managers who care without reservations or limits? Our Mission Hospital team is looking for a Director of Nurse Leader Development. HCA Healthcare is an advanced healthcare network that has committed up to $300 million to our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

Mission Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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Job Summary And Qualifications

The Director advances the HCA Healthcare Workforce Development Strategy by modeling the organization’s mission and values, communicating with impact, developing nurse leaders, leading through change, and promoting service, quality, operational, and financial excellence. The role supports nurse leaders through onboarding, integration, competency development, and performance coaching.

What qualifications you will need:

Required Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing required. Master’s degree required. Preferred master’s preparation may include nursing, health administration, business administration, education, leadership, or a related field.

Required Licensure and Certification

• Active Registered Nurse license required.
• Basic Life Support certification required, as applicable by organizational policy.
• National nursing leadership certification required within one year of hire or by signed commitment letter. Examples may include NE-BC, NEA-BC, CENP, CNML, or other organization-approved nursing leadership certification.

Required Experience

• Minimum of five years of progressive nursing leadership experience, including direct oversight of clinical operations and responsibility across multiple units or departments.
• Demonstrated experience coaching and developing nurse leaders, with evidence of improved role readiness, performance, or leadership effectiveness.
• Demonstrated use of performance data to identify gaps, guide interventions, and improve operational, quality, safety, workforce, or patient experience outcomes.
• Experience managing complex priorities and influencing results across clinical and operational stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

• Experience designing, implementing, or evaluating leader development, onboarding, coaching, education, or mentoring programs.
• Experience leading patient experience, quality improvement, workforce engagement, or operational excellence initiatives with measurable results.
• Experience leading across matrixed, multi-site, or complex healthcare environments.

Mission Hospital, a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, located in Asheville, North Carolina, serves as the regional tertiary and quaternary care center in Western North Carolina and the adjoining region. Mission Hospital is licensed for 853 beds and is the region’s only trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, Level III neonatal intensive care unit, and includes the only children’s hospital in Western North Carolina. Mission Hospital is also a Magnet designated hospital for nursing excellence.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to its patients, colleagues and communities. Help guide our team as a Director of Nurse Leader Development and help us improve more lives in more ways.

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