Director of Nursing Practice, Quality, & Research

St. Elizabeth HealthCare; Fort Thomas (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and comprehensivebenef

Generous paid time off and flexible 工作

Retirement savings with employer match

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Wellness, mental health, andrecognit

Career advancement through mentorship

Job summary

The Director of Nursing, Quality, & Research provides leadership to advance nursing excellence through evidence-based practice, nursing research, and professional standards across the organization. This role mentors staff, ensures practice alignment with regulatory requirements, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement to achieve high-quality patient care.

In partnership with Magnet Program leadership, the director champions shared governance, clinical inquiry, and quality improvement to

Responsibilities

• Nursing Practice leadership across the organization.
• Establishes and evaluates nursing practice standards to ensure evidence-based, safe, high-quality patient care.
• Oversees nursing policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
• Collaborates with nursing, quality, patient safety, accreditation, and operational leaders for practice consistency and regulatory compliance.
• Drives standardization of nursing care processes and documentation to improve outcomes.

Job description

Director of Nursing Practice, Quality, & Research

20 North Grand Ave Fort Thomas, Kentucky

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Job Type:

Regular

Scheduled Hours:

40

Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Benefits That Support You

We invest in you — personally and professionally.

Enjoy:

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary:

The Director of Nursing, Quality, & Practice & Research provides leadership in advancing nursing excellence through the integration of evidence-based practice (EBP), nursing research, clinical inquiry, and professional practice standards across the organization. Serving as a leader, mentor, and role model, this position fosters a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement that supports high-quality patient care and optimal nursing outcomes. The Director is responsible for ensuring nursing practice standards are consistently implemented, evaluated, and improved throughout the system. This role leads efforts to standardize nursing practice, promote clinical consistency, and align policies, procedures, and documentation with professional standards, regulatory requirements, and accreditation expectations.

In partnership with the Magnet Program Director and nursing and interprofessional leadership, the Director Nursing Practice, Quality, & Research champions the integration of Magnet principles into daily practice by strengthening shared governance, evidence-based decision making, nursing research, quality improvement and nursing excellence.

Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description:

Nursing Practice

• Provides leadership for professional nursing practice across organization.
• Establishes, implements, and evaluates nursing practice standards to ensure evidence-based, safe, and high-quality patient care.
• Oversees the review, development, revision, and maintenance of nursing clinical policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
• Collaborates with nursing and patient care services, quality, patient safety, accreditation, and operational leaders to ensure practice consistency and regulatory compliance.
• Drives standardization of nursing care processes and documentation to improve patient outcomes and operational effectiveness.

Evidence-Based Practice, Research, and Scholarly Inquiry

• Develops, implements, and sustains the organization’s nursing evidence-based practice (EBP) and research infrastructure, fosters a practice environment that supports inquiry, innovation, and the integration of evidence into clinical and operational decision-making.
• Provides consultation, mentorship, education, and resources to nurses and leaders conducting EBP, quality improvement, and nursing research projects; mentors nurses participating in research and scholarly activities.
• Oversees the SEH Nursing Research Fellowship Program, Nursing Research Council, and related research and EBP initiatives and programs (annual Nursing Inquiry Day).
• Serves as an advisor to nursing research governance structures and as a liaison/member of the Institutional Review Board (IRB), as appropriate.
• Reviews nursing research proposals and supports compliance with IRB requirements, ethical standards, and regulatory guidelines to ensure scientific rigor and responsible conduct of research.
• Integrates nursing research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement activities to advance clinical practice, improve patient outcomes, and support Magnet-level policies, procedures, and professional practice standards.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates strategies that promote effective, efficient, and innovative patient care through the application and generation of nursing evidence and research.
• Facilitates the dissemination and translation of EBP and research findings through publications, presentations, posters, professional forums, and other scholarly activities, creating opportunities for professional achievement and recognition of nursing staff and leaders.

Shared Governance and Professional Practice Models

• Provides oversight and support for nursing shared governance structures and councils.

• Partners with nurse leaders and frontline staff to strengthen professional accountability, engagement, and decision-making.

• Promotes nurse participation in practice improvement, evidence-based practice, research, and innovation initiatives.

• Evaluates effectiveness of shared governance processes and implements improvements to strengthen professional practice.

Nursing Sensitive Outcomes

• Leads the evaluation and improvement of nursing-sensitive quality indicators and empirical outcomes.
• Collaborates with quality, patient safety, accreditation, and operational leaders to identify trends and implement improvement strategies.
• Utilizes internal and external benchmarking data to guide performance improvement efforts.
• Provides reports and recommendations to leadership regarding outcome performance.