Your future role at a glance
- Location: Remote with up to 50% Travel
- Department/Specialty: Nurse Education
- Schedule: Full-time, Days
- Eligible for annual bonus incentive
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How you’ll make an impact in this role
- Drives nursing priorities aligned with the Ascension Strategic Plan.
- Develops, implements, and evaluates evidence-based nursing practice initiatives and nursing standards across the continuum of care (including ambulatory), with a focus on improving patient outcomes and nurse engagement.
- Evaluates outcome metrics, process metrics, and nurse-sensitive indicators to construct scalable, data-driven plans for improvement.
- Boundary span and collaborate with stakeholders, including clinical, operations, system, market, and local level leadership, to achieve organizational goals amenable to nursing practice.
- Leads efforts to advance a professional practice ecosystem, ensure high performance in nurse sensitive indicators, and support data-driven improvements at all organizational levels.
What minimum requirements you’ll need
Licensure / Certification / Registration
- Required Credential(s):
- Certified Registered Nurse obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in nursing or diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing required. Master's degree or combination of Bachelor's degree and experience preferred.
Work Experience
- 5 years of experience required. 10 years of experience preferred. 2 years of leadership or management experience required. 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.
Additional Preferences
- Doctorate preferred.
- Experience in nursing leadership to support a high-impact nursing operations framework.
- Proven success leading evidence-based nursing and patient safety initiatives.
- Proven system-level or multi-site healthcare leadership experience.
Benefits that help you thrive
- Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
- Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
- Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
- Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
- Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
- Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.
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