Assistant Director, Nursing Professional Practice

Assistant Director, Nursing Professional Practice

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Position Summary

The Assistant Director of Professional Practice and Magnet Programs is responsible for cultivating and sustaining a professional practice environment across ECU Health, supporting the Vice President of Nursing Excellence and leading the Journey to Magnet and Pathways to Excellence designation or redesignation for all system entities. This role integrates leadership in nursing education, evidence-based practice, and professional governance to foster a culture of clinical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

The Assistant Director acts as a subject matter expert, collaborating with the Nurse Executive Council and Centers of Excellence to plan, design, implement, and maintain nursing excellence throughout the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-wide efforts to develop, implement, and sustain an exemplary professional practice environment and culture reflective of a high-performing Magnet-designated organization.
• Collaborate with the Medical Center's Director for Magnet to guide the development or redesign of a comprehensive, system-wide nursing professional practice model, ensuring consistency and excellence throughout ECU Health.
• Align Magnet or Pathway to Excellence activities with the nursing strategic plan and organizational goals.
• Assess system entities for readiness for Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation or redesignation, and prioritize related journeys.
• Promote and support shared decision-making structures and the professional practice model across all system entities.
• Serve as a resource and subject matter expert for nursing excellence, including nursing-specific data analysis and benchmarking.
• Build and maintain interdisciplinary relationships to enable a culture of excellence and collaboration.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical education programs, certification support, and career advancement pathways for nursing staff.
• Support innovation and continuous improvement in nursing practice and professional development.

Minimum Requirements

• Master's degree in nursing or a related field required;
  Doctoral degree preferred.
• Current RN license in the state of North Carolina or eligibility for licensure required.
• 5+ years of experience in nursing leadership, professional practice, and Magnet or Pathway to Excellence programs required.
• Demonstrated expertise in evidence-based practice, clinical education, and professional governance.
• Strong track record of building interdisciplinary relationships and fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills.

Pay Range

$ - $

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 180 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 130 locations.

The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research.

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law.

We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.

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