Director for Nursing Excellence

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This position is incentive eligible.

Are you ready to manage in a new era as a Director for Nursing Excellence where building a healthier tomorrow is more than a job? Our HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center team is committed to partnership, innovation, legacy and improving more lives in more ways. Share your resume today.

HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center 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 Air Med 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.

Note:

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

The Director for Nursing Excellence functions in the role of clinical leader to promote, develop, and assist with fostering innovation and excellence in nursing practice throughout the organization. The Director is responsible for advancing nursing practice and innovation through organizational shared decision‑making councils, unit practice councils, evidence‑based practice, and nursing research. The Director for Nursing Excellence works closely with leadership and staff in successfully executing initiatives throughout the organization and (when applicable) ANCC designation programs such as Magnet® and Pathway to Excellence®.

• Collaborates with leadership and staff to promote a culture of evidence‑based practice, nursing research, innovation, excellence, and recognition.
• Collaborates with clinical nurses and leadership to develop and embed the nursing professional practice model into nursing practice throughout the organization.
• Creates and implements innovative ways to transform organizational culture, systems and services.
• Seeks opportunities to improve department or interdepartmental processes, resulting in more efficient or effective services.
• Designs complex system‑level process improvement initiatives and maintains oversight of the collecting and analyzing of process improvement data as it relates to NDNQI, patient experience, nursing satisfaction, professional certification and BSN rates. Disseminates data to appropriate units and assists with action planning when benchmarks are not being attained.
• Conducts organizational assessments/gap analyses to meet identified areas of focus for improvement.
• Collaborates with department directors/clinical managers to facilitate effective change throughout the organization.
• Develops and implements organizational strategies and infrastructure to support clinical quality, operational effectiveness, and shared decision making.
• Assumes responsibility for submitting…