Overview
Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington Kentucky. Founded in 1877 a small group of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford began their health ministry. Their mission was to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved – a tradition still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital primarily serves central and eastern Kentucky with a full range of services including distinguished awards for cardiology orthopedics and stroke care. CHI Saint Joseph Health supports 5000 active employees 8 hospitals specialty clinics and a Medical Group with more than 200 locations across Central and Eastern KY. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE
Responsible for management and leadership of the Center for Professional Practice, Development, Residency, and Research which has the following departments: Nursing Education, New Graduate Residency, and Nursing Research. In addition, Provides oversight of evidence based practice, the professional development model, and nursing peer review. Accountable for the planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of activities for Nursing designed to meet goals established to enhance professional development, to increase the clinical, leadership, and managerial competency of the staff, to enhance patient outcomes through clinical competency, education, research and evidence based practice, to facilitate the hard‐wiring of quality initiatives, and to meet or exceed internal and external benchmarks.
ESSENTIAL KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
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Contributes to quality cost effective patient care through programs designed to meet learning needs to achieve desired patient outcomes, to increase clinical, leadership, and managerial competency, to promote error reduction, and to enhance professional development
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Guides and mentors others in the interpretation of research and evidence based practice publications 3. Conducts, supports, and/or participates in research projects to promote a knowledge base for nursing and advanced nursing practice
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Promotes shared leadership through the active participation in activities to achieve the Nursing strategic goals, effective communication, and the resolution of problems
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Provides insight into role expectations of the graduate nurse to the schools of nursing faculty 6.Develops, integrates, and implements goals of the hospital and nursing into services provided by the department 7.Serve as a member of the nursing, hospital, and system committees as appointed
8.Represents CHI on a local, state, nation, and international level
9.Manages departmental budgets to assure resources are available to achieve stated goals
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Recruits, selects, and manages department personnel
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Monitors work assignments and projects of department staff to maximize productivity and equitable distribution of assignments
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Provides quality customer service through educational offerings, collaboration, and consultation 13. Serves as a liaison to the local schools of nursing and facilitates placement of students to achieve curriculum requirements
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Collaborates with nursing schools and other workforce development initiatives to develop creative approaches to integrate academic and organizational education
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Develops innovative methods to provide and enhance educational programs/offerings leveraging technology to increase access
16.Provide oversight to the continuing education accreditation program
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Supports and participates in organizational initiatives as needed or assigned.
The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree in related discipline; Master's Degree strongly preferred and Minimum of 7 years experience in the discipline and 5 years leadership experience
- Three (3) years general nursing experience; five (5) years of progressive management experience.
Required Licensure and Certifications
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Training
Effective communication skills, collaboration, and inclusive
- Knowledgeable of adult learning theory
* Knowledgeable of teaching principles, methods, and modes * Able to work well with others and demonstrated leadership skills * Knowledgeable of quality processes
- Demonstrates the Mission, Vision and Values through all interactions and leadership.
Pay Range
$44.62 - $64.69 /hour