Institutional Research Director jobs in Lexington, KY

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

• 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
• 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
• Promotes shared leadership through the active participation in activities to achieve the Nursing strategic goals, effective communication, and the resolution of problems
• 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

• Recruits, selects, and manages department personnel
• Monitors work assignments and projects of department staff to maximize productivity and equitable distribution of assignments
• 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
• Collaborates with nursing schools and other workforce development initiatives to develop creative approaches to integrate academic and organizational education
• Develops innovative methods to provide and enhance educational programs/offerings leveraging technology to increase access

• 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.