Qualifications

▪ Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.

▪ Master's degree in Nursing (MSN/MAN) is required.

▪ Doctorate (PhD, DNP, DNS, EdD, or equivalent) is highly preferred.

▪ Active Registered Nurse (RN) license required.

▪ U.S.

Registered

Nurse (USRN) license preferred but not required

Experience

▪ Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive nursing experience.

▪ Minimum of 1-2 years of direct bedside clinical experience is required in an acute care, specialty care, or other relevant clinical setting.

▪ Experience as a Clinical Instructor, Nurse Educator, Nursing Faculty, Staff Development Specialist, or Professional Practice Leader is required.

• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in Clinical Education
• Professional Practice, Quality, Accreditation, Clinical Governance, or Nursing Leadership.
• Experience supporting U.S. healthcare payer or provider operations is highly preferred

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Practice & Professional Governance

▪ Establish and govern enterprise clinical practice standards, policies, procedures, and evidence-based clinical guidelines.

▪ Lead Professional Nursing Governance initiatives that promote accountability, clinical excellence, ethical practice, and patient-centered care.

▪ Standardize clinical practices across healthcare programs and service lines while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and client requirements.

▪ Serve as the organization's clinical authority on professional nursing practice.

Clinical

Competency & Workforce Development

▪ Design and oversee enterprise clinical competency frameworks, competency assessments, validation processes, and certification programs.

▪ Lead peer review, clinical calibration, competency validation, and professional development initiatives.

▪ Develop standardized clinical onboarding, continuing education, and competency maintenance programs.

▪ Partner with Clinical Training & Quality to ensure workforce readiness and clinical capability development.

Accreditation, Regulatory & Compliance

▪ Lead organizational readiness for NCQA, URAC, CMS, Joint Commission, and other applicable accreditation or regulatory requirements.

▪ Oversee clinical audits, policy reviews, documentation standards, and compliance initiatives.

▪ Ensure clinical programs remain aligned with current healthcare regulations, professional standards, and evidence-based practice.

Clinical Content & Knowledge Management

▪ Oversee development, review, and governance of clinical policies, clinical guidelines, job aids, learning resources, and knowledge repositories.

▪ Ensure clinical content reflects current evidence-based practice, client requirements, and regulatory expectations.

▪ Support development of clinical simulations, competency assessments, and standardized clinical learning resources.

Clinical Quality & Performance Improvement

▪ Partner with Clinical Training, Quality, and Operations to improve workforce competency, clinical performance, and quality outcomes.

▪ Analyze quality trends, competency data, audit findings, and performance metrics to recommend strategic improvements.

▪ Lead initiatives that strengthen clinical governance, patient safety, and operational excellence.

Digital Transformation & AI Enablement

▪ Lead the integration of digital technologies and AI-enabled solutions to strengthen clinical practice, competency management, knowledge management, and workforce development.

▪ Champion innovation through the adoption of digital learning platforms, automation, analytics, and emerging healthcare technologies.

▪ Promote the responsible, ethical, and secure use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in clinical education, competency management, documentation, and clinical governance.

▪ Partner with Technology, Clinical Training & Quality, and Operations teams to implement digital solutions that improve collaboration, learning effectiveness, and clinical performance.

▪ Monitor emerging healthcare technologies and industry trends to continuously enhance organizational clinical capabilities. Leadership & Stakeholder Management

▪ Provide strategic guidance to Operations, Training, Quality, Recruitment, Compliance, and

Executive Leadership on clinical practice standards and professional nursing governance

▪ Build collaborative partnerships with physicians, nursing leaders, clients, and cross-functional stakeholders.

▪ Represent the organization during client meetings, accreditation activities, governance discussions, and strategic clinical initiatives.

▪ Mentor clinical leaders and foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and professional excellence.

▪ Establish and maintain enterprise clinical practice standards across all clinical healthcare programs.

▪ Develop and sustain clinical policies, guidelines, and evidence-based best practices.

▪ Standardize clinical workflows and clinical decision-making frameworks enterprise-wide. ▪ Serve as the organization's primary clinical subject matter expert and clinical authority.

▪ Ensure alignment with client requirements and professional nursing practice standards.