The Director contributes to the strategic development and professional enrichment of employed and/or leased Advanced Practice Professional staff within the division of Patient Care Services at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Incorporates an Advanced Practice Professional model that achieves clinical excellence, contributes to the educational and academic recognition of Advanced Practice Professionals, fosters research and the promotion of evidenced based practice. Collaborates with all members of the patient care team to assure the provision of high-quality patient care using the family-centered care model.

Essential Functions:

• Directly oversees Advanced Practice Professional staff including but not limited to APRNs and Physician Assistants.
• Contributes to the planning, development and implementation of the hospital’s divisions’ strategic plans. Actively engages in behaviors that support the development of patient focused service lines.
• Provides leadership for engaging with external contracts with other entities for APRN and PA staff.
• Provides leadership for applicable hospital major projects – IT, construction, EPIC implementation, and others that arise.
• Collaborates with hospital Medical Directors/Section and Division Chiefs and Program Managers to set strategies for unit/section/division operations.
• Participates and is a member of the Office of the CNO, Division Management Committee.
• Actively involved in recruitment, credentialing, onboarding, and developing comprehensive competency-based orientation process.
• Oversees the ongoing evaluation process, development, re-credentialing and as necessary discipline and/or termination.
• Develops the annual operational and capital budgets in collaboration with applicable Division Leadership
• Develops policies/procedures based on current research/literature to ensure consistent care of the populations served by the hospital.
• Facilitates quality improvement initiatives within the APRN and PA teams that support the highest level of patient care, family/customer satisfaction, and staff satisfaction.
• Engages applicable Quality Improvement Coordinators and Quality Teams to achieve national standards for outcomes performance and quality measures.
• Ensures that Advanced Practice staff utilize evidence- based practice through clinical inquiry and application to practice.
• Develops operational plans and strategies to ensure that all aims of the safety program are obtained and sustained, as well as to ensure Magnet requirements are consistently met on an ongoing basis.
• Develops a culture of shared governance amongst the APRN and PA staff, ensures employee satisfaction and needs are consistently addressed in a timely manner.
• Establishes mechanisms for Advanced Practice Professional staff enrichment and empowerment through shared governance.
• Identifies, develops and implements processes to ensure compliance with all regulatory and legal requirements.
• Participates in local, state and national Advanced Practice Professional meetings, and influences Advanced Practice Professionals within the hospitals divisions to present and publish evidence-based practice from their experiences at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
• Represents the hospitals divisions as a member of the hospital’s patient care leadership team and assumes the responsibility of nursing administrator on-call duties.

Education Requirement:

Master’s Degree in Nursing required, Doctor of Nursing or PhD in Nursing preferred.

Licensure Requirement:

Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio. Licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio.

Experience:

Five to Seven years of progressively responsible experience in Health Care Management, preferably with some background in advanced practice nursing and pediatric health care.