Director Magnet Journey and Clinical Performance Improvement

Kaweah Delta Health Care District•Visalia, CA

About The Position

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned community healthcare organization serving the greater Visalia area in central California. It has more than 5,000 employees, an eight-campus healthcare district, and 613 beds. The Director of Magnet Journey and Clinical Performance Improvement leads shared governance and supports the organization’s Journey to Magnet Excellence through strategic and operational leadership in nursing practice, quality, and professional development. The role advances evidence-based practice, innovation, regulatory compliance, and nursing excellence in alignment with organizational goals, driving measurable improvements in patient outcomes, nurse engagement, and professional practice. This benefit-eligible, full-time position is in Nursing Professional Development and works a day shift of eight hours or less. The role leads Magnet readiness and appraisal preparation, strengthens professional governance and shared decision-making, advances nursing quality and professional development, and stewards resources and strategic priorities in partnership with nursing and organizational leaders. It also requires knowledge and skills appropriate to the population served, including awareness of patient and family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age-specific needs.

Requirements

California RN license.
Minimum of seven years of progressive leadership experience in professional nursing practice, quality improvement, or Magnet/Pathway designation.
Experience leading an acute care hospital to Magnet designation.
Demonstrated success leading interdisciplinary teams, managing complex projects, and improving nursing and patient care outcomes.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
National leadership board certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), specifically NE-BC or NEA-BC, within two years.

Nice To Haves

Certification in Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC), Quality (CPHQ), or an applicable specialty.
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Master of Business Administration (MBA), or Master of Health Administration (MHA).
Additional Magnet designation experience with mental health and rehabilitation hospitals.

Responsibilities

Lead and support the organization’s journey toward Magnet designation, embedding the Magnet Model and professional practice principles into everyday nursing practice.
Serve as a Magnet coach and resource for nursing leaders, building organizational readiness and accountability.
Guide leaders and teams in developing, implementing, documenting, and sustaining evidence for Magnet appraisal.
Lead and strengthen professional governance and shared decision-making structures that empower nurses to influence practice, quality, and outcomes.
Foster a culture in which nurses have a meaningful voice in decisions affecting patients, practice, and the profession.
Lead nursing quality and performance improvement through nursing-sensitive indicators, data-driven decisions, evidence-based practice, and research.
Connect quality, safety, innovation, and professional practice initiatives to measurable patient and organizational outcomes.
Develop leadership and professional advancement programs that strengthen nursing knowledge, leadership capacity, clinical excellence, and lifelong learning.
Collaborate on development of the Clinical Nurse Ladder and other pathways that support professional growth and advancement.
Lead initiatives to improve nurse engagement, satisfaction, retention, and the practice environment.
Advance recognition programs, including DAISY and Lotus Awards, and celebrate nurses and teams demonstrating excellence and impact.
Support and promote nursing-led research, innovation, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement.
Partner with academic institutions and internal stakeholders to advance nursing science and translate evidence into practice.
Oversee collection, analysis, and dissemination of nursing data demonstrating improvements in quality, outcomes, engagement, and professional practice.
Develop reports, stories, and evidence demonstrating nursing impact and the Magnet journey to leaders, staff, patients, and appraisers.
Ensure alignment with Magnet standards, regulatory requirements, professional practice standards, and organizational priorities.
Lead preparation for Magnet documentation and appraisal activities while building sustainable practices beyond designation.
Develop and manage resources and budgets supporting nursing excellence, professional development, quality improvement, and Magnet priorities.
Partner with nursing and organizational leaders to align initiatives with strategic goals and the journey toward Magnet Excellence.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served in the assigned unit or work area.
Apply knowledge of growth and development and patient and family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age-specific needs, and communicate and provide care as reflected in the Plan for Provision of Care.