System Professional Practice Nurse Lead - Ambulatory Care

Fairview Health Services • Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

Fairview is seeking a System Professional Practice Nurse Lead for Ambulatory Specialty Care Clinics, supporting practice across the metro and surrounding areas. This role demonstrates expert knowledge and skill in a nursing practice specialty, service line, and across the system’s continuum of care. The lead guides work, processes, and people to design, develop, implement, and evaluate innovative, evidence-based interventions and best practices that optimize patient safety, healthcare quality, cost-effectiveness, and patient and staff experience. The role partners with nurses and other inter-professional team members and provides professional leadership at the micro-, meso-, and macrosystem levels.

The position is 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period), primarily working 8-hour day shifts, with no weekends.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Seven years of nursing experience.
• Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
• Ambulatory care experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Nursing.
• Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, or Doctor of Nursing Science.
• Ten years of nursing experience.
• Ambulatory Care Nursing Certification (AMB-BC).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate specialty patient and population care against professional standards and evidence.
• Design, implement, and evaluate nursing practices and outcomes.
• Analyze proposed practice initiatives for their effects on safety, effectiveness, and efficiency.
• Acquire and analyze data from multiple sources to guide practice changes.
• Use the organization’s evidence-based practice model to identify high-quality evidence and disseminate evidence-based practice and research findings to improve healthcare outcomes.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to diverse organizational cultures and populations, including patients and providers.
• Collaborate on the development of nursing guidelines, performance standards, policies, and procedures.
• Provide leadership and promote the organizational professional governance model to advance nursing practice excellence and autonomy.
• Use consultative leadership skills within and among professional teams and create an environment that improves learning and adaptation to change.
• Consult on the development of patient and family education materials.
• Communicate findings to key stakeholders and follow up to ensure closed-loop communication.
• Provide expert consultation regarding nursing licensure and scope of practice.
• Promote competency, excellence in professional and clinical practice, and collaborative working relationships across the continuum of care.
• Participate in or lead the development and review of policies and procedures across the continuum of care.
• Assess and design plans to meet regulatory requirements related to nursing practice.
• Conduct and communicate system-level assessments to identify factors that influence nursing practice and outcomes.
• Lead teams in improving and evaluating nursing-sensitive indicators and other clinical quality metrics.
• Build effective teams with key stakeholders across units, departments, service lines, populations, sites, and the organization; conduct routine stakeholder assessments as part of project management.
• Collaborate with and support nursing practice councils and teams to improve patient care and interdisciplinary workflows.
• Use evidence-based strategies to lead, communicate, and facilitate changes in clinician practice and team behaviors.
• Contribute to and lead system improvements through intentional rounding, collaboration, and development at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels.
• Support colleagues’ clinical and professional development through role modeling and potentially serving as a preceptor and mentor.
• Participate in professional development and staff education programs to support ongoing nurse competence.
• Support the Professional Practice Model through integration into daily work, role modeling, and mentorship of nurses across the system.
• Acquire, analyze, plan, disseminate, and implement evidence-based practice in the clinical environment.
• Initiate, facilitate, or participate in research and quality improvement activities.
• Apply ethical principles when analyzing and assisting with concerns or issues.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• PTO and Sick and Safe Time.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Retirement benefits.
• Early access to earned wages.
• Additional benefits are referenced on Fairview’s benefits webpage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior