FMOL Health · 5 days ago
Professional Practice Director
Lafayette, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expFMOL Health is a Catholic hospital dedicated to providing healing services to the community. The Director of Professional Practice and Research will manage clinically relevant projects, focusing on quality, compliance, and operational excellence while collaborating closely with nursing leaders to enhance recruitment and retention initiatives.
Health Care
Responsibilities
Quality and Performance Improvement
Serves as a change agent by implementing practice initiatives, to include recruitment and retention of team members
Assists in the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of care, standards of practice, and protocol for patients and team members
Participates in various taskforce and/or committees as assigned
Oversees the Performance Enhancement Program for nursing team members
Collaboration and Partnership
Uses appropriate internal and external resources to resolve and/or meet or exceed the expectations of the position
Implement divisionally appropriate strategic plans for advancing team member recruitment and retention in alignment with the FMOLHS framework
Coordinates clinical rotations for student nurses of area school of nursing programs, collaborating with area school of nursing programs’ leaders
Coordinates clinical support programs in collaboration with area school of allied health programs
Coordinates the Residency Program of new nurse graduates and the Nurse Technician Program of student nurses, collaborating with nursing leaders for the success of the programs
Communicates and collaborates with physicians, nurses and other multidisciplinary team members; Acts as a role model and assists in the development of mentors
Leadership and Direction
Promote and facilitate the professional practice model for patient care services; provide leadership in the planning, developing, implementation, and evaluation of various initiatives related to nursing practice, nursing recruitment and retention
Leads various team members and conducts performance evaluations
Manages the new team member hiring of the student nurse in the Nurse Technician Program and performs disciplinary action according to policy
Other Duties as Assigned
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
5 years acute care experience in a clinical setting
Master's of Science in Nursing required
Current RN License
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Preferred
PhD or DNP in Health Sciences or Nursing Field
Project management and change management skills
Company
FMOL Health
FMOL Health is a bold, connected health system that delivers care that prioritizes people – every patient, every community, every time – while honoring the unique character of each market we serve.
10001+ employees
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