Description

Are you an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse–Clinical Nurse Specialist (APRN-CNS) ready to make an impact beyond a single organization?

Join the Ascension National Nursing Practice team as a National Director of Nursing Practice and help shape the future of nursing practice across a national health ministry.

We are seeking multiple APRN-CNS leaders who are passionate about:

• Advancing evidence-based and standardized nursing practice
• Leading large-scale clinical and practice transformation initiatives
• Improving patient outcomes and the quality and safety of care
• Partnering with nursing and interdisciplinary leaders across multiple markets
• Translating evidence into sustainable practice at scale
• Influencing the future of nursing through innovation, collaboration, and clinical expertise
• This is an opportunity to leverage your APRN-CNS expertise, systems thinking, and clinical leadership to influence nursing practice well beyond the walls of a single hospital or organization.

If you're ready to lead nationally, drive meaningful change, and advance clinical excellence at scale, we'd love to connect with you.

Explore the opportunity or share this posting below with an APRN-CNS colleague who is ready to make a national impact.

External Link: https://ascensionjobs1-ascension.icims.com/jobs/445188/director-of-nursing-practice/job?mode=view

Requirements

• Master’s degree, doctoral degree (DNP or PhD), or postgraduate certificate from a nationally accredited Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) program required.
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure with Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) certification/credential required.
• 7+ years of progressive nursing and leadership experience, including experience spanning multiple hospitals, sites, or health systems.
• Demonstrated expertise in evidence-based nursing practice, quality improvement, patient safety, and clinical practice transformation.
• Demonstrated expertise in nursing-sensitive indicators, including falls, pressure injuries, and hospital-acquired infections.
• Experience leading or influencing professional nursing governance, policy development, practice standardization, and system-level implementation.
• Experience with nursing product evaluation and clinical practice integration, including evaluation of products and technologies based on evidence, outcomes, and nursing practice needs.
• Experience with external benchmarking and comparative performance data, including the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI).
• Demonstrated ability to translate evidence into standardized practice and influence clinical outcomes across multiple organizations, markets, or care settings.
• Strong executive presence, communication, relationship-building, and systems-level leadership skills, with the ability to partner effectively with nursing and interdisciplinary leaders.