Practice Leader, Perinatal at Portland, OR (Marquam Hill) – Portland, Oregon

The Practice Leader (PL) for the Perinatal (L&D, MBU, Lactation & Perinatal Float Pool) units with a focus on Practice Specialist Functions, is a Registered Nurse (RN) responsible for upholding excellence in the provision of nursing care through the implementation of professional scope and standards, organizational vision, mission and values, and strategic and operational priorities. As an expert clinician within nursing practice, supports the development and sustainability of the practice environment to achieve nurse and patient outcomes.

The PL is accountable for leading the nursing practice environment by supporting clinical nurses engaged in direct patient care, driving practice advances and innovations at the system, unit, service line levels by ensuring the use of evidence and best practice for education and competency, informatics and technology, research, professional development, professional practice foundations and model quality and safety. An important focus of the PL is understanding organizational goals and designing, implementing, and evaluating practice change initiatives that advance these goals.

A strong PL must be able to:

• Communicate effectively toward negotiating multiple perspectives within the organization and driving change
• Demonstrate clinical judgment and establish clinical credibility with nursing and interprofessional colleagues within the system, unit and service line
• Exhibit self-direction in maintaining professional knowledge and competence
• Apply critical thinking and analytic skills to design and implement change
• Build rapport with and provide mentorship to clinical nurses
• Partner effectively with colleagues to advance the professional nursing practice environment
• Focus on Nursing Professional Development

Work Schedule: Flexible 9/80 work schedule with intermittent remote options.

Work Location: Must live in Oregon, Washington, Portland-Vancouver metroplex, within 100-mile radius to OHSU main campus and clinics.

Travel: Based on professional development opportunities including out-of-town conferences.

• Master’s degree in nursing or healthcare-related field.
• Simulation education experience or CHSE®.