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

The Nursing Practice Specialist (NPS) supports the organization’s workplace violence prevention efforts by serving as a clinical leader and subject matter expert in promoting a safe and respectful care environment. In partnership with the Workplace Violence Team, the NPS integrates evidence-based strategies into nursing practice to prevent, identify, and respond to incidents of workplace violence.

Responsibilities include contributing to policy development, supporting incident reporting and debriefing processes, leading nursing-focused education and awareness initiatives, and identifying practice-based improvements to enhance staff safety. The NPS ensures that workplace violence prevention is embedded in clinical workflows, orientation, and ongoing professional development, aligning with organizational safety goals and regulatory expectations.

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®.