Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinic Director Ambulatory Care
Children's Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, TX
3x12 hrs

Job Title & Specialty Area:  Program Director Ambulatory Clinic Programs Registered Nurse

Department:  Ambulatory

Location:  Dallas

Shift:  M - F

Job Type: On-Site

Why Children’s Health?
At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary:
Under the general direction of executive leadership, the Program Director will plan, facilitate, and implement nursing strategies that support initiatives to advance nursing practice across all ambulatory/outpatient settings and align with CHST goals and strategic priorities. The supported programs will include clinical practice, quality/process improvement, professional development, and evidenced based practice. In addition, this Program Director builds relationships and fosters collaboration across all ambulatory/outpatient areas and key stakeholder divisions, including but not limited to Accreditation, Quality and Safety, Infection Prevention, Patient Experience and Enterprise Care Management.

Responsibilities:
* Utilizes evidence-based practice and clinical skills to provide direction, supervision, and support for developing, educating, and administering new and existing clinical initiatives throughout all Ambulatory/Outpatient areas.
* Monitors performance outcomes, process improvement, and changes in practice that impact clinical, financial, or operational outcomes and assists with developing action plans to address areas for improvement.
* Consult with clients and partners to gain an understanding of current clinical practice workflows and recommend improvements to clinical/operational workflows that have an impact on patient care, balancing efficiencies with quality; assist in developing solutions for patient care related issues; use critical thinking to create appropriate policies/procedures and guidelines for new processes.
* Promotes consistent delivery of quality care, timely access to needed care, and understanding of education and continuity of care across the continuum.
* Works with executive leadership to create organizational focus; coordinate available resources; align educational activities and formats; align policies and procedures; develop new models of care; and foster key relationships to improve the quality; assess technology and information management capabilities; transitional care methodologies; and reliability of clinical care across the system.
* Collaborates with other clinical services across the system to identify and solve care gaps in Ambulatory/Outpatient care delivery.
* Contributes to system level clinical policy and guideline development and review.
* Participates and supports Professional Governance activities.
* Leads Magnet initiatives in the Ambulatory/Outpatient areas.
* May interact with medical leaders, administration, management, caregivers, ancillary staff, coworkers, vendors and agencies outside of Children's Health.
* Assists in the development of clinical training and onboarding program for clinical staff, in collaboration with clinical educators.
* Maintains professional mastery through continuing education and professional development.

 How You’ll Be Successful:

WORK EXPERIENCE

* At least 7 years Clinical experience Required
* At least 3 years Leading project, initiatives, or teams Required
* At least 3 years Pediatric Ambulatory Nursing experience Preferred

EDUCATION
* Bachelor of Science in Nursing Required
* Graduate or advanced degree  Required

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
* Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas Upon Hire Required
* Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers as required by CP 1.20 Life Support Course Requirements Required
* Nationally recognized certification (i.e. CPN, AMB-BC, NE-BC) Preferred

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

 Holistic Benefits – How We’ll Care for You:

· Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.

· 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure

· Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)

· Caregiver Leave

· Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement 

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.