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Assistant Director Nursing and Clinical Practice

Primary Location Santa Rosa, California Facility Name Santa Rosa Hospital Schedule Full-time Shift Day Salary $171500 - $221870 / year
Job Number 1374715 Date posted 08/13/2025
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Job Summary:

Assists Director of Nursing Practice in planning, designing, implementing, and supporting the nursing, non-nursing patient care professional as well as medical support offices staff roles and standards of practice for ambulatory services.  Evaluates strategies to maintain clinical competency of care providers.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Assists director in guiding and defining nursing practice, setting limits, identifying and interpreting the scope of practice for RNs, LVNs, and MAs, other Allied Health Professionals, as delineated by each medical center, and other medical offices support staff. Assists in consulting with Chiefs of Service and Credentialing office with regard to PA protocols and privileges. Assists in providing interpretation and advising changes to the Nursing Practice Act, LVN Act,  MA and Physician Assistant  Regulations and other pertinent regulations to administration, physicians, staff and managers.
  • Assesses professional and clinical development/education needs of nursing staff, based on standards of care; the major focus being on the development, implementation,  coordination, and evaluation of programs to ensure and improve the competence of staff.  
  • Designs, implements, and evaluates nursing competence & professional development programs to ensure staff are competent to perform their jobs.
  • Works across the medical center to ensure that competencies meet professional standards and that planning of programs is efficient across specialties/job categories.
  • Partners with leadership and management teams to meet the strategic organizational goals related to maintaining a competent, qualified professional work force.
  • Utilizes research to improve care, providing consultation in areas of clinical expertise.
  • Provides staff with information of current clinical practice, and ensures that policies/standards and practice meet regulatory requirements related to competence.
  • Develops, implements, monitors, and evaluates effectiveness of orientation/training/cross-training programs that are based on an assessment of individual skills and evaluated by clinical competency outcome criteria.
  • Conducts research into professional and community practice standards, technology, and clinical innovations for improved service within assigned care area  Performs rounds/tracers to ensure staff meets the established performance standards as set by Kaiser Permanente, the Nursing Practice Act and established state/local legislation and regulation requirements.
  • Participates in reviewing and updating all policies, procedures, protocols, and standardized procedures for content, appropriateness, consistency, and compliance with state/local legislation and regulations.
  • Participates in the ongoing quality improvement program which examines consistent nursing practice, validating outcomes by research and data collection.
  • Represents the TPMG Ambulatory Nursing perspective at all levels of the organization, sharing best practices and resources in the absence of the Director of Nursing Practice, the duties and responsibilities of the DONP may be delegated to this position based on their  competency and credentials.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Assists in maintaining administrative authority, responsibility and accountability for the proper charting and documentation of care in the outpatient setting.  Assists in establishing training programs to support expanded roles.
  • Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis.  At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status.  Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience

  • Minimum two (2) years of experience in in-service education in clinical service area within the last three (3) years required.
Education

  • Bachelors degree in nursing required.
License, Certification, Registration
  • Registered Nurse License (California)
Additional Requirements:

  • Adult learning knowledge required.
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and group facilitator process skills.
  • Must possess a thorough knowledge of the California Nurse Practice Act, The Joint Commission, Title 22, QA, BRN regulations.
  • Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:

  • BLS instructor preferred.
  • Masters degree strongly preferred.
Primary Location: California,Santa Rosa,Santa Rosa Hospital Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Onsite Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-NCAL-09|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Manager with Direct Reports Department: Santa Rosa Hospital - Local Administration - C - 0206 Pay Range: $171500 - $221870 / year Kaiser Permanente is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills and geographic location along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure that pay equity is achieved and maintained across Kaiser Permanente. Travel: No

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

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