Position SummaryThe Vice President, Professional Practice is accountable for areas of responsibility that encompasses education, professional nursing practice and research, with a focus on nursing outcomes. This individual leads program planning, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives that support the Division of Nursing on both strategic and tactical levels. Programmatic areas include new staff orientation, nurse-sensitive quality indicators, regulatory compliance, evidence-based practice and nursing research. The Vice President collaborates with organizational nursing leaders to develop and sustain an environment that promotes excellence in nursing practice. Program management includes activities and structures that sustain nursing practice as well as promote an optim