The Center for Nursing Excellence & Innovation (CNEI) aims to support the development and sustainability of an optimal work and practice environment so that front-line staff and front-line leaders can thrive and achieve excellence in patient care outcomes. The CNEI structural pillars include clinical nursing practice, education & competency, informatics & technology, nursing research & evidence-based practice, professional development, professional practice foundation plus model, and quality & safety for a high-reliability organization.

 

CNEI provides centralized services to standardize the practice environment across the enterprise while cascading services locally based to address specific practice environment needs for adult inpatient & emergency services, ambulatory, care management, mission control, perioperative, procedural & multi-specialty, women’s & children’s, and pediatrics care areas.

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.

• Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing
• Unencumbered Oregon RN License
• Five years of experience as a registered nurse in a related clinical area of practice or focus

• Two years of recent leadership experience

• Nursing professional certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA)
• AONL Nurse Leader Core Competencies
• AACN Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
• ANPD Professional Development Competencies
• Nursing Professional Specialty-Population Competencies
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation

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

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health care plans. Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents for .9 FTE and higher.
• $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
• Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
• Paid time off- 208 hours per year (full-time), prorated for part-time
• Extended illness bank- 64 hours per year, prorated for part-time
• 9 paid holidays per year
• Three weeks of paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance program (up to 5k)
• Substantial Tri-met and C-Tran discounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.