Overview

Looking to be part of something more meaningful? At HonorHealth, you’ll be part of a team, creating a multi-dimensional care experience for our patients. You’ll have opportunities to make a difference. From our Ambassador Movement to our robust training and development programs, you can select where and how you want to make an impact. HonorHealth offers a diverse benefits portfolio for our full-time and part-time team members designed to help you and your family live your best lives. Visit honorhealth.com/benefits to learn more. Join us. Let’s go beyond expectations and transform healthcare together. HonorHealth is one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The comprehensive network encompasses six acute-care hospitals, an extensive medical group with primary, specialty and urgent care services, a cancer care network, outpatient surgery centers, clinical research, medical education, a foundation, an accountable care organization, community services and more. With nearly 17,000 team members, 3,700 affiliated providers and close to 2,000 volunteers dedicated to providing high quality care, HonorHealth strives to go beyond the expectations of a traditional healthcare system to improve the health and well-being of communities across Arizona. Learn more at HonorHealth.com.

Responsibilities

Job SummaryThe Vice President of Nursing Professional Practice & Clinical Excellence serves as the enterprise executive leader responsible for nursing professional practice governance, evidence‑based practice, nursing research, shared governance, competency and scope oversight for licensed and unlicensed nursing roles, clinical education strategy, patient education alignment, and academic partnerships across HonorHealth.This role operationalizes the Chief Nursing Executive’s professional practice vision across all acute, ambulatory, and service line environments. The Vice President ensures consistency, quality, and excellence in nursing practice; leads enterprise‑level operations related to professional practice, education, research, and governance; and holds accountability for associated budgets, resources, and outcomes in support of Magnet alignment, workforce development, and future nursing architecture.Essential FunctionsEnterprise Professional Practice Leadership:

• Leads and governs the HonorHealth enterprise nursing professional practice model
• Establishes and maintains system‑wide nursing practice standards, guidelines, and clinical policies
• Oversees all nursing professional practice councils and policy governance structures
• Partners with Quality leadership on development and execution of the Nursing Quality Plan
• Ensures consistency of nursing practice across all campuses and service lines
• Holds operational accountability for enterprise professional practice functions within scope
• Oversee the nursing strategic planning process with engagement from direct care nurses, nursing leaders, academic partners, and organizational leadership.

Shared Governance, Competency & Scope:

• Leads and matures the HonorHealth Shared Governance model aligned to national exemplars
• Oversees enterprise competency frameworks for licensed and unlicensed nursing roles
• Owns RN and UAP (Unlicensed Assistive Personnel) scope of practice governance and related operational processes
• Partners with CNOs and ACNOs to ensure effective implementation of enterprise standards at the site level
• Allocates resources and manages budgets related to competency, scope, and governance functions

Clinical Education & Workforce Development:

• Oversees enterprise clinical education operations including RN residency, fellowships, transition‑to‑practice programs, and simulation
• Ensure education programs are operationally aligned with enterprise practice and competency standards
• Manages associated budgets and resources to support education quality and scale
• Partners with Workforce Development and HR on clinical career pathways and pipeline sustainability

Research, Innovation & Academic Partnerships:

• Leads the enterprise nursing research and evidence‑based practice strategy
• Oversees operational infrastructure supporting nursing inquiry, dissemination, and academic collaboration
• Manages academic partnerships, workforce pipelines, and student placement operations
• Aligns nursing research initiatives with the Research Institute and Magnet priorities
• Maintains fiscal accountability for research‑related nursing initiatives within scope

Patient Education Leadership:

• Oversees the enterprise patient education framework and related operational functions
• Ensures consistent, evidence‑based patient education content across the system
• Partners with Marketing and Clinical Practice leaders to operationalize patient education strategies
• Manages resources and budgets supporting patient education initiatives

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Master’s degree in nursing – Required
• Doctorate (DNP or PhD) - Preferred

Experience

• 10+ years of progressive nursing executive leadership experience – Required
• Demonstrated experience operating at the system or enterprise executive level – Required
• Proven success leading and operating enterprise‑level professional practice, education, research, or governance functions – Required
• Experience with budget ownership and operational accountability – Required
• Magnet experience - Required

License and Certifications

• National nursing leadership certification required within 12 months of hire - Required