Assistant Vice President of Nursing Practice and Medical Quality

Description

Residential - Assistant Vice President of Nursing Services and Medical Quality

The RTC - AVP of Nursing Practice & Medical Quality provides visionary leadership and expert consultation to ensure the highest standards of evidence-based nursing and medical care across residential settings. This role is responsible for establishing, monitoring, and upholding standards that comply with policies, regulatory requirements, and accreditation guidelines, all within a robust Quality Assurance framework. Overseeing regional nursing leadership, the AVP drives clinical governance and fosters collaboration to positively influence care delivery and maintain exceptional clinical quality enterprise-wide. Serving as a key liaison with external partners, the AVP also leads the development of standards and competencies, working closely with site leaders to advance quality, safety, and operational efficiency. Additionally, the AVP acts as a consultative resource for nursing and select medical processes, supporting continuous improvement and excellence in patient care.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides executive leadership and oversight of nursing services and medical quality across the BayMark residential service line.
• Develops, implements, and maintains nursing and medical policies, standards, and clinical protocols that align with organizational requirements, evidence-based practice, and applicable accreditation, state, and federal regulations.
• Ensures safe, effective delivery of nursing care, including medication management, withdrawal management, co-occurring medical conditions, infection prevention, health surveillance, and clinical documentation.
• Leads quality, patient safety, and risk management initiatives, including QAPI participation, incident review, root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and performance monitoring.
• Partners with Quality, Medical, Clinical, and Operations leaders to promote high reliability practices, integrated care delivery, and continuous improvement in patient outcomes.
• Oversees regulatory readiness and compliance with accreditation standards, privacy requirements, controlled substance practices, and all applicable healthcare regulations across assigned states.
• Directs medication administration systems and related safeguards to reduce medication errors, adverse events, and diversion risk.
• Establishes enterprise nursing education, training, and competency programs for nursing staff and leaders, including orientation, ongoing clinical development, and leadership support.
• Develops workforce strategies that support recruitment, retention, staffing efficiency, and nursing hours per patient day, including recognition and engagement initiatives.
• Supports nursing leadership through supervision, coaching, performance management, and operational guidance related to staffing models, patient acuity, and care delivery expectations.
• Contributes to clinical programs through development and maintenance of nursing and wellness curriculum.
• Oversees vendor and service relationships impacting clinical care, including pharmacy, laboratory, and medical supply standardization efforts to support quality, safety, and cost management.
• Collaborates in professional practice evaluation processes for advanced practice providers and medical leadership, including performance review and quality oversight activities.
• Uses data, benchmarks, and outcome measures to inform strategic planning, drive innovation, support program development, and advance organizational growth.
• Represents nursing services at the executive level and leads change management efforts to strengthen clinical quality, operational performance, and regulatory compliance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN), active and unrestricted (multi-state preferred or ability to obtain as needed)
• Eight years of nursing experience (required)
• Four years of management experience (required)
• Demonstrated experience with nursing quality metrics, medical services integration, and regulatory compliance
• Strong knowledge of evidence-based practice, patient safety principles, and healthcare quality frameworks
• CPR certified
• Initial and on-going MVR verification and must maintain an acceptable driving record in accordance with BayMark's policy F&A-115.
• Satisfactory references from employers and/or professional peers.
• Satisfactory criminal background check and drug screen
• Ability to travel as required (up to 75%)

Competencies

• Ethical Conduct
• Clinical Quality and Outcomes Management
• Change Management and Systems Development
• Performance Improvement
• Regulatory and Accreditation Knowledge
• Stakeholder Influence and Consultation
• Project Management

Supervisory Responsibility

• This role does not directly manage staff or day-to-day operations, but supervisory authority is exercised through clinical expertise, consultation, influence, and quality governance structures
• May recommend corrective actions, process changes, and escalation of quality concerns to executive leadership

Equal Opportunity Employer
BayMark Health Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected status under applicable laws.