The Senior Director, Professional Practice is responsible for the leadership, development, and operations of professional practice programs, services and activities that contribute to meeting AONL’s mission and vision, and include AONL and inter professional quality and safety initiatives, and performance excellence work. The position serves as AONL staff liaison to assigned nursing associations and supports select AONL and AHA committees and task forces. The position is responsible for managing the AONL Credentialing Center (CENP and CNML certifications) and revamping AONL’s Care and Innovation Transformation (CIT) program administration and operations. This position also provides leadership for research initiatives through the AONL Foundation.

1. Serves as the AONL senior leader in the strategic planning and operationalization of select AONL professional practice and inter-professional programs, such as the Care Innovation and Transformation (CIT) program. Manages budgets for assigned programs.
2. Leads the execution of contractual responsibilities and program development related to revamped CIT program.
3. Serves as the AONL senior leader in work related to quality, patient safety and performance improvement including initiatives such as the HRET HIIN, AHRQ, and cross-association committees and work groups.
4. Serves as an internal content expert for resource development and oversight, including Guiding Principles and policy statements, and publications review. Oversees AONL competency development and revisions, and the online competencies. Serves as customer contact for external use of competencies.
5. Develops, implements and/or evaluates best practices and outcomes resulting from the work of professional practice activities regarding quality and safety initiatives, performance excellence work, inter-professional programs, and nursing leadership research for dissemination to the AONL membership and greater health care community.
6. Represents AONL to strategic external organizations and disseminates relevant information to the AONL board and membership. Serves as a strategic leader, representing AONL on collaborative partnerships with existing and potential partners to elevate the voice of nursing leadership.
7. In collaboration with AONL senior leaders, supports the development of AONL policy statements and educational programs, and serves as faculty as assigned.
8. Defines strategic nursing leadership research priorities in conjunction with the AONL CEO, AONL Board President, AONL Foundation Board and Director of the AONL Foundation. Reviews requests for access to members for research involvement.