Salary support for the-position is-fully-funded-and is not reliant on-extramural-grant funding.-The position will have a joint appointment with solid reporting to Nursing and Patient Care Services to the Regional Director of Nursing Professional Practice, Research, and Innovation, reporting to the Regional Chief Nurse Executive, Systems & Strategy and dotted reporting to the-Center for Health Research-to the VP for Health Research.--This-exciting-new-role is a unique opportunity for a well-qualified-and experienced-nursing-scientist-who has a demonstrated-track record-of securing-extramural-research funding, leading studies as a principal investigator, and publishing research findings.-The-role will-be responsible for an independent portfolio of internally and-extramurally-funded-research-as principal investigator and will support KPNW-s future Magnet designation efforts across all care delivery settings supporting (2 Hospitals, Ambulatory, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Care Continuum, Regional Advice Nurse Services, and Dentistry). Advances knowledge of the scientific community by: applying advanced knowledge to assist and/or lead the interpretation and/or presentation of complex data; and lead- and/or co-authoring technical products and peer-reviewed publications and/or developing abstracts, posters, and/or presentations to disseminate research findings locally, nationally, or internationally to clinical partners, collaborators, stakeholders, or wider audiences, as well as serving as a resource on dissemination activities.