Oversees improvements to patient-centered operations and technology processes by: forecasting and determining the direction of future strategic projects and providing oversight for multiple internal and external strategic projects designed to remediate issues and improve quality, service, affordability, and/or operating efficiency; using broad trends from analysis across operations processes to identify and facilitate implementation of new practices and solutions to optimize the performance of operations system processes; and consulting with executive management for the effective integration of performance metrics to monitor the success and sustainability of strategic improvement projects across the organization. Job Summary: The Regional Director of Nursing Professional Practice, Research, and Innovation is a clinical nurse specialist who provides strategic leadership for nursing professional practice, professional governance, research, evidence-based practice, clinical inquiry and innovation across Kaiser Permanente Northwest - Oregon and SW Washington (2 Hospitals, Ambulatory, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Care Continuum, Regional Advice Nurse Services, and Dentistry).