* Ability to contribute to health care policy formulation when working in partnership with a multidisciplinary team of health care providers.
* Ability to delegate responsibly to others, activities according to ability, level of preparation, the standards of practice and regulatory guidelines.
* Ability to develop programs and lead process improvement projects.
* Ability to establish the strategic direction and business plans for a functional group.
* Ability to initiate and implement change conducive to the improvement of the quality and safety of patient care delivery.
* Ability to provide leadership, influence others to meet patient needs and achieve shared goals, to effectively prioritize system resources to provide quality and valued patient care, promote cooperative behaviors, act as a role model, resource and mentor.
* Ability to supervise, coach, mentor, train, and evaluate work results.
* Ability to use information and keep abreast of developments in technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making in patient care.
* Knowledge of current theories, principles, practices, standards, emerging technologies, techniques and approaches in the nursing profession, and the health care system, and the responsibility and accountability for the outcome of practice.
* Knowledge of laws, rules and regulations; standards and guidelines of certifying and accrediting bodies; hospital and department/unit standards, protocols, policies and procedures governing the provision of nursing care in the area of assignment.
* Knowledge of principles and practices of organization, administration, fiscal and personnel management essential to the practice of nursing in the larger context of health care.
* Knowledge of principles, practices and current trends in health care and hospital system organization and administration sufficient to provide clinical management, leadership, coordination, and operational direction for assigned areas of responsibility.