Nurse Administrator - Professional Practice Excellence

Mayo Clinic Rochester is seeking a transformational Nurse Administrator to lead Professional Nursing Practice and Nursing Excellence, including oversight of the Magnet Excellence program. The individual appointed to this role will guide nursing through evolving practice, advancing innovative care models and technology-enabled workflows while keeping the Mayo Clinic mission and values at the center of every decision.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversight of the Magnet Excellence program: strategy, governance, and readiness across the Magnet Model components.
• Advance a culture of safety and high reliability to ensure consistent application of evidence-based practice that drive a Category of One experience.
• Oversight of key shared governance practice committees, ensuring committee work aligns with strategic direction, quality, safety, and experience goals.
• Advance professional practice standards, shared governance, evidence-based practice, and nursing scholarship.
• Drive practice transformation and innovation in alignment with Practice and department strategic plans.
• Navigate risk with sound judgment and balance risk mitigation with innovation in practice.
• Recruit, coach, and sponsor nurse leaders, and build succession pathways to leadership roles.
• Partner with nursing, physician, operational, and executive leaders, influencing through collaboration toward shared goals.
• Link nursing practice to quality, safety, workforce, and patient experience outcomes.
• Manage programs, resources, and budgets with strong data literacy, analytical, and change leadership skills.

This role is eligible for TN sponsorship. Successful sponsorship will require state licensure and completion of the VisaScreen or equivalent certification.

• Master's or doctoral degree in nursing, or a bachelor's degree in nursing with a master's degree in business or a health-related field.
• Minimum of three years in nursing service administration with management responsibilities including people, program, operational, or portfolio management. Prior clinical practice experience.
• Current RN license as required by applicable state requirements
• Demonstrated success leading change, innovation, and practice transformation.
• Demonstrated commitment to developing people, elevating nurse leader capabilities and succession planning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (DNP or PhD in Nursing).
• Nurse Executive board certification (e.g., NEA-BC).
• Experience managing people, programs, or portfolios, including evidence-based practice, research, or professional development.
• Experience in complex, matrixed organizations and influencing without direct authority.