Develops, implements, and monitors plans related to education and required competencies, orientation, retention, cultural competence, conflict management, and coaching of associates to ensure staffing for safe, superior and preeminent quality patient care for the assigned unit(s) or department. Develops, implements, and manages ongoing measurement, action planning, and evaluation methods related to all dimensions of performance inclusive of budget, productivity, associate engagement, patient satisfaction, workplace safety, healthy work environments, and clinical outcome targets for the assigned clinical areas.