Job Description

Senior Director, Clinical Education RN at Providence Health and Services summary:

The Senior Director, Clinical Education RN leads clinical and inter-professional education programs for nursing and clinical staff within a healthcare system. This role focuses on strategic planning, program implementation, budget management, and collaboration with leadership to ensure high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective educational initiatives. The position requires an advanced nursing degree or related field, RN licensure, and extensive experience in healthcare education and administration.

Description

Calling all Esteemed Leaders! Are you a visionary in the healthcare industry with an unwavering commitment to education and excellence? Do you possess the ability to elevate clinical practices and foster professional growth? If this resonates with you, we have the perfect opportunity to advance your career and impact healthcare delivery!

The Role:

As the Senior Director of Clinical Education RN, you'll lead the charge in transforming clinical education across our service areas. Based in a dynamic and resourceful environment, you'll oversee clinical and inter-professional education, focusing on nurses, nursing personnel, and other clinical staff members, excluding Graduate Medical Education (GME).

What You'll Do:

• Strategic Visionary: Oversee service-area professional practice, including shared governance and Magnet/Pathway structures and processes.
• Educational Architect: Implement and coordinate educational programs related to professional certifications, simulation, clinical staff orientation, competence, student placement, and career development.
• Collaborative Innovator: Work alongside system, division, regional, and operations leaders to strategize and source educational programs for caregivers, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective, and regulatory-compliant practices.
• Leadership Catalyst: Partner with subject-matter experts across disciplines to conduct education needs assessments, marshal resources, and evaluate program effectiveness.
• Facilitator of Learning: Guide clinical and interprofessional proficiency in collaboration with colleagues and the Executive Director, Education and Professional Practice.
• Budget Maestro: Develop and manage budgets utilizing best practices for assessing needs, designing interventions, scheduling training, and evaluating proficiency efficiently.
• Relationship Builder: Cultivate relationships with operations leaders to align educational activities with business needs and maximize cost-effectiveness, including Clinical Ladder Board goals and alternatives to traditional training.
• Subject Matter Expert: Identify developing trends and recommend changes as needed.
• Consultant: Serve as an internal consultant to leaders, aligning educational strategies with system-wide visions and hospital operations.
• Strategic Planner: Prioritize education spending in collaboration with leadership, ensuring alignment with strategic plans.
• Quality Enhancer: Collaborate with Quality leadership to align education outcomes with quality guidelines from CMS, Joint Commission, and DNV.
• ROI Analyst: Conduct return-on-investment analysis prior to training program initiation, ensuring economic feasibility.
• Compliance Enforcer: Ensure educational materials meet PH marketing and communication requirements and are appropriate for learners.

What You'll Bring:

• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in nursing, with advanced degrees in nursing (MSN or Ph.D. preferred) OR if no MSN, Master's degree in related fields such as Health Administration, Business, or Public Health.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in direct patient care with progressive healthcare administration experience; 3 years in education/training with demonstrated presentation skills.
• Consultancy Acumen: Experience as an internal or external consultant with project management expertise.
• Licensure: Active RN License in WA state.
• Skills: Strong leadership in patient placement, problem-solving, prioritization, presentation, and decision-making.
• Knowledge: Familiarity with hospital systems and processes, information systems, business analytics, and organizational development.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Career: Shape the future of healthcare by driving educational excellence and transformational practices.
• Unleash Your Potential: Enjoy the autonomy and support necessary to bring innovative educational strategies to life.
• Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a team of dedicated professionals committed to healthcare advancement.
• Dynamic Setting: Thrive in an evolving industry that challenges and rewards strategic and educational innovation.
• Vibrant Locale: Experience the rich cultural and natural landscape of a thriving city.

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare? If you're a visionary leader with a passion for healthcare education, we encourage you to apply! Join our team and help us create a healthier, more educated future for all.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence has been serving the Pacific Northwest since 1856 when Mother Joseph and four other Sisters of Providence arrived in Vancouver, Washington Territory. Today, Providence is the largest health care provider in Washington located in communities large and small across the state. In western Washington, Providence provides care throughout the greater Puget Sound from Snohomish County to Lewis County.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

For any concerns with this posting relating to the posting requirements in RCW 49.58.110(1), please click here where you can access an email link to submit your concern.

Requsition ID: 408735

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Clinical Education

Job Function: Clinical Support

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Leadership

Department: 3030 NURSING EDUCATION

Address: WA Olympia 413 Lilly Rd NE

Work Location: Providence St Peter Hospital-Olympia

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $80.97 - $127.84

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

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Keywords:

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