Administrative Director: Professional Practice and Clinical Education

Vanderbilt Health-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Senior
Nashville, TN
5,001-10,000 employees
Hospitals
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The Vanderbilt Health Executive Search Team is conducting a national search for an Administrative Director: Professional Practice and Clinical Education. The Magnet Program Director / Administrative Director: Professional Practice and Clinical Education is a strategic nursing leader responsible for advancing nursing excellence through oversight of the Magnet Recognition Program, professional development initiatives, and professional governance structures. This role integrates leadership in nursing education, evidence-based practice, and professional governance to foster a culture of clinical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

  • Align Magnet or Pathway to Excellence activities with the Nursing Strategic Plan.
  • Assess organizational readiness for Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation or re-designation.
  • Create and implement ambulatory infrastructures to support successful designation or re-designation activities.
  • Utilize structures defined by the Nursing Staff Bylaws to champion Magnet and Pathway to Excellence standards.
  • Partner with CNO to optimize and maintain highly functional professional practice structures.
  • Promote VUMC's Professional Practice Model across the organization.
  • Build interdisciplinary relationships that enable the Magnet/Pathway to Excellence culture.
  • Partner with CNO to establish strategic plans, budgets, resource allocation, and operational plans for Ambulatory Clinical Education.
  • Oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical education programs and initiatives, certification support, and career advancement pathways.
  • Evaluate and revise as needed onboarding, orientation, and competency development for clinical staff.
  • Collaborate with academic partners to support clinical placements and pipeline development.
  • Champion lifelong learning and evidence-based practice across all levels of nursing.
  • Collaborate with the Central Clinical Education Department on enterprise-wide initiatives.
  • Collaborate with CNO to address issues related to quality, compliance, competency, and education.
  • Coach staff to prioritize and collaborate with the healthcare team.
  • Collaborate with the rest of the leadership team to determine areas for improvement in clinical practice and develop improvement plans.
  • Design annual needs assessments for all clinical levels to identify opportunities.
  • Provide strategic oversight of professional governance councils and structures.
  • Facilitate nurse engagement in decision-making, policy development, and practice improvement.
  • Ensure alignment of council activities with Magnet standards and organizational priorities.
  • Mentor council chairs and members to build leadership capacity and promote accountability.
  • Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of professional governance structures.
  • Oversee clinical ladder administration.
  • Master's Degree and 10 years of experience.
  • Nursing Degree required.
  • Proven experience with Magnet designation or similar nursing excellence programs.
  • Knowledge of ANCC Magnet standards and application processes with expert-level writing ability.
  • Expertise in nursing education, professional development, and professional governance.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and project management skills.
  • Experience with data analysis, benchmarking, and quality improvement.
  • Ability to lead change and foster innovation in complex healthcare environments.
  • Proficiency in learning management systems and educational technologies.
  • Nursing Leadership experience.
  • Ambulatory experience.
  • Nurse Leader and/or Nurse Educator Certification.
  • Academic Medical Center experience.
  • Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
  • Dental and /or vision plan
  • 403 (b) retirement plan
  • Paid Time off (flex PTO)
  • Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
  • Short-Long term disability
  • Subsidized backup childcare
  • And many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!
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