Region Manager Clinical Education-RN Residency - NW

CommonSpirit Health • Tacoma, WA

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About The Position

Where You’ll Work Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved over the years through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area. Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve. This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth. Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education. Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care. We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence. When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose. Job Summary and Responsibilities The Region Manager Clinical Education has a dual focus, with responsibility for overseeing and evaluating the daily operations of the Pacific Northwest Region clinical education department and the RN residency program. An incumbent leads the Education Steering Committee to ensure that current and future organizational needs are adequately addressed, business objectives represented and decisions regarding program development/process changes are viable for the PNW Region culture/environment. An incumbent ensures the relevance, quality, accuracy and educational effectiveness of clinical training and RN Residency programs, the adequacy of results attained and conformance to CommonSpirit Health (CSH) learning objectives. Work also includes: 1) supervising/evaluation professional staff engaged in regulatory and specialty clinical education/training delivery and RN residency program development/administration; 2) participating in departmental planning, daily operations and budget development/administration in alignment with PNW Region strategic goals, values, mission and business plan; 3) keeping abreast of changing organization needs and priorities, and identifying quality improvement initiatives to enhance/streamline current programs/procedures and facilitate quality training delivery to assure a safe environment of care; 4) producing reports to PNW Region leadership relating to program outcomes and management of available resources and 5) collaborates with the PNW Region RN Residency Site Coordinator staff to identify/provide educators to match respective residency requirements. Work requires strong clinical nursing expertise and understanding of the training needs of the nursing discipline sufficient to oversee/evaluate the development/delivery of relevant clinically-oriented education programs and to gain consensus for new/changing initiatives/systems/programs. An incumbent provides authoritative advice and guidance on the application of adult education concepts, principles and standards to education/training activities, and has knowledge of organizational objectives/functions and regulatory requirements sufficient to analyze education strategies, ensure legal compliance of assigned responsibilities and modify/adapt conventional training techniques to solve a variety of education challenges. The job summary listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field and five years of related work experience that would demonstrate attainment of the requisite job knowledge/abilities, including two years in a supervisory/management capacity.
• Active Washington State Registered Nurse License

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Nurse Education, Healthcare Administration or related field may be substituted for one year of the supervisory/management experience requirement.
• Nursing Professional Development Certification

Responsibilities

• overseeing and evaluating the daily operations of the Pacific Northwest Region clinical education department and the RN residency program
• leading the Education Steering Committee to ensure that current and future organizational needs are adequately addressed, business objectives represented and decisions regarding program development/process changes are viable for the PNW Region culture/environment
• ensuring the relevance, quality, accuracy and educational effectiveness of clinical training and RN Residency programs, the adequacy of results attained and conformance to CommonSpirit Health (CSH) learning objectives
• supervising/evaluation professional staff engaged in regulatory and specialty clinical education/training delivery and RN residency program development/administration
• participating in departmental planning, daily operations and budget development/administration in alignment with PNW Region strategic goals, values, mission and business plan
• keeping abreast of changing organization needs and priorities, and identifying quality improvement initiatives to enhance/streamline current programs/procedures and facilitate quality training delivery to assure a safe environment of care
• producing reports to PNW Region leadership relating to program outcomes and management of available resources
• collaborates with the PNW Region RN Residency Site Coordinator staff to identify/provide educators to match respective residency requirements
• provides authoritative advice and guidance on the application of adult education concepts, principles and standards to education/training activities
• analyze education strategies, ensure legal compliance of assigned responsibilities and modify/adapt conventional training techniques to solve a variety of education challenges

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager