AVP-Education

AVP Of Clinical Education

Ascension is hiring an AVP of Clinical Education to lead systemwide nursing education and workforce development. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of clinical learning while advancing our mission of compassionate, high-quality care.

Department : Research and EBP

Location : Remote

Benefits include paid time off (PTO), various health insurance options & wellness plans, retirement benefits including employer match plans, long-term & short-term disability, employee assistance programs (EAP), parental leave & adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, and ways to give back to your community.

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and oversight for all clinical education initiatives across the organization. Support the development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive programming ensuring students and associates are equipped with the latest knowledge, skills, and best practices.

Shape the strategic direction of educational programs by identifying educational priorities and initiatives to align with the organization's mission and strategic goals, leveraging predictive analytics, regulatory foresight, and performance data to guide evidence-based planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Lead and scale comprehensive transition-to-practice programs anchored in American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) and American Nurses Credentialing Center Practice Transition Accreditation Program (ANCC PTAP) standards embedding Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) Scope and Standards across roles.

Implement an annual, evidence-based learning cycle (assessment, planning, delivery, evaluation) informed by regulatory risks, business priorities, performance data, and national clinical education standards. Embed the ANPD Scope and Standards across the system; build certification and fellowship programs; incorporate Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) and national clinical standards.

Scale platforms (eg, Elsevier, Dossier) and use predictive analytics to forecast needs, evaluate program impact and inform the role-specific performance of Market Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Directors consistent with nursing strategic priorities.

Establish mission-aligned, performance-driven academic partnerships (A-P) with shared strategic priorities, guiding curriculum input, adjunct faculty roles, and operational collaboration with the Center for Career Advancement (CCA), Human Resources, and Community Impact teams to strengthen the nursing pipeline and meet future workforce demands.

Requirements

Education :

• Associate's degree / Bachelor's degree with 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 4 of those years being in leadership / management. OR 7 years of experience required.
• 10 years of experience preferred.
• 5 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex / gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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