Administrative Director : Professional Practice and Clinical Education
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.
Shift : First Shift (Days)
Role Accountabilities
- 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.
Nursing Education & Professional Development
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. Collaborates 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.Professional Governance
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.Qualifications External
Master's Degree and 10 years of experience.Nursing Degree required.Preferred Qualifications
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.Our Nursing Philosophy
We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education, and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.
As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered :
Affordable High Quality Health Plan OptionsDental and / or vision plan403 (b) retirement planPaid Time off (flex PTO)Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)Short-Long term disabilitySubsidized backup childcareAnd many more... Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!