Director of Clinical Learning

At Galen College of Nursing, we educate and empower nurses to change lives. Since 1989, we’ve dedicated our work to delivering high-quality nursing education with a student-first mindset. As one of the largest private nursing colleges in the country, we combine the support of a close-knit learning environment with the strength of a nationally recognized institution, HCA Healthcare.

That same passion for excellence in the classroom extends to our offices. At Galen, you’ll find a culture deeply rooted in collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to improving the future of healthcare. Your work directly touches the next generation of nurses, and your contributions help our students pursue their dream of a compassionate career.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a difference, grow professionally, and be part of a caring team, we’d love for you to apply for the Director of Clinical Learning position today!

The Director of Clinical Learning operationalizes standardized clinical experiences across all nursing programs by leading the negotiation, arrangement, and evaluation of clinical site partnerships. This role ensures clinical experiences align with curriculum outcomes, accreditation standards, and state board of nursing requirements, while upholding the Galen College of Nursing mission and values. The DCL operates within a matrix structure, reporting directly to the Dean while maintaining a dotted-line relationship with the Clinical Performance and Experience team to ensure strategic alignment.

• Ensure clinical experience evaluation findings are disseminated and applied to inform decision‑making for the maintenance and improvement of student learning outcomes, program outcomes, and the overall clinical experience.
• Collaborate with leadership to create and maintain an environment conducive to teaching, learning, scholarship, and service, including oversight of faculty clinical course assignments, clinical scheduling, and workload.
• Participate in review and approval of the clinical schedule and any subsequent schedule changes.
• Lead, attend, and support relevant committee meetings.

• Provide strategic oversight of assigned faculty placement and orientation in collaboration with campus leadership and the Clinical Faculty Support Specialist.
• Ensure assigned faculty are academically and experientially prepared for the content they teach, maintain expertise in their areas of responsibility, and that their performance reflects scholarship and evidence-based teaching and clinical practices.
• Interview and hire faculty and staff in alignment with college standards and in collaboration with the program administrator or designee.
• Oversee 90‑day and annual performance evaluations for assigned full‑time and adjunct faculty and clinical education staff; develop improvement plans as needed and actively support faculty in the Rank and Promotion Process.
• Facilitate communication processes among theory, clinical learning laboratory, simulation, and assigned clinical faculty in collaboration with campus leadership and administrative staff.
• Provide direct supervision to full‑time clinical faculty; adjunct clinical faculty report to the Clinical Learning Manager.

• Ensure all students and faculty are oriented to clinical agency sites and remain compliant with clinical agency requirements.
• In collaboration with the program administrator or designee, ensure the appropriate application of student policies and correct implementation of related procedures by faculty.

• Ensure high‑quality, rigorous, and diverse clinical experiences that support student learning outcomes across all nursing programs.
• Oversee the availability and regular evaluation of clinical experiences aligned with student learning outcomes, accreditation standards, state board of nursing guidelines, and institutional policy.
• Oversee the placement of clinical experiences that support course‑level student learning outcomes and college, regional, and campus policies.

• Execute and maintain clinical affiliation…