Corporate Director of Education and Onboarding
Listed on 2026-09-27
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Nursing
Nurse Educator
Corporate Director of Education and Onboarding
Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital System
Aligned with CMS Conditions of Participation & The Joint Commission
Position SummaryThe Corporate Director of Education and Onboarding provides system-wide leadership, oversight, and standardization of onboarding, education, training, and competency validation across a multi-facility inpatient psychiatric hospital system. This role ensures that all staff—clinical and non-clinical—are appropriately trained, competent, and prepared to meet the requirements of CMS Conditions of Participation, The Joint Commission standards, and applicable federal and state regulations.
The Corporate Director serves as the enterprise subject matter expert for workforce education and onboarding, partnering with executive leadership, Nursing, Quality, Compliance, Human Resources, and Operations to promote patient safety, regulatory compliance, and continuous readiness.
System-Level Scope of Responsibility- Oversight of onboarding and education across multiple inpatient psychiatric hospitals
- Standardization of orientation, training, and competency programs
- Corporate accountability for survey-ready education and competency documentation
- Support of CMS, Joint Commission, and state regulatory surveys
- Alignment of workforce education with organizational strategy and quality outcomes
- Design, implement, and maintain a standardized corporate onboarding framework for all inpatient psychiatric facilities.
- Ensure onboarding programs include:
- CMS and Joint Commission regulatory education
- Patient rights and safety
- Psychiatric-specific environmental and ligature risk awareness
- Emergency management and life safety
- Ensure onboarding processes meet CMS CoP requirements for staff orientation and competency.
- Ensure education and onboarding programs support compliance with CMS CoPs, including but not limited to:
- Patient Rights
- Nursing Services
- Medical Staff
- QAPI
- Infection Control
- Environment of Care
- Partner with Compliance and Quality to ensure staff education addresses identified regulatory risks.
- Maintain documentation demonstrating staff competency and training compliance.
- Ensure compliance with Joint Commission Human Resources (HR), Leadership (LD), and applicable clinical standards related to education and competency.
- Oversee system-wide competency assessment and validation processes.
- Support continuous Joint Commission readiness through standardized education and training programs.
- Provide corporate oversight of education for:
- Nursing and clinical staff
- Medical staff (in coordination with Medical Staff leadership)
- Non-clinical and support services staff
- Ensure role-specific training addresses:
- Psychiatric patient safety
- Suicide prevention and ligature risk
- Trauma-informed care principles
- De-escalation and restraint/seclusion education
- Establish and maintain a system-wide competency framework.
- Ensure:
- Initial and ongoing competency assessments are completed
- Competencies are role-specific and evidence-based
- Documentation is survey-ready and auditable
- Partner with Nursing, Medical Staff, and Operations to validate competencies.
- Develop standardized corporate education policies, procedures, and tools.
- Monitor effectiveness of onboarding and education programs using data and feedback.
- Identify gaps and implement improvements to reduce risk and improve staff readiness.
- Align education initiatives with QAPI and organizational goals.
- Support CMS, Joint Commission, and…
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