RN Academic Education Specialist- Clinical Education and Professional Development- Full Time Job Manchester area,New Hampshire USA

Who We Are

Come work at the best place to give and receive care!

Job Description:

Who We Are:

Our mission is to nurture the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential to acute care professional nursing practice by building on your academic knowledge. Clinical nurse educators will provide an open and supportive environment, incorporating learning strategies designed to refine your critical thinking and clinical reasoning. Experienced staff nurses and unit leaders will work together to ensure that you feel supported during your role transition and prepared to care for patients with challenging and complicated healthcare issues.

About

the Job

The Academic Education Specialist role is a strategic partnership between the Hospital and Partner College to increase student capacity, strengthen the clinical education pipeline, and enhance the workforce pipeline into the hospital. The individual will serve as a hospital-based faculty member who supports student clinical placements in the hospital and oversees nursing clinical placements to expand opportunities and strengthen the learning environment.

The Academic Education Specialist will act as a facilitator of learning and serve as a change agent, mentor, leader, champion of scientific inquiry, and a partner for practice transition. This role will use tools, theories, skills, and knowledge of academic and nursing professional development specialties to support the clinical rotations of nursing students.

What You’ll Do

Serve as the primary liaison between the hospital and affiliated nursing schools, coordinating clinical placements, faculty partnerships, and student learning experiences.

Collaborate with academic and hospital leaders to schedule clinical rotations, ensure preceptor coverage, and align educational objectives with clinical practice.

Oversee Clinical Instructor Partners and supervise student clinical experiences to ensure compliance with program standards and organizational policies.

Develop and maintain strong partnerships with nursing programs to expand placement opportunities and support student-to-employee recruitment pipelines.

Monitor, evaluate, and document student performance, clinical competencies, program outcomes, satisfaction metrics, hiring results, and retention data.

Promote a positive clinical learning environment that supports effective teaching, student development, and professional growth.

Maintain faculty credentials and participate in professional development, educational activities, meetings, and departmental initiatives.

Communicate student performance concerns, attendance issues, and program updates with faculty, coordinators, and hospital leadership.

Support onboarding, training, competency validation, and other Clinical Education and Professional Development activities as needed.

Exercise independent judgment in managing complex responsibilities, adapting procedures, handling competing priorities, and maintaining professionalism in a fast-paced environment.

Who You Are

Master of Science in Nursing required. Current New Hampshire or multistate licensure as a Registered Nurse. Life support authorization (BLS) required. Professional specialty certification is preferred. Minimum of two (2) years’ preceptor and medical-surgical RN experience. Teaching experience preferred. Ability to advance basic computer skills as the health system adds new systems or performs upgrades to existing systems. Ability to present content in multimodal ways.

Ability to work independently and multitask in a high-paced environment on tight timelines.

Why You’ll Love Us

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits starting the 1st of the month following your start date. Accrued Earned Time 403b with matching (fully vested) and discretionary annual core contributions Tuition Reimbursement up to $4,000/year for full time coded employees over 30 hours/week Nursing Student Loan Paydown Program up to $20,000 Miscellaneous Benefits – Pet Insurance, Legal Services, Vendor Discounts

Work Shift:

Days, variable with some evening hours Solution Health is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Solution Health is an integrated health system uniquely focused on providing access to high-value primary and specialty care that meets the growing needs of the communities we serve.

Together, Southern New Hampshire Health and Elliot Health System, the founding members of Solution Health, are committed to innovative models of care and collaboration that improve the health and well-being of more than half of million residents of our region. We start with committing to do the right thing, for each patient, always.

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