Administrative Director: Professional Practice and Clinical Education

## Administrative Director:
Professional Practice and Clinical Education
** Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center**:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated.

It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
** Organization:
** Adult Amb Nursing Admin
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* Job Summary:

** 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:**#
** Magnet Program Leadership
*** 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.
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* Preferred Qualifications:

*** Proven experience with Magnet designation or…