Director Clinical Education

Description

Calling all Esteemed Leaders! Are you a nursing education and professional practice leader with a passion for caregiver development, evidencebased practice, and clinical excellence? Do you thrive in complex healthcare environments where education, shared governance, and Magnet/Pathway recognition are central to advancing quality and patient outcomes? If so, we invite you to explore this impactful leadership opportunity.

The Role:

The individual in this position provides leadership across the ministry and is responsible for:

• Providing leadership of departmental operations
• Providing leadership for educational and professional development activities for caregivers across the ministry
• Providing consistent departmental input, implementation, and evaluation of standardized ministry, servicearea, regional, and system educational programs and initiatives
• Developing strategy and implementing tactical plans for achieving and maintaining Pathway or Magnet recognition
• Directing the organization's Pathway/Magnet process as the onsite resource for the ANCC recognition program

This role plays a critical part in advancing professional nursing practice, clinical inquiry, and a culture of excellence aligned with organizational values and regulatory expectations.

What You'll Do:

Leadership

• Lead the daily operations of the Education department, providing direction, coaching, and mentoring to staff.
• Create and monitor the ministryfocused Education and Professional Practice budget in collaboration with Service Area and Regional leaders .

Education & Professional Development

• Provide caregiver educational opportunities across the facility based on learning needs assessments, patient care requirements, regulatory needs, and regional standardization.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and evaluation of regional education and professional development programs, including orientation, competency assessment, inservice education, and continuing professional development.
• Evaluate satisfaction, effectiveness, and clinical impact of educational programs .

Magnet / Pathway Recognition

• Develop strategy and tactical plans for achieving and retaining Pathway/Magnet recognition.
• Direct the ministry's Pathway/Magnet process as the onsite ANCC resource.
• Colead the ministrybased Pathway/Magnet leadership structure with the CNO, supported by servicearea and regional resources .

EvidenceBased Practice (EBP)

• Influence a culture of clinical inquiry using evidence to inform quality initiatives, practice improvements, and generation of new knowledge through research.
• Develop mentors to lead EBP teams in support of clinical inquiry initiatives .

Shared Governance

• Facilitate the development, education, implementation, support, outcomes, and evaluation of ministrybased shared governance.

Collaboration

• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with ministry and regional leaders, external agencies, academic partners, and interprofessional partners by fostering open communication.

Regulatory Support

• Partner with ministry and nursing leaders to design and implement improvements that support regulatory requirements through educational activities.
• Contribute to the development of regional policies, procedures, and guidelines related to education and professional practice.

What You'll Bring:

Education & Licensure

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required
• Master's Degree in Nursing required - if the master's degree is not in nursing education or education, a postmaster's certificate in nursing education is strongly preferred upon hire or within four years
• California Registered Nurse License (required upon hire)
• Membership in at least one nationally recognized professional nursing organization (required upon hire)

Experience

• 2+ years of experience in nursing education
• 3+ years of experience in an acute care setting
• 2+ years of experience in a nursing management or leadership role
• Leadership experience achieving initial or redesignation as a Magnet facility (preferred)

Leadership & Clinical Expertise

• Knowledge of current nursing practice
• Demonstrated expertise in nursing management and leadership
• Ability to perform learning needs assessments and develop learning objectives aligned with organizational goals
• Knowledge of educational theories, adult and lifelong learning principles, critical thinking strategies, and evidence implementation
• Demonstrated ability to lead or colead largescale initiatives and projects
• Ability to build relationships and influence outcomes in a highly matrixed, complex environment

Professional Capabilities

• Ability to operate effectively in environments with constrained financial resources
• Proficiency with MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Learning Management Systems (HealthStream)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated expertise in:
• ANCC Magnet standards, application, monitoring, and redesignation (highly preferred)
• Leading Magnetfocused committees (highly preferred)
• Facilitating shared governance (highly preferred)

Why Join Us?

• Lead professional practice at scale: Influence education and nursing excellence across the ministry.
• Advance Magnet/Pathway recognition: Play a central role in achieving and sustaining national nursing excellence.
• Strengthen caregiver development: Shape learning strategies that support clinical competence and career growth.
• Promote evidence based care: Drive inquiry, innovation, and practice improvement.
• Serve a mission that matters: Support compassionate, highquality care aligned with organizational values.

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare?

If you are a missiondriven nursing education leader committed to excellence, professional development, and clinical innovation, we invite you to explore this opportunity and make a meaningful impact.

The full pay range is listed in accordance with applicable law. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, organizational compensation alignment, and the approved hiring department budget for the position. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation and benefits.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

The Sisters of Providence and Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange have deep roots in California, bringing health care and education to communities from the redwood forests to the beach shores of Orange county - and everywhere in between. In Southern California, Providence provides care throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County, High Desert and beyond.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care, and even our own Providence High School.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 423509

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Clinical Education

Job Function: Clinical Support

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Leadership

Department: 7017 LCMSP CLINICAL EDUC

Address: CA San Pedro 1300 W 7th St

Work Location: Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Ctr-San Pedro

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $87.00 - $137.35

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.