[Hiring] Program Director, Practice Education @Strayer Education, Inc.

Role Description

The Academic Program Director (PD) for Site-Based Learning Partnership (SBLP) is a key leadership position spanning both Capella and Strayer University. He/she/they promote and support a quality academic experience for learners by ensuring a site-based learning (SBL) experience that facilitates accreditation compliance and achievement of program outcomes. The Program Director SBLP has managerial oversight of the SBL/practice education team, with responsibility to oversee data collection, quality improvement activities, governance, operations tasks, and collaboration with internal and external partners.

• Ensure high-quality educational experiences for learners and faculty, focusing on SBL quality and achievement of outcomes across all the healthcare portfolio of programs offered by Strayer and Capella Universities.
• Engage in the ongoing review of the overall program, SBL Outcomes, and learner experience data; identify improvement opportunities based on regular data review.
• Analyze and act based on analytics reports on a schedule determined by accreditation requirements and/or the schools, summarizing findings and recommendations and tracking the impact of implemented changes.
• Assure quality of learner site-based vetting, approvals, and administration.
• Provide team guidance and oversight of complex affiliation requests.
• Ensure accreditation mandates are supported across the full healthcare portfolio.
• Serve as liaison with multiple internal cross-functional partners.
• Resolve multi-faceted types of problems encountered involving placement, sites, or administrative issues.
• Proactively oversee communications and change-management with preceptors/site supervisors and students.
• Oversee quality of all SBL orientations/training as defined by school and/or specialized accreditation.
• Contribute to specialized accreditation processes as needed to develop and maintain relevant learner manuals and accreditation SBL standards and outcomes assessments.
• Conduct audits of SBL processes to ensure continuous quality improvement and learner success.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in higher education, healthcare education, clinical education, practice education, clinical placement operations, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years leadership experience in academic, clinical, workforce development, or healthcare settings.
• Experience collaborating with healthcare organizations, clinical sites, faculty, preceptors, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a matrixed organization.
• Knowledge of clinical placement processes, affiliation agreements, compliance requirements, and clinical education technologies preferred.
• Demonstrated engagement in the profession through practice education leadership, professional associations, committee participation, presentations, publications, or other contributions to the field preferred.

Requirements

• MSN from an accredited Nursing program, required.
• An earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution in Nursing or closely related fields, required.
• Must hold an active, unencumbered Registered Nurse license (preferably a compact state license).
• Must hold an active, Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner License (for APRN).
• Must maintain clinical practice as defined by state licensure, AANP and/or ANCC.
• All degrees must be conferred from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits for employees scheduled 30 hours or more per week.
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans.
• Well-being incentives, parental leave, paid time off, certain paid holidays.
• Tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA), 401(k) retirement benefit, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, tuition assistance.
• Entertainment and retail discounts.
• Non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay, if applicable.