Orlando Health · 3 hours ago
Senior Director of Academic Partnerships
Orlando Health is a private, not-for-profit healthcare organization with a long tradition of serving communities across Florida and beyond. The Senior Director of Academic Partnerships will partner with executive nursing leadership to support academic partnerships and strategic decision-making for the recruitment and placement of healthcare workers.
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Responsibilities
Works in an engaging manner with academic partners and Orlando Health/Baptist Health leaders to develop, implement and evaluate student programming
Develops innovative student learning experiences while maximizing internal resources to expand academic relationships
Expands and prioritizes academic partnerships based on organizational needs within the Orlando Health market
Maintain flexibility to meet the needs of an expanding Orlando Health market
Works collaboratively and influences Orlando Health Operational leaders, Human Resources, and Talent Acquisition partners to facilitate recruitment of nursing and allied health students
Utilizes innovative and sustainable approaches to meet organizational strategic imperatives related to recruitment and retention
Supports teams’ relationship management with hospital and academic partners
Reviews and provides recommendations on data analysis/interpretation on reported outcomes of programming and academic affiliations
Partners with appropriate leaders and team members at all OH locations, both inpatient and ambulatory settings, to create constructive interaction in standardization and alignment of best practices
Engages to maximize student placement and educational experiences
Maintains oversight of academic affiliation agreements
Maintains visibility in clinical settings to assess outcomes, engage team members, and identify opportunities to enhance processes
Serves as primary liaison for implementation and evaluation of best practices, such as Dedicated Educational Units and externship programs with recruitment focus/outcomes
Provides oversight and mentorship to student services team members
Effective presentation and interpersonal skills, meeting the needs of all levels within the organization
Supports strategies and provides leadership to improve academic relations, student rotations, clinical student recruitment, and retention
Develops strategic partnerships with community entities to enhance outreach efforts
Develops strategies and works to resolve issues with internal partners to identify needs of new hires and to optimize learning strategies that support successful transition into the organization
Provides relationship management and supports intentional clinical student engagement activities that result in exemplary clinical experiences
Collaborates with local nursing and allied health programs as indicated to maximize and optimize clinical rotations and enhance graduate preparedness
Participates on committees to identify, plan, and execute strategic goals. Ability to share and integrate best practices across the organization
Evaluates the feasibility of new academic partnerships and makes recommendations to executive leadership and team
Actively participates in recruiting events, promotional campaigns, job fairs/conferences and other marketing and media events to promote and attract new academic partnerships and students
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) (or relevant graduate degree) required
Current license in the State of Florida as a registered nurse or multi-state Florida Compact license
National specialty certification in nursing administration
Minimum eight (8) years of successful leadership and management experience
Preferred
Doctoral degree in Nursing (or relevant degree) preferred
Nursing educational experience preferred
Company
Orlando Health
Orlando Health is one of Florida's most comprehensive private, not-for-profit healthcare networks.
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