MedStar Health · 7 hours ago
RN Academic Practice Partnership Program Manager
Columbia, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expMedStar Health is focused on enhancing nursing education through strategic partnerships. The Program Manager will oversee nursing academic-practice partnerships, acting as a liaison between educational institutions and MedStar Health to optimize clinical placements and workforce initiatives.
Health CareMedical
Responsibilities
Contributes to the achievement of established MSH system and nursing academic-practice partnership goals and objectives. Ensures compliance with business unit policies and procedures and governmental and accreditation regulations
Partners with the system director of academic practice partnerships to serve as a liaison between MedStar Health System Nursing and professional and technical nursing educational institutions. Establishes and sustains collaborative relationships between practice and academia with targeted regional and national nursing programs based on priorities established by the MedStar Health System's Chief Nursing Officer/Senior Vice President Chief Nursing Officers Council System Vice President of Nursing professional Development and Workforce Management and other nurse leaders
Collaborates with entity-based nurse leaders and clinical placement coordinators on the planning coordination and execution of capacity assessment for the clinical placement of professional and technical nursing students in the MedStar learning environment orientation and placement of students orientation of clinical faculty and monitoring of unit/faculty/students relations. Mentors and coaches clinical placement coordinators as needed to achieve desired academic-practice partnerships program and student placements strategy
Supports the system director of nursing academic-practice partnerships to develop mechanisms and standardized methods/tools for the monitoring evaluation and reporting of data related to the professional and technical clinical student placements academic-practice partnerships and education affiliation agreements
Coordinates the clinical nursing/technical student placement activities and logistics of all education affiliation agreements supporting the nursing-academic relationships technical school affiliation and the student nurse extern and student nurse attendant programs
Provides supervision in the use of automated process and data management solutions by entity-based clinical placement coordinators and other involved associates to support and optimize outcomes measurements such as placement volumes conversion rates from students to full time hires among other metrics
Participates in committees task forces and projects at the request of the System Director MedStar Health System Chief Nursing Officer/Senior Vice President or designee. Promotes a public image of nursing excellence through professional communication and membership in professional organizations
Demonstrates excellent communication skills at all levels of the organization political acumen to handle controversial issues and dissent appropriately and to identify appropriate audiences for certain topics; disciplined thought with respect to identifying communicating and resolving issues
Builds trusting collaborative relationships with various members of the health care environment including relationships that facilitate the ability of professional and technical nursing students and faculty to collaborate with members of the MedStar Health Care Team. Fosters service by contributing professionally to MedStar Health contracted university/school professional organizations and/or the community in a participatory developmental or advisory capacity
Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the fields of nursing clinical instruction and nursing education through a variety of professional activities including but not limited to reading the appropriate literature and attending related seminars and conferences
Contributes to the professional development and advancement of Medstar Health nurses and nursing students. Demonstrates commitment to continuous learning and professional advancement
Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and business unit in community outreach efforts
Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams and maintains effective working relationships with other departments
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Nursing required
3-4 years of progressively more responsible roles in Nursing required
RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in the State of Maryland or District of Columbia Upon Hire required
Advanced problem-solving skills and ability to exercise independent judgment
Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively interact with all levels of management internal departments and external partners
Working knowledge of various computer software applications
Ability to prioritize manage and implement complex projects with strong analytical ability
Exceptional customer centric skills needed to successfully manage internal and external stakeholder relationships
Ability to prioritize activities relative to goals and time frames managing multiple levels of deliverables
Ability to communicate goals and priorities within a complex healthcare environment and to work effectively with a variety of leaders and multidisciplinary teams
Preferred
Master's degree in Nursing or related field preferred
Nursing certification from a nationally recognized nursing organization Upon Hire preferred
Company
MedStar Health
MedStar Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$29MKey Investors
American Medical AssociationAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityA. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation
2023-06-21Grant
2022-09-27Grant· $2M
2020-07-03Grant· $27M
Leadership Team
David Mayer
Executive Director MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety Quality and Safety CEO Patient Safety Mo
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