Description

This position is incentive eligible.

Introduction

Are you ready to manage in a new era as a Vice President of Academic Partnerships where building a healthier tomorrow is more than a job? Our HCA Houston Healthcare team is committed to partnership, innovation, legacy and improving more lives in more ways. Share your resume today.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Our teams are dedicated to improving human life. Each year about five percent of all U.S. hospital services happen at an HCA Healthcare facility. Be an impact as Vice President of Academic Partnerships where your passion for leading and creativity are valued? We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Vice President of Academic Partnerships is responsible for development, organization, direction, implementation and evaluation of an infrastructure for a systems-approach to the academic partnerships and targeted programs to support the advancement of the Gulf Coast Division workforce. This includes forming an maintaining strategic and collaborative academic partnerships with area universities, colleges, technical programs and high schools; scholarship program development and management; support for activities related to student onboarding and clinical rotation assignments; educational affiliation agreement management and oversight; DEU collaboration and implementation; oversight of externship programs; additional coordination relating to students and academic partnerships. This position will perform a variety of quality data entry and management functions that will include data entry, routine database maintenance and standard report generation, verification and distribution.

What You Will Do In This Role:

• You will build strategic alliances and partnerships serving as the liaison between Gulf Coast hospitals and local programs collaborating to maximize and optimize clinical rotations and enhance graduate preparedness.

• You will support the clinical education team to inspire pride in HCA and organizational outcomes by contributing to the development of a superior clinical education program and a culture-of-excellence.

• You will lead the day to day operations of academic partnerships that may include supporting Clinical Educators and clinical instructors in scheduling classes with applicable education materials and equipment, coordination of nursing student placement and schedules and facilitates communication with clinical education employees.

• You will represent the organization positively within the community; participate in company supported community/patient events and in-services.

What Qualifications You Will Need:

• Master’s degree in Nursing or Education preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required

• 5+ years’ experience in acute care facility leadership role required

• 3-5 years of experience in healthcare education required

• Currently licensed as a registered nurse in the state of practice Texas required

• Nursing Professional Development certification through American Nurses Credentialing Center or NPD certification preferred

HCA Gulf Coast Division is an affiliation of hospitals serving greater Houston area and South Texas. We share a mission, a commitment to the communities we serve and a standard of excellence for providing compassionate patient care. Serving such a large and diverse region requires HCA Gulf Coast Division to offer a range of programs that meets the needs of people of all ages with conditions ranging from acute to chronic illnesses. With 16 acute care and specialty hospitals, freestanding emergency rooms, ambulatory surgery centers, and more than 16,000 employees, HCA Gulf Coast Division offers patients access to a circle of care that is unique in the region. We bring comprehensive care close to home, including advanced medical care, education, and community outreach. By joining together as a network, hospitals are able to focus on improving outcomes and enhancing services for their own communities, while pooling resources for other functions like staffing and systems management.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

If this is the kind of dynamic growth opportunity that compels you, apply for the Vice President of Academic Partnerships role. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.