AVP of Workforce Integration and Partnerships

You Can Change the Life of One to Care for the Lives of Many!

At Galen College of Nursing, we educate and empower nurses to change lives. Since 1989, we’ve dedicated our work to delivering high-quality nursing education with a student-first mindset. As one of the largest private nursing colleges in the country, we combine the support of a close-knit learning environment with the strength of a nationally recognized institution, HCA Healthcare.

That same passion for excellence in the classroom extends to our offices. At Galen, you’ll find a culture deeply rooted in collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to improving the future of healthcare. Your work directly touches the next generation of nurses, and your contributions help our students pursue their dream of a compassionate career.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a difference, grow professionally, and be part of a caring team, we’d love for you to apply for the AVP of Workforce Integration and Partnerships position today!

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Position Overview:

As a AVP of Workforce Integration and Partnerships at Galen College of Nursing, you will serve as a strategic leader and liaison between Galen College of Nursing and HCA Healthcare and other partners to strengthen academic-practice collaboration, optimize clinical education experiences, and improve graduate success rates. This role ensures alignment with workforce needs, advancing the shared mission to prepare practice-ready nurses and increase employment of Galen graduates within HCA Healthcare and other partner facilities. The AVP will lead Practice and Workforce Integration Partnership (Academic Practice Partnership) meetings, coordinate joint initiatives, and analyze student success data to inform strategy and performance improvement. The position supports a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation that enhances the student experience and HCA’s nursing workforce pipeline.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and sustain strategic alliances between Galen College of Nursing and HCA Healthcare to advance workforce development and student success initiatives.
• Serve as the lead facilitator for Academic Practice Partnership (APP) meetings with HCA division, facility, and academic leadership.
• Partner with division AVPs of Academic Affairs and Academic Partnership leaders to optimize student placement, externships, and transition-to-practice models.
• Foster a service-excellence culture across all partnership activities.
• Promote consistent and professional communication among stakeholders to enhance the student and faculty experience.
• Represent Galen in HCA division and partner facility’s advisory boards, councils, and workforce committees.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with academic and clinical leaders across all organizations.
• Collaborate with faculty, preceptors, and clinical teams to ensure high-quality learning experiences in clinicals to improve success rate.
• Partner with HCA nursing leadership to develop initiatives supporting student engagement, readiness, and retention.
• Expand and strengthen academic-practice partnerships across HCA divisions and Galen campuses.
• Develop dashboards and performance metrics to demonstrate partnership effectiveness and ROI.
• Collaborate with marketing and enrollment teams to highlight partnership success stories and promote nursing career pathways.
• Track and report key metrics related to partnership outcomes and student success rates.
• Participate in annual budgeting for academic-practice initiatives. Identify and implement cost-effective strategies for partnership engagement

Position Requirements:

• Education: Master’s degree in Nursing, Education, or Healthcare Administration, Doctoral degree preferred
• Licensure: Registered Nurse (active, unencumbered, compact or state-specific)
• Experience: 5+ years progressive leadership experience in academic or healthcare settings. Experience with HCA Healthcare or large health system partnerships preferred.
• Skills: Relationship management, data analysis, strategic planning, facilitation, and communication. Familiarity with Power BI or similar data reporting tools preferred.

Benefits

At Galen College of Nursing, we want to ensure your needs are met. We offer a comprehensive package of medical, dental, and vision plans, tuition discounts, along with unique benefits, including:

• 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 well-being
• 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 children, elders, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity.
• 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.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Galen College of Nursing is recognized as a 2023 National League of Nursing (NLN) Center of Excellence (COE).

Galen’s Compassionate Care Model Values

• Inclusivity: I foster an environment that provides opportunity for every individual to reach their full potential.
• Character: I act with integrity and compassion in all I do.
• Accountability: I own my role and accept responsibility for my actions.
• Respect: I value every person as an individual with unique contributions worthy of consideration.
• Excellence: I commit myself to the highest level of quality in everything I do.

Learn more about our vision and mission.

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:

AVP of Workforce Integration and Partnerships

Galen College of Nursing