**Description** This position is incentive eligible. **Introduction** Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Division Director Academic Partner you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Methodist Healthcare which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare. **Benefits** Methodist 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 a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as a(an) Division Director Academic Partner where your passion for creating positive patient interactions is valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise! **Job Summary and Qualifications** The Academic Affairs and Scholarship Director 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 nursing workforce in assigned division. This includes forming an maintaining strategic and collaborative academic partnerships with area/regional schools of nursing; nursing student 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 nurse 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:** + Build strategic alliances and partnerships serving as the liaison between Mission Health facilities and local nursing programs collaborating to maximize and optimize clinical rotations and enhance graduate preparedness + Serves as the liaison between Mission Health facilities and Galen College of Nursing to collaborate and expand recruitment, and communicate benefits to potential students. + Develops and manages nursing student scholarship programs facilitating recruitment and retention + Develops and leads innovative strategies to facilitate collaboration activities with schools of nursing promoting student nurse recruitment and retention + Develops and directs the nursing student recruitment strategies to support the pipeline from high schools to nursing schools with facility CEO/CNOs + Collaborates with Division and facility leadership to develop retention strategies for new graduates + Establishes Academic Partnerships and facilitates Academic Practice Partnership Collaboration and activities + Leads 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 + Provides leadership, coordination and oversight of externship or pre-licensure training programs + Develops strategies and provides leadership /oversight for Dedicated Education Units (DEUs) **What you will need:** + Master’s Degree in Nursing or Education Required + Will consider a Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare related field and current enrollment in a Master’s degree program; A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is highly preferred + 5+ years experience in acute care facility Required + 3-5 years of experience in healthcare education Required + Currently licensed as a registered nurse or health professional in the state(s) of practice and/or an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation Required + Basic Life Support Required HealthTrust Supply Chain (https://healthtrustpg.com/) is a critical part of HCA Healthcare’s strategy. Our focus is to **improve performance** and reduce costs. We do this by joining non-clinical and administrative functions. HealthTrust Supply Chain best practice methodologies. We develop, apply and monitor **cost-efficient initiatives** and programs for HCA Healthcare. By improving facility efficiency, medical professionals can focus on our mission - patient care. 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. "Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Division Director Academic Partner opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. **Unlock the possibilities and apply today!** We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.