**Description** This position is incentive eligible. **Introduction** Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as an AVP Academic Partnerships? At HCA Healthcare, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years. **Benefits** HCA 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._** You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated AVP Academic Partnerships like you to be a part of our team. **Job Summary and Qualifications** The AVP, Academic Partnership is responsible for supporting the development, implementation and evaluating a systems approach to academic partnerships within HCA Healthcare. This includes maintaining a collaborative approach with the division AVPs, Academic Partnerships to support activities related to student onboarding and clinical rotation assignments; education affiliation agreement oversight, and additional coordination relating to students and academic partnerships. **What you will do in this role:** **Strategy** + Support the design and development of corporate and division frameworks and strategy to prioritize, delegate, and execute initiatives that improve division and facility alignments with local and regional nursing schools. + Support the development and operationalize a systematic approach to managing critical actions and decisions across various teams to improve nursing school relations, student rotations, and nursing student recruitment and retention + Utilize and leverage data systems and tools, in order to examine, validate, and drive performance + Shape corporate strategy by providing data-driven feedback on needed interventions or workshops + Serves as the liaison between HCA Healthcare and Galen College of Nursing to maximize the number of nursing student clinical rotations and obtaining 75% of their graduates to work in an HCA Healthcare facility + Collaborates with divisions to develop retention strategies for new graduates **Service** + Fosters a service excellence culture + Regularly monitors data and outcomes of existing programs for presentations to leaders + Provide relationship management and support that facilitates stakeholder connections and alignment of intentional nursing student engagement activities that result in exemplary clinical experiences + Fosters a culture that inspires commitment to the mission, vision and values of HCA Healthcare; ensures colleagues are recognized, valued and supported + Oversees programs and processes for program evaluation and feedback to operational leaders, and participants. + Monitor and evaluate reports consistently, trouble shoot areas of concern, assist with corrective action plans as needed **People** + Continually enhance stakeholder communication, to collaboratively execute on the nursing agenda + Provide relationship management and support that facilitates stakeholder connections and alignment of intentional student engagement activities that result in exemplary clinical experiences + Working collaboratively with facility, division and corporate leadership to identify opportunities to optimize various processes utilized by the key stakeholder teams that result in positive outcomes **Growth** + Participates and supports the strategic planning and business development process to grow our student population. + Represents the organization positively within the community, participates in company supported events. + Supporting and continually re-evaluating the student experience to increase our market share of nursing graduates + Supporting and continually re-evaluating the faculty experience while at an HCA Healthcare facility **Finance** + Manages operating expenses including the utilization of supplies and identifies opportunities to reduce operation expenses + Creates a culture of accountability for effectively managing expenses that will result in being good stewards of our finances + Develop metrics and reports that will demonstrate a return on investment for our academic initiatives. **Additional Responsibilities** + Ability to travel up to 25% of the time + Must remain flexible and available to provide staffing assistance for any/all disaster or emergency situations + Other duties as assigned **What qualifications you will need:** + Bachelor's degree in Nursing if the Masters is not in Nursing, preferably in nursing, healthcare administration or business – Required + Master's degree preferably in nursing, healthcare administration or business – Required + 5+ years of experience in Healthcare/Management – Required + 3+ years’ experience in relevant program management and project management experience focused on clinical operations and/or education – Preferred + Registered Nurse must be currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state in which he or she practices, in accordance with law and regulation – Required + Experience with new graduate nursing residency programs and/or nursing school faculty - Preferred In today's challenging business environment of cost pressures, supply disruptions, and workforce shortages, it is crucial for providers to efficiently manage expenses and enhance performance. HealthTrust, in collaboration with 1,800 hospitals and health systems, offers a specialized group purchasing organization (GPO) membership model designed to deliver immediate and sustainable cost savings. Their team of experts provides tailored value acceleration engagements to address specific needs, delivering unparalleled benefits. With nationwide purchasing power and a focus on overall spending management, HealthTrust offers unmatched pricing advantages on supplies, along with industry-leading benchmarks and best practices. The dedicated team is committed to guiding and implementing performance enhancements in cost, quality, and outcomes. 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 costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. "Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our AVP Academic Partnerships opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. **Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!** 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.