Vice President Clinical Education

Care Synergy has an immediate opening for a Vice President Clinical Education. Bachelor of Science in Nursing required.

Location: Denver CO

Status: Full-time

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8-5

Annual Pay Range: $204256 - $240000 (eligible for short-term incentive plan)

Expense Reimbursement: Relocation Reimbursement

CULTURE BENEFITS AND PERKS:

• We value engagement community and outreach initiatives and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming and supportive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.
• We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two free confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life.
• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1000 Family $2000
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay/Sick Leave): 18 days in the first year for FT team members
• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Career & Logo wear
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Clinical Career Ladders
• Certification Pay
• Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
• Team Member Service Awards
• Early Wage Access
• Legal and Identity Protection
• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

REWARDING WORK YOU WILL DO:

The Vice President of Clinical Education provides enterprise-wide leadership for the development implementation and evaluation of clinical education strategies across a multiservice line healthcare organization. This role ensures nursing and clinical staff are prepared to deliver safe high-quality evidence-based care across diverse care settings. The VP partners with executive leadership service line leaders and quality teams to standardize education advance workforce competency and support organizational growth and regulatory compliance.

Enterprise Clinical Education Strategy

• Leads the development and execution of a unified clinical education strategy across multiple service lines and care settings.
• Aligns education initiatives with organizational goals patient outcomes quality metrics and workforce planning.
• Ensures consistency in clinical education standards while allowing for service-line specific requirements.

Program Development & Oversight

• Oversees education programs including onboarding continuing education specialty training leadership development and competency validation.
• Standardizes orientation clinical pathways and competency frameworks across service lines.
• Leverages technology simulation and innovative learning modalities to enhance clinical education delivery.

Nursing & Clinical Excellence

• Serves as a senior nursing leader ensuring education supports clinical practice standards and scope of practice requirements.
• Collaborates with clinical leaders to identify skill gaps and implement targeted education interventions.
• Promotes evidence-based practice and professional development across all clinical disciplines.

Quality Safety & Compliance

• Ensures clinical education programs meet regulatory accreditation and licensure requirements (e.g. ACHC CMS state boards of nursing).
• Partners with Quality Risk and Compliance teams to address clinical performance patient safety and survey readiness.
• Leads remediation competency validation and performance improvement education initiatives as needed.

Leadership & Team Development

• Leads mentors and develops a system-wide clinical education team.
• Fosters a culture of continuous learning accountability and clinical excellence.
• Supports succession planning career pathways and workforce retention through strong education programs.

Collaboration & External Partnerships

• Establishes partnerships with academic institutions professional organizations and clinical training vendors.
• Supports recruitment pipelines and clinical placement programs.
• Represents the organization in external clinical education and nursing leadership forums.

Budget & Resource Management

• Develops and manages the education budget across service lines.
• Evaluates and implements learning management systems simulation resources and education vendors.
• Ensures cost-effective use of resources while scaling education programs enterprise wide.

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO LOVE ABOUT YOU:

• Mission Driven Alignment with Care Synergy and each Affiliates mission vision values service philosophy and standards.
• Education Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Masters degree preferred.
• Experience 10 years of progressive nursing experience including senior leadership in clinical education professional development or nursing leadership. Experience leading education programs across multiple service lines or care settings. Strong knowledge of nursing practice standards regulatory requirements and accreditation processes. Demonstrated ability to lead system-level initiatives and influence executive and clinical leaders.
• Required License: Unencumbered Colorado Nursing License. Valid Colorado drivers license and proof of automobile insurance in accordance with state statute.

Care Synergy is a Colorado not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation under 501(c)(3) of the Code under Section 509(a)(3) based on the authority concerning a parent entity that provides management services as a supporting organization to one or more supported organizations.

Care Synergy is a mission driven values based not-for-profit organization made up of preeminent not-for-profit hospice and palliative care organizations serving those in need along the Front Range.

Care Synergys organizing principles include; sustainability strategic positioning growth maximizing quality care and patient/family outcomes maximizing economies and efficiencies as well as improving financial performance.

On a stand-alone basis Care Synergy provides mission support and operating activities which principally include; Finance and Accounting Information Technology and Systems Quality and Compliance Human Resources Risk Management Contracting and Credentialing Group Purchasing and other mission support services.

Care Synergy operates as a holding company providing governance management and mission support services strategic and operational oversight for its Affiliate organizations.

Care Synergy Affiliates include: Colorado Visiting Nurse Association Pathways Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care and The Denver Hospice all Colorado not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) corporations.

The Care Synergy enterprise consists of five (5) companies generating $100MM in revenue annually serving more than 1200 Hospice patients per day more than 1200 home health patients per day and more than 1000 Palliative Care clients.

If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our Talent Acquisition team via email at You may also call the Human Resources Department at . Applications can be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color religion gender gender identity pregnancy national origin age disability creed ancestry genetic information marital status sexual orientation/identity transgender status military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications.

Required Experience:

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