Director of Nursing Residency Program

St. Johns Riverside Hospital is a leader in providing the highest quality compassionate health care utilizing the latest state-of-the-art medical technology. Serving the Westchester community from Yonkers to the river town communities of Hastings-on-Hudson Ardsley Dobbs Ferry and Irvington St. Johns Riverside has been and continues to be a unique and comprehensive network of medical professionals dedicated to a tradition of service that spans generations.

St. Johns has been an integral part of the community since the 1890s and its commitment to provide the community with the most advanced medical services available continues to be the hospitals vision mission and value. St. Johns Riverside Hospital built itself around an early foundation of nursing and community 1894 the Cochran School of Nursing the oldest hospital-based school of nursing in the metropolitan area was founded thus making the St. Johns Nursing Staff more than just the backbone of the hospital but the heart and soul. St. Johns dedicated nurses give superior attention to those who need it most with a strong emphasis on patient and family-focused nursing care.

St. Johns Riverside Hospital staff is committed to making life better for all patients. The hospital continues to elevate the services provided with the goal of increasing the quality of life for all who entrust St. Johns Riverside Hospital to their care.

St. Johns Riverside Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race creed color national origin sex age disability marital status or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal state and local law.

Personalized care together with advanced technology is what it means to be Community Strong

The Director RN Residency Program provides strategic operational educational and fiscal leadership for the organizations American Nursing Credentialing Centers (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) accredited or accreditation-seeking RN Residency Program. The Director is accountable for the development design implementation evaluation and continuous improvement of the residency program and serves as the organizations designated Program Director for ANCC PTAP accreditation.

The Director ensures the successful transition of newly licensed registered nurses into professional practice through a structured residency experience that includes organizational orientation competency-based learning professional development mentor-ship preceptorship and practice-based learning. The position collaborates with executive leadership educators managers preceptors academic partners and interdisciplinary stakeholders to promote nursing competency retention workforce development and nursing excellence.

The Director serves as the primary liaison with ANCC PTAP and is accountable for maintaining accreditation standards demonstrating program outcomes and supporting organizational strategic goals.

THIS IS A GRANT FUNDED POSITION UNTIL 2030

Current valid NYS Registered Nurse license Nursing Professional Development.

Graduate degree or higher with either the baccalaureate or graduate degree in nursing required.

Masters degree in Nursing Nursing Education Nursing Professional Development Healthcare Administration or related field requiredDoctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) PhD EdD or related doctoral degree preferred.

Certification (NPD-BC) preferred Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) preferred NEA-BC NE-BC or other nursing leadership certification preferred.

Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressive nursing leadership experience required experience in nursing education nursing professional development residency programs workforce development or transition-to-practice programs experience with program development curriculum design competency assessment and outcome evaluation.

Experience leading an ANCC PTAP-accredited program preferred experience managing accreditation processes experience with nursing workforce retention initiatives ANCC PTAP Program Director Eligibility Requirements.

Demonstration of education and/or experience in adult learning principles required

Maintaining accountability for program development design implementation and evaluation required.

Required to serve as the primary ANCC PTAP contact.