Fast Facts

Ascend Learning is seeking a Consulting Services Nurse Educator for the Northeast region to enhance professional development and support curriculum accreditation for nursing educators, focusing on program management solutions and client success.

Responsibilities: Develop and implement program management solutions for curriculum accreditation, create presentations, conduct market analyses, and deliver client webinars while managing relationships with faculty.

Skills: Master's degree in nursing, current RN license, expertise in nursing curriculum and accreditation, and proficiency in technology tools for client success operations.

Qualifications: 8+ years nursing industry experience, 5+ years teaching experience in nursing education, and preferably a Doctorate degree and CNE certification.

Location: This is a remote position within the United States with a preference for candidates in the Northeast region, requiring up to 50% business travel.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $85,000 - $120,000.

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

Ascend Learning’s Nursing Segment is fueled by a commitment to excellence in nursing education. Our nursing brands — ATI, APEA, and NursingCE — offer evidence-based solutions designed to develop practice-ready nurses who are prepared for board certification and clinical practice. We use data analytics and engaging learning tools to help nursing students master core content. And we provide nursing education programs and professionals with best-in-class support and expertise from some of the sharpest minds in nursing education. We aid nurse educators in understanding students’ comprehension based on nearly two decades of data — including more than 12 million proctored assessments — that detail student learning and performance. The result is customers who are confident in the advice and guidance we provide with our quality-focused assessments and positive outcomes.

The Client Success (CS) team is responsible for supporting clients purchasing nursing solutions with product training, implementation, integration, and test preparation delivery to achieve client centric outcomes. The CS team leads the success planning, onboarding, training, SaaS implementation, ongoing proactive and reactive client support, and the delivery of nursing products for Ascend’s nursing brands: ATI, APEA, and NursingCE. The team is accountable for delivering high quality services and subsequently capturing and tracking key business performance indicators to client success including client satisfaction, product adoption and usage, NCLEX pass rate, and institutional and student retention. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Nurse Educator in Consulting Services, you’ll be part of an enthusiastic team dedicated to enhancing professional development and curriculum accreditation for nursing educators and administrators. You’ll focus on developing and implementation of program management solutions including curriculum accreditation, systematic evaluation plans, clinical site management, and program evaluation to improve client success. 

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This position will have the flexibility to work remotely within the United States. Candidates living within the Northeast region is preferred. Other locations will be considered within proximity to a major airport for business travel up to 50% of the time. 

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Create professional presentations and provide domain expert nursing consultation services on curriculum, accreditation, and faculty and program development, staying abreast of emerging trends in nursing education
• Utilize analytics tools to interpret data trends, ensuring alignment with client goals across the customer lifecycle to achieve complete agreement consulting days
• Develop and implement comprehensive Nursing Program Management resources, including tools for curriculum accreditation, systematic evaluation plans, clinical site management, and program evaluation
• Manage relationships with faculty during the integration of nursing software products into a curriculum to support accreditation
• Conduct thorough market analysis (of nursing market trends and competitors) to identify current topics for professional development presentations
• Deliver live client webinars and attend nursing education conferences as a domain expert

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Master’s degree in nursing, with a current RN license in good standing, Doctorate degree strongly preferred
• Certified Nurse Education (CNE) preferred
• 8+ years of nursing industry experience within Nursing Academia and Curriculum Development and Accreditation
• 5+ years of teaching experience with expertise in curriculum, accreditation, accreditation process, and the NCLEX test plan in the nursing education industry
• 2+ years of nursing administration experience as a program chair, site visitor or active member of curriculum and evaluation committees
• 2+ years of curriculum accreditation (traditional, CBC, competency based) and self-study experience
• 1+ year experience using ATI products
• Proficient in technology tools for client success operations
• Up to 50% of travel expected
• Expert Proficiency in curriculum assessment and advising accreditation standards including accrediting bodies of the ACEN, CCNE, NLNCNEA
• Proficient in technology tools including SaaS platforms, D365, Gainsight, Microsoft Office and ZOOM
• Capable of data entry and software builds for creating client accreditation management tools
• Adept at delivering presentations to diverse audiences both in-person and virtual while utilizing PowerPoint and other technologies
• Passionate about improving nursing education for faculty and programs
• Ability to organize workflow focused on maximum coverage and achieving optimal client outcomes
• In-depth knowledge of active learning strategies, including simulation in a nursing program
• Knowledgeable in how to write NCLEX-style items; interpret item analyses; develop test blueprints at the program and course level

BENEFITS

• Flexible and generous paid time off
• Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401(k) employer matching program
• Parental leave
• Wellness resources
• Charitable matching program
• Hybrid work
• On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)
• Community outreach groups
• Tuition reimbursement

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.

About Ascend Learning

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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