Practice Education Specialist, Capella and Strayer University

Strayer Group; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Strayer Group is seeking a Practice Education Specialist to lead site-based learning initiatives, ensure quality educational outcomes, and collaborate with internal and external partners to support clinical training experiences.

The role involves overseeing data collection, governance, and analytics, plus coordinating with accreditation bodies and program leadership to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of program/course quality data and implementation of recommendations to improve learner outcomes.
• Ability to manage accreditation and regulatory requirements for higher education.
• Experience in academic coordination, teaching, or program evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality educational experiences for learners and faculty.
• Prepare analytics reports and monitor learner performance data.
• Oversee learner site-based vetting, approvals, and administration.
• Approve and manage affiliation requests and accreditors' mandates.
• Collaborate with Strayer and Capella University teams and other committees.
• Resolve issues related to courses, faculty, regulatory or administrative matters.
• Develop and deliver SBL faculty and learner orientations and training.

Skills

Leadership

Data analytics

Education program management

Remote team management

Communication

Microsoft Office

Project coordination

Education

MSN (Nursing)

Doctorate in Nursing or related field (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Practice Education Specialist functions within the Center of Excellence (COE) reporting to the Program Director. This position supports site-based learning needs and provides effective leadership for site-based learning, experiential learning, conducting site vetting and administration, and/or clinical training experiences to ensure the intended educational outcomes are met. Practice Education Specialist will serve as a manager overseeing data collection, quality improvement activities, governance, operations tasks, and collaboration with internal and external partners.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Ensure high-quality educational experiences for learners and faculty, focusing on SBL quality and achievement of outcomes.
• Engage in the ongoing review of the program, accreditation SBL Outcomes, and learner performance data; identify improvement opportunities based on regular data review.
• Prepare and submit analytics reports on a schedule determined by accreditation requirements and/or the school, summarizing findings and recommendations and tracking the impact of implemented changes.
• Conduct learner site-based vetting, approvals, and administration.
• Approve and Manage affiliation requests.
• Manage affiliation database and ensure accreditors' mandates are met.
• Across both Strayer and Capella Universities serves as liaison with multiple internal cross-functional partners.
• Collaborate with the SBL team, Academic Leadership Team, Program directors, Licensure Team, School Curriculum Committee, Advisory Councils, Honor Society Liaison (if relevant), and other committees as assigned.
• Resolve multi-faceted types of problems encountered involving courses, faculty, regulatory, or administrative issues.
• Maintains communications with preceptors/clinical faculty/clinical coordinators/site supervisors, including, but not limited to, site vetting, orientations, and evaluations.
• Maintains communications with learners, including, but not limited to, site-based learning issues, audits, and evaluations.
• Develop and provide SBL faculty and learner orientations/training as defined by university leadership and/or specialized accreditation and as needed.
• Contribute to specialized accreditation processes, self-study development, develop and maintain relevant learner manuals and accreditation SBL standards and outcomes assessments.
• Ensure SBL processes are designed per accreditation standards and followed by all involved.
• Conduct audits of SBL processes to ensure continuous quality improvement and learner success.
• Teach or mentor as assigned.
• All other duties as assigned.

Job Skills:

• Education - Knowledge of program/course quality data and implementation of recommendations relevant to improving learner outcomes. Ability to maintain program compliance with all regulatory rules and national program accreditation standards. Familiarity with program development and evaluation. Ability to advise and assess learning effectiveness and quality of the education experience.
• Navigation --Resolve multi-faceted types of problems encountered involving courses, faculty, regulatory or administrative issues.
• Adaptability/Flexibility - Open to change. Drive results despite ambiguity.
• Innovation - Creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
• Stress Tolerance -Accepting constructive criticism and dealing with high-stress situations.
• Leadership - Ability to operate independently (leading, collaborating, and executing) in a highly ambiguous, matrixed environment with high interdependencies. Be a doer, focused not just on thought partnership but on getting things done and executing independently and with others. Lead by listening, be highly collaborative, and productively contribute opinions to critical decision-making processes. Act independently to achieve results in support of business goals and strategies within a program area.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs.
• Ability to travel by air as required/needed.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 3 years' experience in clinical coordination/clinical placement in an academic or clinical setting, required.
• Significant experience managing and working with remote teams and a matrix environment, required.
• A minimum of 3 years teaching in an accredited program or related field; online higher education teaching experience, preferred.

Education:

• Nursing (non-NP):MSN from an accredited Nursing program, required.An earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution in Nursing or closely related fields, including Leadership in Higher Education and Education, preferred.
• Nursing (ARNP):MSN from an accredited Nursing program, required.An earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution in Nursing or closely related fields, preferred.
• All degrees must be conferred from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Certificates, licenses and registrations:

• Nursing (non-NP): Must