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Director of Nursing Education - Jefferson and Canonsburg

Registered NurseFull-Time

Compensation

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Full-Time
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Job Description

Company

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Responsible for the centralization and standardization of all nursing staff education throughout Allegheny Health Network and/or the outpatient setting. Establishes a system wide educational plan with goals in alignment with the strategic mission of organization. Provides an educational framework for excellence in staff education and professional practice which include best practices that result in a high performing educational team.

Essential Responsibilities

Establishes an educational model/process to identify and reflect best practices for standardization of nursing education and ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies. (25%)

Effectively organizes and implements a centralized nursing education department to include all members of the nursing team. (25%)

Selects, directs, evaluates, recommends, and implements approved disciplinary action. (5%)

Plans, manages and oversees all aspects to create a culture of professional excellence to provide high quality care with positive outcomes. (10%)

Leads teams and drives cultural change to incorporate systems thinking and team approach. (10%)

Incorporates health information technology into nursing education and utilizes and shares quality dashboards to manage, plan educational activities. (10%)

Creates a certified centralized staff education team focused on shared decision making. (10%)

Communicates effectively with interprofessional teams. Organizes and plans meetings and conferences. (5%)

Qualifications

  • Minimum
  • Masters degree in Nursing

Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC)

  • Five years experience as a nurse educator
  • Preferred
  • PhD

Additional Employment Requirements

  • CPR – American Heart Association
  • Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
  • Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
  • Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

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Key Responsibilities

The Director of Nursing Education is responsible for centralizing and standardizing nursing staff education across the network to ensure high-quality care and professional excellence. This role involves leading educational teams, implementing best practices, and utilizing health information technology to manage educational activities and quality outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Staff DevelopmentRegulatory ComplianceStrategic PlanningLeadershipTeam ManagementClinical EducationInterprofessional CommunicationPerformance Evaluation

Nursing Education — Registered Nurse Career Context

Highmark Health ranks #2 of 15 employers hiring Registered Nurse on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 58% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Canonsburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$320k
Typical market rent
$1,682/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.