Nursing Clinical Partnerships Lead - Contract (Atlanta)

MDT Institute is expanding its healthcare education programs and preparing to launch Nursing programs in Georgia.

To support program approval and development, we are seeking an experienced Nursing Clinical Affiliation Specialist to secure clinical training partnerships with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, long-term care centers, behavioral health providers, and maternal-child health sites across the Atlanta metropolitan area.

This role is focused on establishing clinical affiliation agreements and letters of intent required for nursing program approval. The ideal candidate understands the clinical placement process for nursing education programs and already has relationships within the local healthcare community.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in nursing education administration, hospital education departments, or clinical placement coordination who enjoys building partnerships that expand educational opportunities.

Job Summary

The Nursing Clinical Affiliation Specialist will serve as MDT’s primary representative responsible for identifying, developing, and securing clinical training partnerships. The position focuses specifically on obtaining letters of intent and executed clinical affiliation agreements required for the development of nursing programs.

The coordinator will conduct outreach to healthcare organizations, build relationships with clinical leadership, coordinate feasibility surveys, and assist with executing formal affiliation contracts that meet regulatory and accreditation requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and develop relationships with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, long-term care centers, behavioral health providers, and maternal-child health sites throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area.
• Secure letters of intent and clinical affiliation agreements necessary to support the launch of our nursing programs.
• Conduct outreach to Directors of Nursing, Clinical Education Directors, Hospital Administrators, and Facility Leadership to establish clinical training partnerships.
• Coordinate and collect information required for clinical site feasibility surveys and regulatory documentation.
• Support negotiation and execution of clinical affiliation contracts between MDT Institute and partner facilities.
• Maintain organized records of outreach activities, agreements in progress, and signed partnerships.
• Provide timely reporting to MDT leadership regarding outreach progress, partnership development, and agreement status.
• Collaborate with program leadership to ensure documentation aligns with regulatory expectations for nursing program approval.

Why Join Us?

• Help Launch New Nursing Programs: Play a critical role in establishing the clinical partnerships needed to launch new nursing programs in Georgia.
• Make a Meaningful Impact: Your work will directly support the development of future nurses by ensuring access to high-quality clinical training sites.
• Flexible Engagement: This role is structured as a contract or part-time opportunity during the program development phase.
• Collaborative Leadership Team: Work closely with experienced nursing program leadership and compliance professionals.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience
• Experience developing clinical affiliation agreements or partnerships with healthcare and nursing organizations for nursing or healthcare education programs
• Background in hospital education departments, nursing school administration, or clinical coordination roles highly desirable.
• Existing relationships with healthcare facilities in the Atlanta metropolitan area strongly preferred.
• Experience negotiating or coordinating healthcare affiliation agreements or contracts.

Flexible contract or part-time arrangement with competitive hourly or project-based compensation commensurate with experience.