Dir Clinical Experience

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Dir Clinical Experience

Job Description

Job Summary

The Director of Clinical Experience manages Sidney Kimmel Medical College’s Phase 1 Clinical Experience course. The individual in this position oversees a network of Community Health Workers and ensures patient continuity of care throughout the healthcare systems. The Director collaborates with Jefferson leadership, faculty, and staff to facilitate integration with other clinical, enterprise, and local partners in building links between clinical- and community-based resources.

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Supervise five Community Health Workers (CHWs) including daily management of tasks and problem solving as well as ensure triage to appropriate care as needed.
• Oversee medical students (280) deployed to clinical sites for the Clinical Experience course ensuring adequate oversight by Community Health Workers. Provides oversight of all electronic health records (EPIC) documentation of students and CHWs.

• Ongoing staff development and training; assess performance with frequent feedback and corrections as needed to Community Health Workers and students.

• Communicate and collaborate with sites and office managers to ensure optimal implementation of the Clinical Experience course.

• Conduct periodic evaluations between sites to ensure comparability of expectations and educational experiences.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

• Strong knowledge of human resources and payroll policies to ensure compliance and accurate processing.

• Responsible for updating and maintaining of resource database.

• Periodically contact and visit community partners to develop and maintain relationships and assess impact of patient referral.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree required in Social Work, Nursing, or other Healthcare field. Master’s preferred.

AND

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years related experience, with at least two years direct experience in outpatient care.

Supervisory and higher education experience preferred.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1015 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.