RN Director, Clinical Education
St. Charles Health SystemAbout the role
Relocation Assistance: This role offers in-state or out-of-state relocation assistance for candidates who have not worked at St. Charles Health System in the last year.
ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM
JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Director Clinical Education
REPORTS TO POSITION: Senior Director Clinical Excellence and Patient Flow
DEPARTMENT: Clinical Education
DATE LAST REVIEWED: May 2026
OUR VISION: Creating America’s healthiest community, together
OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring, Teamwork, and Safety
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The Clinical Education Department is a system-wide support service that provides education, clinical practice support, and professional development opportunities for nursing, allied health, medical staff, and community partners at St. Charles Health System.
This integrated department delivers services across multiple domains, including:
Clinical Practice & Professional Development: Onboarding/Orientation, Competency Management, Continuing Education, Professional Role Development, Collaborative Partnerships, and American Heart Association Training Center.
Medical Education: Graduate and undergraduate medical education, residency and fellowship programs, student clinical rotations, and partnerships with academic institutions.
Continuing Medical Education (CME): Accredited continuing education programming for medical staff, ensuring alignment with national standards and maintenance of licensure requirements.
Medical Library: Provision of evidence-based resources, research support, and clinical information services.
Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Collaboration with community partners to strengthen the healthcare workforce pipeline in Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
POSITION OVERVIEW: The Director of Clinical Education is responsible for the strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation of all medical, nursing, and allied health education programs across St. Charles Health System. This role leads the development and oversight of initiatives that ensure clinical excellence, foster professional growth, and promote a culture of lifelong learning, while collaborating closely with leaders in Nursing, Medical Staff, Risk, Compliance, Legal, HR, Quality, Safety, Informatics, and community and academic partners to align programs with the organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities.
The realms of responsibility include, but are not limited to:
Clinical practice support, evidence-based standards of care, and translation of best evidence into practice workflows.
Onboarding, orientation, transition-to-practice programs, competency management, and professional role development for all clinical caregivers.
Continuing medical education (CME) accreditation, design, and implementation of educational programs for medical staff.
Oversight of graduate and undergraduate medical education programs, residency programs, and student rotations.
Direction of the Medical Library services and resources.
Leadership of the AHEC program and community workforce pipeline development.
Support for clinical excellence initiatives.
Oversight of nursing/allied health research, policy development, and clinical standards committees.
This position leads and evaluates the Clinical Education Manager, System Education Specialist, Education Coordinators, CME Program staff, Medical Education staff, Student Rotation Coordinator, Medical Librarian, AHEC staff, and administrative support personnel.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Aligns practice standards, education, and professional development with national evidence-based guidelines.
Partners with nursing and allied health leaders to ensure clinically sound standards of care and competencies.
Leads the design, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives that advance evidence-based practice and improve patient outcomes.
Oversee policy and procedure development, implementation, and review for nursing and allied health.
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