St. Charles Health System

St. Charles Health System

Medical Director of Clinical Education

Bend, OR · Director

Sponsorship not specified$11k-$15kDetected 22 days ago
LeadershipCollaboration

About the role

  • The Medical Director of Clinical Education, in a collaborative leadership role known as a dyad with the Director of Clinical Education, leads the Clinical Education department at SCHS consistent with the principles described below.

Responsibilities

  • Serves as a system support for Three Sisters Family Medicine Residency based in Madras, including participation in SCHS-OHSU meetings related to sponsorship.
  • Supports principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change, to achieve the purpose and objectives noted above.
  • Provides and maintains a physically and psychologically safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests and is trained and practices Culture of Excellence-based leadership.

Requirements

  • Continually (75% or more): Use of clear and audible speaking voice and the ability to hear normal speech level.
  • Never (0%): Climbing ladder/stepstool, lifting/carrying/pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds, ability to hear whispered speech level.
  • May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned

Nice to have

  • Current board certification in specialty.
  • Additional postgraduate training or experience in UGME/GME.
  • Preferred: Additional postgraduate training or experience in UGME/GME.

Skills

  • Our tools support collaboration and communication.
  • Education on best practice is evidence based (published, peer reviewed, accepted as best practice).

Compensation

  • Supports system-wide clinical onboarding, competency validation, and annual clinical training (e.g. CPR, ACLS, NRP) aligned with quality, safety, cultural awareness, and regulatory requirements.

Benefits

  • Director of Clinical Education
  • SCHS Education
  • In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value
  • Charles Health System.
  • Provides physician oversight of and direction for essential physician and provider student, resident, and continuing education programs.
  • This includes, but is not limited to, Continuing Medical Education (CME) programming sponsored by SCHS, provider education strategy, and updating the policies related to such activities.
  • Collaborates with medical staff leaders and safety/quality or best practices committees as may be developed to promote evidence-based practice and reduction in unwarranted variation in clinical care.
  • Working with the Clinical Education Team, understands and ensures compliance with educational contracts with institutions outside of SCHS and collaborates to develop new contracts where needed.
  • Serves as a resource for compensation aspects of employed or contracted physicians and providers involved in teaching and learning activities, with liaison as necessary with provider compensation committee and staff.
  • Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.

Company info

  • 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.
  • The department, including the Central Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program, exists to:
  • Attract talent:
  • Partners with academic institutions to create clinical rotations, internships, sub internships, and pathway programs
  • Hosts residency programs.
  • Actively engages in community outreach, recruitment activities, and educational events.
  • Grow and Retain Talent:
  • Facilitates fellowship programs and role-transition pathways to support entry into specialty areas and advanced practice roles.
  • Hosts Grand Rounds and knowledge-sharing forums that elevate clinical dialogue and foster interdisciplinary collaboration across all four campuses.
  • Coordinates continuing education (CE) offerings that support licensure, certifications, and current clinical practice.
  • Provides ongoing simulation, skills labs, and just-in-time clinical training to ensure caregivers remain competent and confident in their roles.
  • Improve the quality of care:
  • Supports system-wide clinical onboarding, competency validation, and annual clinical training (e.g. CPR, ACLS, NRP) aligned with quality, safety, cultural awareness, and regulatory requirements.
  • Designs and delivers education that directly supports clinical practice improvements, patient safety initiatives, and accreditation standards.
  • POSITION OVERVIEW: The Medical Director of Clinical Education, in a collaborative leadership role known as a dyad with the Director of Clinical Education, leads the Clinical Education department at SCHS consistent with the principles described below.
  • Strategic and Operational Alignment:
  • Education, our programs and partnerships are purposefully aligned to support strategic and operational goals in our organization.
  • We develop and use criteria to assess fit of new and existing programs and the criteria support collaborative decision making of knowing when to say "yes" to new ideas/programs and when to say "no" or "not now"
  • We maximize our use of common processes, tools and resources to manage the administration of our programs.
  • Evidence Based
  • We keep current on best practice and update our education programs.
  • Learning Culture and Continuous Learning
  • We actively seek out new knowledge and feedback to improve personal performance; share learning with peers and applying new skills to adjust effectively to changing work demands.
  • We encourage and model knowledge sharing among team members; apply learning strategies to solve challenges and analyze team behaviors to improve performance and knowledge flow.
  • We apply curiosity and self-awareness by actively identifying personal strengths and opportunities for growth; seek out new knowledge, ask questions, and apply lessons learned from both successes and setbacks.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Serves as a system support for Three Sisters Family Medicine Residency based in Madras, including participation in SCHS-OHSU meetings related to sponsorship.

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