Remote Senior Director, Clinical Education & Experience

Western Governors University; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 98,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

WGU is seeking a Senior Director, Clinical Experience to lead clinical placement management and the development of education programs that advance student competency in patient care. You will manage budgets, staffing, and partnerships, while guiding HR processes and policy updates across the Health Professions domain.

Collaborating across the university, you will align initiatives with accreditation standards and institutional goals, supervise staff, and ensure high quality experiences for

Qualifications

• Influences others and communicates effectively to promote teamwork, decision making, and problem solving.
• Collaborates across the organization to achieve shared objectives and gains buy-in.
• Manages ambiguity and makes decisions with incomplete information.
• Demonstrates resilience under pressure and recovers from setbacks.
• Drives for results with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Encourages organizational learning and quick adaptation to new situations.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for clinical placement management directing planning, coordination, and quality assurance of student clinical placements.
• Designs, implements, and evaluates clinical education programs to support student and faculty competency in patient care.
• Manage budgets, staffing models, scheduling, and resourcing for clinical and lab operations; align resources with needs and priorities.
• Oversee and support training and guidance to stakeholders regarding clinical experiences, compliance, and partnerships.
• Builds and maintains strategic relationships with clinical partners and healthcare organizations; liaison for placement logistics.
• Hires, manages, coaches, and develops direct reports through performance processes.
• Support staff as they work with students to demonstrate professional behaviors and dispositions.
• Provide strategic leadership to improve programs and services; align with accreditation standards and institutional goals.
• Collaborate across the university to meet changing requirements and practices.
• Oversee all HR functions on the team including compensation, disciplinary actions, and expense approvals.
• Maintain and update policies for Health Placement and Health Professions Success; manage projects.
• Communicate with students, mentors, and external professionals; set team initiatives.
• Provide high-level support for escalated concerns and student issues.
• Oversee security and storage of documents for compliance and data requests.
• Guide long-term projects supporting stakeholders and student experience.
• Exhibit professional conduct as a representative of the company and department.
• Lead programs and services improvements for didactic and clinical experiences.
• Conduct annual performance reviews for team members.

Skills

Influences others

Effective communication

Collaboration

Managing ambiguity

Resilience

Results-driven

Organizational learning

Education

Master’s degree in related field

Leadership experience

Job description

WGU is seeking a Senior Director, Clinical Experience to lead clinical placement management and the development of education programs that advance student competency in patient care. You will manage budgets, staffing, and partnerships, while guiding HR processes and policy updates across the Health Professions domain.

Collaborating across the university, you will align initiatives with accreditation standards and institutional goals, supervise staff, and ensure high quality experiences for