Corporate Director of Clinical Education

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A Great Place to Work

As a Certified Great Place to Work, we think that you are going to love it here. Your work will be meaningful to you. You will make a genuine difference in the lives of our aging guests and the families that love them. You will enjoy lasting bonds with the families you meet and with the teams you work on. And if you desire, you will experience real career growth where your expertise and dedication is valued and appreciated. We invite you to join our team!

 

Location: 850 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield, Connecticut, 06109

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What You'll Do:

 

The Corporate Director of Clinical Education designs, implements, and oversees the comprehensive clinical training and professional development programs across 44 skilled nursing facilities spanning 6 states. This executive role standardizes clinical education, ensures multi-state regulatory compliance, and drives clinical excellence using PointClickCare (PCC) data. The Director collaborates directly with a both regional and facility personnel to align educational strategies with company-wide quality improvement goals, ensuring high-quality patient care and improved staff retention.Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Develop a unified corporate clinical education strategy that meets the regulatory and operational needs of 44 facilities across 6 distinct states.
• Operational Collaboration: Partner with the facilities to identify facility-specific educational gaps and deploy targeted clinical training.
• Systems Integration: Collaborate with Clinical Integration  to embed PointClickCare workflows, clinical protocols, and competency training seamlessly into daily operations.
• PCC Utilization: Leverage PointClickCare (PCC) data, EHR audits, and clinical dashboards to identify systemic training opportunities and measure the impact of educational initiatives.
• Program Standardization: Establish corporate standard operating procedures, curricula, and competencies for all clinical staff, ensuring consistency in onboarding and continuous training.
• Regulatory Compliance: Monitor CMS guidelines and state-specific regulations across all 6 operating states to ensure educational programs remain proactive against survey deficiencies.
• LMS Management: Oversee the selection and utilization of the corporate Learning Management System (LMS) to monitor compliance, track training metrics, and deliver adult learning modules.

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What We Offer

As part of National Health Care, our team enjoys:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Comprehensive training and mentorship
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Supportive and collaborative work environment
• The chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our residents

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Qualifications and Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required; Master’s degree (MSN), Healthcare Administration, or Clinical Education highly preferred.
• Licensure: Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license; multi-state compact license preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of clinical education leadership within the long-term care or skilled nursing facility sector.
• Multi-Site Oversight: At least 3 years of experience managing clinical education in a regional or corporate capacity overseeing multi-state, multi-facility operations.
• Technical Expertise: Deep operational knowledge of PointClickCare (PCC), including clinical documentation modules, dashboard tracking, and EHR implementation.
• Knowledge Base: Expert understanding of CMS regulations, state survey processes, QAPI frameworks, and adult learning principles.
• Travel: Ability to travel frequently across the 6 operating states to support regional teams and oversee large-scale training rollouts (up to 40–50% travel required).

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We Hire for Heart!

National Health Care Associates (National) is proud to be a family-run organization since 1984. Like family, each of National’s centers are unique but share common values: Kindness, Service, Compassion and Excellence.  Today, our centers include more than 40 premier providers of short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and post-hospital care including several named “Best Of” by US News & World Report.  When you join the team at a National center, you join a team that provides life-changing care to thousands of patients, residents, and families in a Great Place to Work Certified environment.

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.