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JOB SUMMARY: The clinical outreach model relies heavily on a robust system of community-based clinical rotations, in which students will perform under the guidance of faculty preceptors. As such, the Director of Clinical Education Outreach will have a commitment to customer service, innovation, and primary / specialty care based upon interdisciplinary and inter-professional education and will sustain the number and quality of affiliation agreements.

The Director must be persuasive and driven to promote the overall mission of LECOM, possess the ability to build rapport with the community at large and leverage relationships to generate student rotations. Public relations skills are essential as the Director will distribute materials related to LECOM, have adjunct faculty responsibilities, and oversee student goals and various evaluation processes.

The Director will coordinate, conduct and track bi-annual site visits to affiliated hospitals and will coordinate new affiliation agreements and student rotation opportunities. In addition, monitoring site evaluations to determine compliance with accreditation standards and trends related to the effectiveness of students learning while maintaining the overall environment and ensuring appropriate outcomes.

Other tasks include coordinating strategic planning processes as they relate to clinical education outreach, including resource impact and implementation strategies. To achieve this end, the Director spends time in an office setting completing various administrative tasks, reports and making phone calls; however, the majority of time is spent in the field going to doctors' offices and healthcare facilities.

CHARACTERISTIC JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Establish clinical goals, outcomes and measures to assess student, faculty and affiliate performance, efficiency and productivity;
• Develop the network of extramural rotations and clinical community sites to support the pre-doctoral clinical education program;
• Establish and track affiliation agreements;
• Establish extramural rotations and community-based sites for pre-doctoral education;
• Work with various local and regional health care agencies, not for profits, and the community of practitioners to ensure that a full range of health care services are provided to the underserved populations;
• Preparation of educational tools (A/V, demonstration models, lectures, lesson plans...etc.); 
• Preparation of various exercises that parallel Patient Clinic protocol and procedure...by means of case based models;
• Preparation of demonstrations, lectures, small group discussions, and the selection of suggested and required reading from identified sources (i.e., Vital Source Bookshelf), and coordinating these educational tools with other members of the group;
• Must be able to take direction and receive assignments from the Associate Dean of Clinical Education and/or his/her designee;
• Participate in and be responsible for a variety of LECOM and other community outreach functions to enhance and promote the mission of LECOM;
• Ensure proper appointment and credentialing of adjunct faculty on an as needed basis;
• Engages medical education leadership teams and administrative support at affiliate sites by supporting and coordinating:
  • Educational Programs
  • Regularly scheduled meetings (Monthly-Quarterly) with an agenda tracking key items including:
    • Wellness of students
    • Identify students with difficulties
    • Student attendance and engagement
    • Preceptor faculty engagement and opportunities for professional development
    • Change in clinical faculty to remove or add for LECOM faculty appointments
    • Needs assessment of site
    • Rotation review and identify opportunities for rotation development
• Engage affiliate sites medical education leadership teams with LECOM with r gular communication, such as a Clinical Education Newsletter; organizing and coordinating annual hospital days, and other outreach initiatives.
• Engaging LECOM Regional campuses and assisting in organization and coordination of annual Regional Dean Retreat.
• Engaging community preceptors/clinical faculty to make 
• Manage office staff and related functions on an as needed basis;
• Faculty member will contribute and be responsible for overall student success, including, but not limited to, advising and student outcomes;
• Faculty member will contribute directly to the Mission of LECOM embodying the essence of Osteopathic Principles and Practices by assisting with Institutional fundraising and participating in the LECOM Scholarship Auction;
• Faculty member will participate in scholarly activity so to enrich and broaden the student learning experience;
• Faculty member will commit to being a representative of LECOM by being actively involved in the community, including, but not limited to, serving on Boards, participating in community fundraisers and overall outreach;
• Must be available for work during the hours assigned, for student instruction and overall clinic development; and
• Accept other duties needed/assigned for the Institution's needs.

EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled

Minimum Requirements 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodation, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Broad knowledge of clinical trends and issues in medical education;

General knowledge of the principles of community organization, public and business administration;

Demonstrated leadership skills and professionalism;

Excellent customer service, public relations, and marketing skills;

Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy;

Effectively using organizational and planning skills, including attention to detail and follow-through;

Ability to collaborate innovatively within and outside the Institution;

Strong communications skills are essential as well as computer literacy (MS Office Suit [i.e. Word, PowerPoint and Excel]) and accurate data entry skills;

Knowledge of continuous quality improvement methods and the ability to implement them on an as needed basis;  

Ability to analyze, understand, and problem-solve in an effective and efficient manner;

Ability to implement at both the strategic and operational levels;

Knowledge of systems thinking and informational technology in an educational environment;

Ability to organize and prioritize work assignments and meet deadlines;

Assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects, and demands;

Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials;

Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships;

Knowledge of and ability to maintain confidentiality of patient (HIPAA) and student privacy (FERPA);

Ability to make rapid, sound decisions;

Ability to adapt to changing circumstances;

Ability to apply critical thinking in a fast-paced environment;

Adhere to all local, state, federal and LECOM policies and procedures;

Knowledge of pertinent laws, policies / procedures and/or guidelines affecting areas