The Director of Clinical Affiliations is responsible for nurturing the institutions relationships with our community partners and leading the clinical education network of the Doisy College of Health Sciences. This position is responsible for building a culture of commitment to clinical education of students and for maintaining and enhancing the existing college and program affiliation partnerships. This position also serves as the point of contact for various internal (college and university administrators, faculty, staff, program faculty with clinical affiliation responsibilities, students) and external constituents (including clinical education sites, preceptors) for all college and program clinical education related efforts.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintains existing community partnerships through ensuring effective partner engagement, active agreements, and active sites; supports the colleges programs to increase and grow their network of clinical partners
Maintains a system of tracking mechanisms, processing contracts, and ensuring timely update of affiliation contracts and setting up of affiliation sites using the college systems
Implements process improvement efforts and promotes program and partner compliance with institutional requirements, accreditation commitments and college guidelines
Develops and maintains effective college level communication to constituents regarding clinical education efforts, policies, and initiatives; visits clinical affiliation sites and meets regularly with clinical education faculty
Collaborates with existing University services/resources (e.g., Student Health Center, Human Resource) to centralize onboarding procedures (e.g., background checks, TB tests) to eliminate duplication of efforts by individual programs
Serves as the chair of the Doisy College of Health Sciences Practicum/Affiliations Committee; service on committees as assigned by the Dean
Works with constituents, faculty, and administrators to develop and provide non-compensatory benefits for clinical educators and preceptors (e.g., IT and Library Services for library access)
Develops and implements strategy to solicit and support clinical affiliations and programs
Prepares monthly status reports for the Dean of current and proposed affiliation agreements
Performs other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to interact with faculty, staff, and students
Ability to plan, organize, establish, and accomplish goals & objectives
Project management skills
Problem-solving skills
Strong networking skills
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree
Five years of community relations, partnership development/management, or closely related experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Masters degree
Eight years of community relations, partnership development/management, or closely related experience
Previous experience working in an academic and/or healthcare setting
Saint Louis University(SLU) is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. The University has campuses in St. Louis, Mo. and Madrid, Spain. SLU values academic excellence, life-changing research, compassionate health care, and a strong commitment to faith and service. For nearly 200 years, the University has gone beyond teaching facts and figures, encouraging students to form ideas and identities. Today, SLU students are nearly 14,000 strong. The University has invested vast resources to advance academic programs and enhance the student experience. SLU also is a major research institution where premier researchers tackle local and global challenges. And the University's commitment to community service has earned it national acclaim and bolstered its status as a character-building college.
