Director of Clinical Education

The role

The Director of Clinical Education leads the strategy, operations, quality, and continuous improvement of the clinical education program. This person oversees clinical educators, simulation resources, education partnerships, and the clinical education budget to ensure flight clinicians maintain necessary competencies.

What you will do

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Clinical Education.
• Lead, develop, and support the Manager of Clinical Simulation and clinical educators.
• Assess educational needs and manage departmental resources, personnel, budget, and technology.
• Direct the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical education programs.
• Ensure standardized, evidence-based education, competency assessment, and simulation.
• Collaborate with clinical, medical, and operational leaders.
• Establish measures to evaluate educational effectiveness and clinician competency.
• Ensure programs meet CAMTS standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies.
• Provide oversight of the multi-platform simulation program.
• Develop and lead a sustainable external education business line.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, paramedicine, respiratory therapy, healthcare education, healthcare administration, or a related field.
• Must be a Registered Nurse or Paramedic.
• Able to obtain licensure for states within the Life Link III operational area.
• Meet the requirements of a Flight Nurse or Paramedic at Life Link III.
• Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in clinical education, including leadership responsibility.
• Experience in critical care, emergency care, transport medicine, or a closely related clinical environment.
• Demonstrated experience designing curricula, assessing competency, facilitating simulation, and evaluating education outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience leading people, managing projects, and administering a departmental or program budget.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, organizational, and relationship-management skills.
• Ability to manage concurrent priorities, use sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and perform effectively in a complex healthcare environment.
• Ability to travel to Life Link III locations, conferences, and other travel as needed.
• Valid driver’s license

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in healthcare, education, business, administration, or a related field.
• Experience in air medical or critical care transport education.
• Experience managing a simulation center or multi-platform simulation program.
• Experience with CAMTS accreditation standards and survey preparation.
• Experience developing external education programs, partnerships, or revenue-generating services.
• Experience with learning management systems, educational technology, data analysis, and vendor management.
• Experience conducting, presenting, or publishing clinical or educational research or quality improvement work.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage starting the first of the month following date of hire
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer match
• 401k with employer match fully vested
• Generous paid leave and paid time off
• Life, disability, critical illness, and accident insurance
• Tuition/Training reimbursement program

Before you apply

• Life Link III does not sponsor employment visas of any kind.
• All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

About the company

Life Link III is a premier, nationally recognized air medical transport company. They provide care to critically ill or injured patients using state-of-the-art aircraft.