Director of Clinical Training & Employee Health

At St. John’s Community Health, we are committed to preparing our clinical teams to deliver safe, consistent, and high-quality care while protecting the health and well-being of our workforce. The Director of Clinical Training & Employee Health is a unique leadership opportunity to build and lead our first centralized clinical training function while overseeing the Employee Health program across the organization.

This individual will establish one organization-wide standard for onboarding, clinical competency, skills validation, and ongoing development for Medical Assistants and other clinical support staff. The Director will also oversee employee health screening, immunization and titer tracking, respirator fit testing, exposure response, and confidential employee health records while partnering with the Chief Medical Officer, People & Culture, Quality, Risk, and operational leaders.

This is an ideal role for a strategic, hands-on nursing leader who thrives in building new programs, developing practical training systems, strengthening clinical quality, and creating consistent standards across multiple locations.

Minimum Qualifications

Active, unrestricted California Registered Nurse (RN) license. Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) or a related field. Five (5) or more years of clinical experience, including at least three (3) years in clinical education, staff development, or employee health. Two (2) or more years of supervisory or program leadership experience.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Knowledge of adult learning, competency-based curriculum design, infection prevention, and occupational health requirements. Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel regularly between St. John’s locations across Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in Nursing Education, Health Administration, or a related field. Experience in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), community clinic, or ambulatory care setting. Nursing Professional Development certification (NPD-BC) or Certified Occupational Health Nurse certification (COHN). Bilingual English/Spanish skills.

Responsibilities

Clinical Training Strategy & Program Development Design, develop, launch, and continuously improve an organization-wide clinical training program for Medical Assistants and other clinical support staff. Develop standardized onboarding, role-specific competency checklists, annual skills validation, training workflows, and documentation standards across all sites.

Create competency-based curriculum and practical training that supports consistent clinical performance and development. Lead phased implementation plans and evaluate training effectiveness using completion, competency, quality, and operational outcomes. Oversee clinical training content in Med. Trainer and the Connect Journey onboarding program.

Clinical Standards, Quality & Compliance Partner with the Chief Medical Officer and clinical leadership to align training with organizational clinical standards and scope-of-practice requirements. Ensure training and documentation meet California requirements for technical supportive services, including injections, venipuncture, and point-of-care testing.

Partner with Quality and Risk to convert patient safety events, near misses, audit findings, and performance gaps into targeted training and re-validation. Support organization-wide compliance training and maintain documentation for HRSA, payer, and regulatory reviews. Ensure clinical training programs meet applicable privacy, safety, documentation, and regulatory requirements.

Employee Health Program Leadership Lead pre-placement health screening, TB screening, immunization and titer tracking, annual influenza vaccination, and respirator fit testing. Own the employee response process for aerosol transmissible disease and bloodborne pathogen exposures, including notification, testing, referral, documentation, and follow-up.

Coordinate occupational health services and vendor relationships that support employee health requirements. Maintain confidential employee health records separately from personnel files and in accordance with applicable privacy requirements. Monitor employee health compliance and provide clear reporting to People & Culture and organizational leadership.

Leadership & Team Development Recruit, hire, onboard, supervise, mentor, and develop the Clinical Trainer and Training Coordinator. Establish performance expectations and provide ongoing coaching, feedback, and professional development. Build strong partnerships with People & Culture, Quality, Risk, Operations, site leadership, and clinical leaders.

Foster a culture centered on clinical excellence, accountability, consistency, learning, dignity, and respect. Ensure trainers and program staff maintain required competencies and complete assigned training. Financial Management & Operations Develop and manage the department budget in partnership with Finance and People & Culture leadership.

Manage vendor relationships, training resources, the organization-wide training calendar, and program documentation. Monitor expenditures, training completion, competency outcomes, employee health metrics, and operational performance. Analyze trends and identify opportunities to strengthen training, compliance, workforce readiness, and employee health processes.

Provide regular reports and updates to executive leadership regarding program implementation, outcomes, risks, and priorities. Skills The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and hands-on nursing leader who excels at building programs, developing people, and turning clinical standards into practical, measurable training.

Success in this role requires clinical credibility, strong operational judgment, exceptional collaboration, and the ability to work effectively with executive leadership, clinical teams, site leaders, employees, and external occupational health partners. Key skills include: Clinical education strategy and competency-based program development Adult learning, curriculum design, and skills validation Employee health and occupational health program oversight Infection prevention and exposure-response coordination Leadership, coaching, and team development Cross-functional partnership and stakeholder engagement Budget management and vendor oversight Data analysis, reporting, and performance improvement Executive-level communication and change management Regulatory compliance, documentation, and risk management Problem-solving and decision-making in dynamic, multi-site environments Why Join St.

John’s Community Health? St. John’s Community Health is committed to advancing health equity and improving outcomes for underserved communities. As the founding leader of our centralized Clinical Training & Employee Health function, you will have the opportunity to build a lasting program that strengthens clinical competency, supports employee well-being, improves consistency across sites, and helps our teams provide safe, high-quality care.

Your leadership will directly shape how clinical staff are prepared, supported, and developed throughout the organization. St. John’s Community Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.