Senior Orientation & Competency Specialist RN

Salary range: $114,000 - $170,000

ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Senior Orientation & Competency Specialist RN

REPORTS TO POSITION: Clinical Education Leader

DEPARTMENT: Clinical Education

DATE LAST REVIEWED: September 2025

OUR VISION: Creating America’s healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION: In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES: Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

The Clinical Education Department is a system-wide support service that provides education, clinical practice support, and professional development opportunities for nursing, allied health, medical staff, and community partners rles Health System.

This integrated department delivers services across multiple domains, including:

• Clinical Practice & Professional Development (CPPD): Onboarding/Orientation, Competency Management, Continuing Education, Professional Role Development, Collaborative Partnerships, and American Heart Association Training Center.
• Medical
  
  Education:
  
  Graduate and undergraduate medical education, residency and fellowship programs, student clinical rotations, and partnerships with academic institutions.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME): Accredited continuing education programming for medical staff, ensuring alignment with national standards and maintenance of licensure requirements.
• Medical Library: Provision of evidence-based resources, research support, and clinical information services.
• Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Collaboration with community partners to strengthen the healthcare workforce pathway in Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

The Senior Orientation & Competency Specialist RN leads the strategic development and implementation of orientation and competency programs across clinical departments. Designs curriculum aligned with organizational goals, evaluates learning outcomes, and drives continuous improvement in staff readiness and performance.

The role assesses, designs, develops, implements, and evaluates, in collaboration with subject matter experts and leadership, the following programs:
Clinical Orientation (in person and online), Competency Management, and Just in Time training. This position serves a key role in working with leaders to ensure that all clinical caregivers are meeting regulatory, legal, and accreditation standards and requirements.

This position does not directly manage other caregivers, however may be asked to review and provide feedback on the work of other caregivers.

Designs and evaluates orientation curricula.

Develops competency frameworks and validation tools.

Engages in peer review and feedback processes with interdisciplinary education partners to promote consistency, quality, and best practices across all clinical education initiatives.

Analyzes data to improve program effectiveness.

Partners with leadership to align education with quality and safety goals.

Plans, implements, and oversees clinical orientation, and training to ensure staff are fully prepared and compliant with all state, federal, organizational, and accrediting‑body requirements rles Health System.

Works with leaders to fulfill “just‑in‑time” education and training requests using appropriate modalities while assigning appropriate credit types.

Works in collaboration with leaders and subject matter experts to create, track, and ensure that competencies for each clinical role within the organization are up‑to‑date and completed within the required timeframe.

Will review and validate clinical education content for eLearning and curriculum design consistent with a Master’s‑level preparation in nursing education. Identifies and obtains peer review from qualified subject matter experts or physicians for materials exceeding this scope of expertise.

Maintains current knowledge of regulatory, legal, and accreditation requirements for initial and ongoing competencies and training for all clinical staff.

Regularly reviews data and program outcomes to identify areas for improvement.

Supports the vision, mission, and values of the organization in all respects.

Supports the Lean principles of…