Clinical Core Co-Lead (RHT)

The Clinical Partnerships Core Co-Lead provides strategic leadership in developing and sustaining partnerships between the RHT initiative and healthcare providers, health systems, community-based organizations, and other clinical stakeholders across New Hampshire. Working collaboratively with RHT leadership and core leads, the Co-Lead ensures that RHT programs, workforce development, training, and other initiatives are informed by the needs and priorities of the healthcare delivery system, particularly in rural and underserved communities. The position serves as a key liaison to clinical partners, cultivates statewide engagement, identifies emerging workforce and clinical needs, supports the involvement of subject matter experts and healthcare professionals, and helps translate partner priorities into actionable programs and opportunities across the RHT ecosystem.

Duties/Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership and Program Development (20%)

• Provide leadership as part of the Clinical Partnership Core leadership team for the planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Clinical Partnership Core.
• Work with the clinical core leadership team to develop annual work plans, timelines, objectives, milestones, and performance measures.
• In collaboration with the Director of Strategic Initiatives, lead the management of higher education/employer capacity data integrity, and governance in partnership with the rural health data analyst.
• Lead the implementation of articulation agreements, placement agreements, preceptor infrastructure support, and academic practice agreements.
• Collaborate with Clinical Partnership Core leadership, workforce entities, and partner organizations to align activities with statewide healthcare workforce priorities.
• In partnership with the Clinical Partnership Core leadership team, develop short- and long-term sustainability plans, including institutionalization and diversification of funding strategies.
• Support the development and implementation of innovation in clinical education, workforce partnerships, and rural healthcare workforce development.
• As part of the Clinical Partnership Core, provide strategic recommendations to project leadership regarding emerging workforce challenges and opportunities.

2. Partnership Development and Stakeholder Engagement (20%)

• Support and maintain strategic relationships with healthcare providers, health systems, educational institutions, professional associations, workforce organizations, and community stakeholders.
• Coordinate and support regional clinical partnerships throughout New Hampshire.
• Convene stakeholder meetings, listening sessions, partner forums, and working groups to advance Clinical Partnership Core objectives.
• In collaboration with the Clinical Partnership Core, manage and expand employer partnership networks to increase clinical training, apprenticeship, experiential learning, and employment opportunities.
• Represent the Clinical Partnership Core at local, regional, and state meetings.

3. Clinical Education Support and Workforce Development (20%)

• Support development and implementation strategies to recruit, train, retain, and support clinical preceptors.
• Coordinate establishment and expansion of clinical placement sites, particularly within rural and underserved communities.
• In partnership with the Clinical Partnership Core leadership team, collaborate with employers and educational partners to reduce barriers to student placements and experiential learning opportunities.
• Support creation and implementation of education-to-career pathway models spanning secondary education, community colleges, universities, and graduate programs.
• Support development of career ladder and career advancement opportunities for incumbent healthcare workers.

4. Workforce Analysis, Planning, and Evaluation (25%)

• In collaboration with the Director of Strategic Initiatives, ensure data integrity (rural capacity assessment, incoming data from ELMI/ Employment Security, NH Rural Health Workforce Gap Analysis).
• In partnership with the Clinical Partnership Core team data analyst and Director of Strategic Initiatives, ensure workforce capacity matrices, pathway maps, gap analyses, and strategic planning tools are continuously updated.
• In partnership with the Clinical Partnership Core leadership team, identify priority occupations and workforce needs in rural counties, guided by rural health capacity assessments, ELMI/Employment Security Data, NH Rural Health Workforce Gap Analysis, and other related data sources.
• Collaborate with the Director of Strategic Initiatives and the project evaluation team to develop performance metrics and monitor outcomes.
• Utilize data and evaluation findings to inform decision-making, resource allocation, and program improvements aligned with program deliverables and timelines.
• Prepare reports, recommendations, and presentations to summarize workforce trends and partnership outcomes.

5. Program Operations, Grant Management, and Reporting (15%)

• Coordinate day-to-day project activities and implementation efforts across Clinical Partnership Core initiatives.
• Monitor project deliverables, timelines, and contractual requirements.
• Collaborate with Regional Health Liaisons, evaluation staff, and USNH project leadership to ensure effective communication and coordination.
• Track partnership activities, stakeholder engagement efforts, and program outcomes according to the Logic Model.

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, public health, health professions education, nursing, workforce development, health policy, business administration, or a related field. 
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in healthcare workforce development, clinical education, healthcare operations, partnership development, program management, or a related field.
• Experience collaborating with healthcare providers, health systems, educational institutions, workforce organizations, and community stakeholders.
• Experience leading or coordinating multi-partner initiatives, projects, or grant-funded programs. 
• Experience utilizing workforce, labor market, or program evaluation data to support planning and decision-making. 

Required Licenses & Certifications:

• Valid driver's license and ability to travel throughout New Hampshire for meetings, site visits, and stakeholder engagement activities. 
• No specific professional licensure required. 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of healthcare workforce development, clinical education, workforce pipelines, and healthcare delivery systems.
• Knowledge of rural health challenges, workforce shortages, and healthcare workforce recruitment and retention strategies. 
• Knowledge of workforce planning methodologies, labor market information, data analysis, and program evaluation practices. 
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative partnerships across healthcare, education, government, and community sectors. 
• Strong project management skills, including implementation planning, monitoring deliverables, and managing timelines. 
• Ability to facilitate stakeholder meetings, working groups, and collaborative decision-making processes. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate workforce data into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing, presentation development, and public speaking. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and data management systems.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a complex, multi-organizational environment. 

Other Requirements:

• Ability to travel statewide and occasionally attend evening meetings or events as required.
• Commitment to advancing rural healthcare workforce development and improving access to care in underserved communities. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a grant-funded environment. 
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound professional judgment. 
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering collaborative and inclusive partnerships.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in public health, healthcare administration, health professions education, workforce development, business administration, nursing, or a related field. 
• Experience working with rural health initiatives, healthcare workforce programs, or clinical education partnerships. 
• Experience with grant-funded programs, federal or state workforce initiatives, and performance reporting. 
• Experience developing articulation agreements, clinical affiliation agreements, preceptor programs, or academic-practice partnerships. 
• Experience working with workforce and labor market data sources, including healthcare workforce gap analyses and employment projections.
• Experience supervising staff, interns, graduate assistants, or coordinating cross-organizational project teams. 
• Familiarity with New Hampshire healthcare, workforce development, educational systems, and rural communities.

Applicant Instructions: 

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within theMy Experience: Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents)

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Compensation Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here:USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

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