Director Education I - Graduate Medical Education South at Cleveland Clinic in Akron General Medical Center
- Company: Cleveland Clinic
- Location: Akron General Medical Center
- Posted: Sep 19, 2026
- Type: Full time
- Experience: 5+ years
Overview
At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.
Job description
- At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.
- We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.
- Job Title
- Director Education I - Graduate Medical Education South
- Location
- Akron
- Facility
- Akron General Medical Center
- Department
- EDU Graduate Medical Education-Research Innov and Educ
- Job Code
- T97691
- Shift
- Days
- Schedule
- 8:00am-5:00pm
- Job Details
- Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.
- As a Director Education I, you will lead the operational activities of a smaller education area while overseeing multiple diverse groups and leveraging departmental and program leaders to manage assigned areas. In this role, you will serve as the administrative leader for one or more Education departments, programs, markets and/or shared services and oversee all Akron General Graduate Medical Education training programs.
- A caregiver in this role works days from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and is required to attend onsite at Akron General five days per week.
Responsibilities
- Lead in a matrixed environment and oversees the administrative aspects of education activities.
- Assure that they are conducted efficiently, ethically, and in compliance with relevant regulations and guidelines and throughput is meeting service level expectations.
- Work closely with Education leaders to ensure service level expectations are managed and supported. Directs strategy and growth, implementation, productivity, financial performance, compliance and risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.
- Direct and implement strategic plans for Education administration in alignment with the Enterprise Education goals and objectives.
- Plan, organize and direct all activities related to staffing for their area, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions and continuing education initiatives.
- Advise the Education leadership regarding various processes including integration activities, human resources, space, support or shared services, compliance and requirements to achieve specified goals and objectives.
- Research, perform analysis, compile data and advises Education leadership relative to short and long-range planning strategies, personnel management, and external relations.
- Maintain an effective organizational structure and ensure proper staffing with skilled and trained personnel.
- Monitor processes and recommend and implement improvements to ensure maximum service.
- Direct the financial operations for the assigned education areas, including budget development, expense and revenue analysis, evaluation of education support and development activities.
- Provide reporting to Education leadership as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field
- Five years of professional and functionally relevant experience
- Two years of demonstrated leadership and management experience
- (Master's degree in a relevant field may offset up to two years of the experience requirement)
- Knowledge of budgeting, cost analysis, manpower planning, supervision, compliance and operational analysis
- Oral and written communication in English
- Excellent analytical skills and business acumen
- Master’s degree
- GME/Education background
Skills
Required
- Leadership and management
- Budgeting
- Cost analysis
- Manpower planning
- Supervision
- Compliance
- Operational analysis
- Analytical skills
- Business acumen
Preferred
- GME/Education background