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Clinical Director of the Health Center
Anticipated Hiring: Immediate
Westminster School, one of the leading independent boarding schools in the country, is a diverse, close-knit community of approximately 190 employees and 430 male and female students (seventy-five percent boarding, twenty-five percent day students) set on a 200-acre campus in Simsbury, Connecticut. Since its founding in 1888, Westminster School has been committed to the core values of community, character, balance, and involvement. Our motto describes our community – “virtute et numine” – by Grit & Grace.
Westminster School, one of the leading independent boarding schools in the country, is a diverse, close-knit community of approximately 190 employees and 430 male and female students (seventy-five percent boarding, twenty-five percent day students) set on a 200-acre campus in Simsbury, Connecticut. Since its founding in 1888, Westminster School has been committed to the core values of community, character, balance, and involvement. Our motto describes our community – “virtute et numine” – by Grit & Grace.
General Summary
The Clinical Director serves as a hands-on, visible, community-minded clinical leader of the Health Center and School. This position requires a unique blend of exceptional clinical expertise, strict operational oversight, and a relational, student-centered approach. The Clinical Director will bridge the Health Center and the broader campus community, fostering a “primary care” environment. A central priority of this role is providing robust, visible leadership and clinical mentorship, ensuring impeccable regulatory compliance, supporting ongoing professional development, and aligning health services with the school’s philosophy of Grit & Grace. This is a full-time position, but we will consider candidates interested in a part-time structure. In addition to regular daytime campus hours, this position requires flexibility, including shared rotation for night and weekend on-call provider coverage to support our residential community.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Provider Coordination and Patient Care
- Primary Care Environment: Cultivate a warm, accessible, and proactive health environment tailored specifically to adolescents and boarding school life.
- Provider Integration: Coordinate closely with the school’s external Consulting Medical Director, internal Director of Mental Health Services, and on-call providers (APRNs/MDs) to ensure seamless continuity of care, diagnostics, and family communication.
- Parent and Family Engagement: Act as a trustworthy, articulate, and compassionate liaison for parents, building relationships with families that ensure appropriate plans of care and institutional trust.
Leadership, Mentorship, and Oversight
- Clinical Supervision: Foster a supportive, collaborative, growth-oriented team environment where nurses feel clinically backed and guided.
- Collaborative Leadership: Work in conjunction with the Administrative Director to develop, maintain, and update Health Center policies, procedures, and protocols. Oversee implementation, monitor compliance, provide staff education and guidance, and ensure accountability to standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices.
- Staff Performance and Training: Conduct regular performance evaluations, co-lead staff meetings, champion continuing education, and maintain membership in school health organizations.
Campus Integration and Collaboration
- Athletic Training Alignment: Establish consistent, seamless communication and teamwork with the Athletic Training department
- Multidisciplinary Support: Serve as a core member of the student wellness ecosystem; attend weekly Student Support meetings, Advisory Council meetings, Student Leave Accommodations and Review Committee, and regular faculty meetings.
- Community Education and Testing: Lead school-wide health education initiatives (teaching and preventative care). Help oversee the management of the student substance testing program.
Job Qualifications
- Current, valid CT licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), or Medical Doctor (MD/DO).
- 5 years of clinical experience preferred, ideally with a background in primary care, pediatrics, adolescent medicine, or school health environments.
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Office and Google Suite. Experience with August Schools a plus. Overall comfort with technology required.
- Must possess an accessible, empathetic, and relatable personality suited for high school students. The ideal candidate is approachable, enjoys teamwork, and embraces the boarding school lifestyle.
- A proven track record of leading as someone who “coaches up” their team and leads by example. High attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills necessary for high-stakes parent interactions and collaboration with school administrators.
- Strong assessment and critical thinking skills required.
- Ability to respond to high-stress situations in a calm and efficient manner.
- A deep commitment to the diverse community with the emotional intelligence to serve a global student body.
- Must be First Aid/AED/CPR certified.
- Ability to navigate an active 200-acre campus, alternating periods of desk-based administrative work and active clinical care.
To Apply
This is a full-time exempt position offering competitive pay and excellent benefits, including outstanding health care coverage and retirement plan. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to the Director of Human Resources, Pamela Daly, at pdaly@westminster-school.org.
Westminster School is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from candidates of color. Westminster School reaffirms its long-standing nondiscriminatory policy and employs individuals of any race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available at Westminster. Westminster does not discriminate in its hiring, educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs.
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In keeping with our support for a diverse community, Westminster abides by all applicable federal and state laws and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, color, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national and ethnic origin, ancestry and/or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Westminster admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School.
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