Training and Development Manager 2 (SR33) Oregon State Hospital

About the Role

The Training and Development Manager provides leadership for the planning, direction, coordination, implementation, and continuous evaluation of the Oregon State Hospital's clinical education and workforce development programs. Reporting to the Director of Training and Education, this position translates the department's strategic vision into operational practice by overseeing curriculum design, daily education operations, New Employee Orientation (NEO), onboarding, competency management, refresher education, learning management systems, and training governance.

Oregon State Hospital, a Joint Commission and CMS certified public psychiatric hospital, provides psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for mentally and emotionally ill adult and geriatric populations committed by the Oregon courts as part of the state mental health system. The hospital is the largest division of Oregon Health Authority with approximately 3,000 positions and 700 patients across two campuses in Salem and Junction City.

This role ensures education systems are integrated, evidence-based, and responsive to organizational priorities, workforce needs, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and emerging best practices. Through continuous evaluation and quality improvement, the position strengthens employee competency, promotes patient safety, supports workforce readiness, and advances the hospital's mission of providing safe, high-quality, recovery-oriented behavioral healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the planning, direction, coordination, implementation, and continuous improvement of the organization's learning, education, and workforce development systems.
• Lead the operational planning, implementation, and evaluation of clinical education and workforce development programs in support of department-wide strategic initiatives.
• Develop long-range education strategies that align with the Director's vision, organizational priorities, workforce capability needs, and future service demands.
• Establish and oversee training governance processes to ensure educational programs are systematically reviewed, evaluated, and updated in response to regulatory changes, accreditation standards, evidence-based practice, quality improvement findings, patient safety events, and organizational priorities.
• Oversee curriculum design, instructional standards, competency frameworks, education delivery methods, learning technologies, and competency management systems to support a comprehensive learning environment.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary collaboration related to curriculum development, competency management, patient safety initiatives, regulatory requirements, and organizational change efforts.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and operational resource for training governance, clinical education systems, competency management, learning processes, and workforce development initiatives.
• Communicate education priorities, implementation plans, performance outcomes, compliance metrics, and improvement opportunities to leadership teams, committees, and partners.
• Partner with Safety Training, Crisis Prevention and Intervention, and Nursing Education leadership to ensure education programs are coordinated, aligned, and integrated within the broader Training and Education Department.

Requirements

• Six years of supervision, management, or progressively related experience; OR three years of related experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field.

Desired Attributes

• Experience with enterprise-wide training and development planning in a healthcare environment, with a focus on program design and compliance.
• Proven ability to collaborate with department heads on both clinical and non-clinical training goals that align with the employment life cycle.
• Prior experience with the development of a compliance tracking system.
• Ability to design and deliver training in all modalities: Instructor Led Training (ILT), Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT), e-Learning, and others.
• Experience with Training Needs Assessment (TNA) to align training with business goals across the enterprise and identify skills gaps.
• Strong project management skills.

Benefits

• Excellent, low-cost medical, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family.
• Optional benefits like life insurance, disability coverage, deferred compensation, and FSA options for health and childcare.
• Generous paid time off: 11 holidays, 3 personal days, monthly sick leave, and vacation accrual starting at 10 hours/month.
• Potential eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Retirement security through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP).
• Training and development opportunities to grow your career with the State of Oregon.

Pay

$7,537 - $11,657 per month. The salary listed is the non-PERS qualifying range. If the successful candidate qualifies for PERS, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.

Schedule

This is a full-time, permanent, on-site position based in Salem, Oregon.

Employment is contingent upon a criminal records check and a driving records check that meets OHA criteria at the time of hire and throughout employment.