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INTRODUCTION
Kids Are Our Everything.
Department
10575 IT Training
Pay Range
$110,052.80 - $183,414.40
The Lead Technology Trainer partners with clinical, operational, revenue cycle, and information services (IS) stakeholders to help design and deliver an enterprise technology training program. This pivotal role, reporting to the Manager of Technology Training and Adoption, will have the opportunity to lead an Epic-certified training team who will ensure all Children's National staff are well-prepared and proficient in using our new Epic electronic health record and related applications. You will help develop a continuous learning model to advance user adoption and system mastery. Your expertise in health care workflows, information technology, and instructional design will empower our staff to leverage technology with competence and confidence, improving patient safety, care delivery, business processes, and the overall experience for patients, families, and colleagues every day.
Join us in making a lasting impact and help our patients Grow Up Stronger.
MINIMUM EDUCATION
Bachelor's Degree Bachelor’s degree in health care, education, information technology, health care administration, or a related field. (Required)
Master's Degree Master’s or other advanced degree in health care, education, information technology, health care administration, or a related field is advantageous. (Preferred)
MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE
7 years Minimum of seven years of clinical, operational, revenue cycle, technical, and/or training experience with health information technology, including electronic health records and other clinical or practice management applications. Experience with the Epic EHR is advantageous. (Required)
5 years Five years of experience in staff onboarding, adult education, curriculum development, instructional design, and/or training delivery, preferably in a health care setting. (Preferred)
REQUIRED SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE
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Leadership: Emerging ability to lead and inspire disparate stakeholders and align end users to achieve organizational goals.
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Management: Skilled in supporting high-performing teams, fostering a supportive and inclusive culture, promoting trust and transparency, and adhering to health care regulations and organizational policies and procedures.
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Communication: Excellent presentation and communication skills, adept at conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences through various channels, including static and dynamic pre-recorded and live content delivery, prioritizing user experience.
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Interpersonal: Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with clinical, operational, administrative, and technical stakeholders and leaders across clinical departments and business units.
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Project Management: Strong project management skills, capable of handling multiple initiatives simultaneously, including overseeing successful and fast-paced implementations of enterprise software including the electronic health record (EHR).
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Education: Knowledgeable in instructional design methodologies and adult learning principles. Proficient in using e-learning authoring tools, learning management systems (LMS), and virtual training platforms. Demonstrated experience enabling end user competency, confidence, continuous learning, and system mastery.
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Technical: Strong expertise in health information technology, including electronic health records and related systems. Familiarity with cross-venue clinical workflows and health care operations, including revenue cycle, analytics, and other business processes.
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Committed: Unwavering dedication to the vision for enterprise technology training in service of our mission and core values.
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Collaborative: Strong team player with a collaborative approach to problem-solving and leadership.
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Innovative: Ability to think creatively and develop forward-thinking training solutions and models.
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Adaptable: Flexible and able to navigate complex and rapidly changing priorities and environments.
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Empathetic: Understanding of challenges faced by healthcare professionals and staff and commitment to supporting their success.
REQUIRED LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
This position requires that the appropriate Epic certification be successfully obtained and maintained for the assigned area of responsibility within 6 weeks of completing training, if not obtained prior to hire. 180 Days (Required)
FUNCTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Leadership & Strategy
- Advise IS and hospital leadership on the development of a comprehensive EHR training and adoption strategy.
- Align training initiatives with organizational goals and digital transformation priorities.
- Provide day-to-day supervision and mentorship to junior training team members, fostering professional growth.
- Lead the recruitment, onboarding, and development of credentialed trainers and super users for go-live support.
Training Program Development
- Design and implement enterprise-wide training programs tailored to diverse user groups, including clinical, operational, and administrative staff.
- Ensure training content reflects organizational values, technical environment, and role-based workflows.
- Promote standard work, high reliability practices, and integration with clinical and operational workflows.
Training Environments
- Oversee the availability, integrity, and maintenance of training environments and test patient data.
- Ensure environments support realistic, case-based learning experiences and content development.
Implementation & Go-Live Readiness
- Lead the planning and execution of training activities for new system go-lives and upgrades.
- Coordinate with IS and project management teams to ensure readiness, communication, and support coverage.
Change Management
- Integrate system updates into training programs and materials.
- Collaborate with informatics and operational leaders to support change adoption and address resistance.
Performance Monitoring
- Define and track metrics to evaluate training effectiveness and user adoption.
- Monitor performance trends and provide ongoing support to ensure sustained proficiency.
Collaboration
- Partner with IS, department leaders, and vendors to ensure training programs meet evolving user needs.
- Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration and alignment.
Documentation
- Maintain comprehensive, accessible documentation of training materials, methodologies, and user resources.
- Support multi-channel communication strategies for training and adoption.
The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.
Children's National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.
Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.
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Organizations with standalone Learning and Development teams file LCAs for trainers far more consistently than those where training sits under HR generalists. Look for companies with internal curriculum teams, compliance training functions, or technical onboarding programs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Lead Trainer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, but you need to demonstrate that the position specifically requires a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as instructional design, adult education, or organizational development. Generic training roles where any degree qualifies are harder to approve. The more the job description ties duties to a specific discipline, the stronger the specialty occupation case. Check the O*NET profile for training and development specialists to understand how USCIS evaluates these roles.
Which visa types can sponsor Lead Trainer positions?
H-1B is the most common path for Lead Trainers, requiring employer sponsorship and a specialty occupation showing. TN visa is an option for Canadian and Mexican nationals if the role fits a qualifying USMCA profession. E-3 visa works for Australian citizens in specialty occupation roles. For permanent residence, EB-2 or EB-3 through PERM labor certification are available, with the employer demonstrating no qualified U.S. workers are available.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor Lead Trainer roles?
Browse Migrate Mate to find employers with verified sponsorship history for training and instructional design roles. The platform surfaces companies that have already gone through the LCA and H-1B filing process for similar positions, so you can focus your applications on employers who understand and are willing to repeat that process.
Will my employer need to file a PERM labor certification for a Lead Trainer green card?
For most EB-2 and EB-3 green card paths, yes. The employer must complete PERM through DOL, which involves advertising the position and demonstrating no qualified U.S. workers applied. For Lead Trainers with an advanced degree and significant published work or industry recognition, an EB-2 National Interest Waiver allows self-petition without PERM, though the bar for training professionals is high.
What degree does a Lead Trainer need for H-1B sponsorship?
USCIS looks for a bachelor's degree or higher in a field that directly relates to the job duties. Instructional design, adult learning, curriculum development, organizational development, and education are the strongest fits. Degrees in communications, psychology, or business can work if the job description specifically ties those disciplines to the training function. A degree in an unrelated field paired with years of training experience alone typically won't satisfy the specialty occupation requirement.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Lead Trainer jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.