Rocky Vista University logo

Rocky Vista University

Clinical Career Advisor

🇺🇸 Billings, MT

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $57K - $70K

💻 Academic Advising

🗓️ November 20th, 2025

COMLEX

Edtech.com's Summary

Rocky Vista University is hiring a Clinical Career Advisor to assist 3rd and 4th-year medical students in achieving academic and career goals, including managing transitions to clinical rotations and preparing residency applications. The role involves advising students on specialty exploration, application strategies, and coordinating with university departments to support student success.

Highlights
  • Provide career advising for specialty exploration and residency application strategies.
  • Collaborate with Preclinical/Student Affairs for clinical transition support.
  • Assist students in preparing audition and residency applications, including ERAS and NRMP processes.
  • Review and verify academic and residency documents such as MSPE and LORs.
  • Participate in student assessment, remediation of clerkship and board exams.
  • Serve on university committees and engage in community outreach.
  • Requires knowledge in medical career counseling, student development, and varied curricula.
  • Minimum qualifications include a relevant degree and 3+ years university or medical school experience with leadership roles.
  • Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree, experience with at-risk students, and healthcare advising.
  • Salary range: $56,600 to $69,500 per year, with full benefits including health insurance and 401(K) match.

Clinical Career Advisor Full Description

Location, Job Title, Benefits: 
Rocky Vista University in Billings, MT has an opening for an
Clinical Career Advisor (Full-Time)
 
To be considered for this position applicants should submit a resume/cover letter and salary requirements on our Careers page at www.rvu.edu.
 
SALARY: 
 
$56,600 to $69,500 per year. The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill, knowledge, experience, education, and credentials.
 
BENEFITS:
RVU offers a full benefits package that includes Health, Dental and Vision insurance, along with 2 weeks (minimum) accrued paid vacation days per year, 12 accrued sick days per year, personal days, 13 ½ paid holidays and 401(K) match up to 7% based on employee’s contribution. 
 
Commitment to Inclusive Excellence: We are Rocky Vista University (RVU), a diverse, equitable, and inclusive healthcare education university that recognizes, values, and respects the commonalities and differences reflected in our students, staff, faculty, and alumni. We strive to be compassionate healthcare educators and practitioners who embrace and champion inclusive excellence.
 
RVU is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Primary Purpose: 
To assist 3rd and 4th-year students in achieving their academic goals, including making the transition to clinical rotations, completion of subject exams, ongoing career exploration, and preparing their applications for post-graduate residency training. Essential Job Functions: 
  • Provide career advising for students as they explore specialties, maximize their application portfolios, and assist students in creating an optimal strategy for application to post-graduate residency training.
  • Collaborate with Preclinical/Student Affairs Career and Professional Development Counselor to assist in the transition to clinical training.
  • Help students strategically and timely prepare audition and residency applications. This includes helping students learn residency program search and networking skills using national and regional search platforms and resources, as well as understanding timelines.
  • Review ERAS, monitor transcripts and MSPE, assist with registration for NRMP and monitor NRMP, review multiple fourth-year and third-year emails.
  • Verify students for SOAP, NRMP match week, assist in sending multiple third-year emails, attend Clinical Education meetings, and assist as needed for COMLEX PE Prep week.
  • Assist students with the final draft of MSPE Noteworthy Characteristics and CV development, fourth-year LOR's, assist in sending multiple third-year emails, and with other residency document preparation.
  • Meet regularly with each student, including identifying and managing any academic and/or career planning issues, including remediating clerkship and board exams.
  • Provide service to the university community and students by serving on COM and department committees, providing leadership, mentorship and expertise to students, participating in community outreach events with professional organizations or groups as assigned by the Clinical Dean.
  • Participate in the assessment and evaluation of students and residents, provide feedback and remedial assistance to ensure that the students of the COM meet the standards established by the faculty and college and obtain the knowledge, skills and competency established.
  • Assist as needed in the remediation of clerkship and board exams (COMLEX Level 2 CK).
  • Oversee the preparation of the Core Specialty Letters and MSPE’s (Dean’s Letters).
  • Assist and support non-NRMP match processes as needed.
  • Other duties as assigned by the Clinical Dean.
 Marginal Job Functions: 
  • Assist Student Affairs in other 3rd or 4th-year career and academic advising responsibilities as assigned.
  • Demonstrate and role model an ongoing ability to work cooperatively with colleagues, including the pre-clinical career advisors for a seamless transition to the clinical years.
 
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 
  • Demonstrate knowledge and skill in medical career counseling and residency application strategies.
  • Broad working knowledge of student development principles and education theory.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of varied curriculum templates.
  • Demonstrate ability to mentor and motivate students and peers.
 
Minimum Qualifications: 
  • Earned degree in appropriate field, such as Student Affairs Administration and/or advising, Higher Education, Social Work, Educational Psychology, Counseling, etc., from an accredited institution.
  • Three (3)+ years of full-time experience at an accredited university, health profession college, or medical school.
  • Demonstrated increased leadership responsibilities in a university setting.
 Preferred Qualifications: 
  • Master's Degree in an appropriate field, including counseling, higher education leadership, student services/student affairs, learning specialist, from an accredited institution.
  • Demonstrated experience with at-risk student populations.
  • Prior experience in advising students in a healthcare setting.
  • Three (3)+ years experience providing advising or counseling in education or college/university environment.
 
Final applicant will be required to pass background check and drug screening.
 
Qualified applicants will be contacted. There may be an additional video interview for you to complete. Please watch your email including spam and promotions folder.
 
Rocky Vista University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities, and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary. The following are essential abilities and physical requirements for all positions at the University.
 
  • Ability to orally communicate effectively with others;
  • Ability to communicate effectively in writing, using the English language;
  • Ability to work cooperatively with colleagues and supervisory staffs at all levels;
  • May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties;
  • May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies to include, but not limited to, pens, pencils, calculators, computer keyboards, telephone, etc.;
  • May be required to transport oneself to other campus offices, conference rooms, and on occasion, to off-campus sites to attend meetings, conferences, workshops, seminars, etc.
 
careers@rvu.edu