Impact of Task-Fit Misalignment and the Director of Clinical Education: A Grounded Theory Study.

There seems to be an interconnectedness of impact among the person, the program, and the profession when misalignment exists between the fit of the DCE to the job or the work environment to the DCE. Findings indicate job crafting may be necessary to evolve the nature of the DCE work toward higher director-level tasks. This is the first study of its kind to explore the impact intersection of person-job fit and task-fit and the impact on a DCE's responsibilities. Nonrespondent or attrition bias may have limited sample size.