What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager position at VCU Health?
The Program Manager – Surgery Education job provides oversight and management of the various Surgical residency, fellowship, and medical education programs. This position is responsible for direct oversight and supervision to the education and administrative staff within the department’s educational programs.
The Program Manager – Surgery Education position manages functions common to the sub-specialty fellowship training programs including the 2 non-ACGME accredited programs (burns and laparoscopic surgery) and manages budgeting, account reconciliation, information systems oversight, house staff evaluation management, program accreditation, coordination and report compilation and assists with program administration and development.
The Program Manager – Surgery Education role functions as a liaison between other departments and divisions, residents and program directors.
Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: N/A Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: N/A Experience REQUIRED: Experience in programmatic assessment activities Experience in collaborating with Accrediting Agencies and Specialty Boards for Certification Experience with Graduate Medical Education Excellent written and communication skills Excellent team leader; prior supervisory experience required Experience PREFERRED: Experience with program-wide performance improvement in a large academic medical center. Experience managing quality projects in hospital or clinic setting. Experience collecting or analyzing clinical data/quality metrics. Leadership experience on curriculum and/or assessment committees Experience with surgery and surgical subspecialty accreditation standards and procedures Education/training REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in a related field Education/training PREFERRED: Master’s degree in an academic discipline pertinent to health sciences or education or PhD in adult education, general education, health administration or related field. Independent action(s) required: Manage large complex cross-functional programs and projects. This individual will collaborate with administration and faculty to improve student and trainee learning and enhance successful academic programs through programmatic and learning assessment, and to collect data and monitor the Departments programmatic assessment. Through collaboration with Accrediting Agencies, Specialty Boards, and other regulatory agencies, the director will innovate, develop, implement, and manage the Department’s assessment and accreditation efforts for the required M3 surgery clerkship and training programs in general surgery, plastic surgery, urological surgery, vascular surgery, critical care, bariatric and GI surgery, colorectal surgery, transplant surgery, surgical oncology, cardiothoracic surgery, and burn surgery. This will include program development, evaluation, monitoring, and reporting as well as collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating findings of quantitative and qualitative data relating to the student and trainee programs Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): Ability to supervise work of program coordinators and other staff in a matrix reporting structure. This position will be responsible for the direct supervision of the departmental education staff to include residency, fellowship, and clerkship coordinators Additional position requirements: N/A Age Specific groups served: N/A Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate): Activities: Prolonged sitting Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem-solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking Emotional: Fast pace environment, Able to handle multiple priorities, Able to adapt to frequent change
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The Program Manager – Surgery Education position manages functions common to the sub-specialty fellowship training programs including the 2 non-ACGME accredited programs (burns and laparoscopic surgery) and manages budgeting, account reconciliation, information systems oversight, house staff evaluation management, program accreditation, coordination and report compilation and assists with program administration and development.
The Program Manager – Surgery Education role functions as a liaison between other departments and divisions, residents and program directors.
Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: N/A Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: N/A Experience REQUIRED: Experience in programmatic assessment activities Experience in collaborating with Accrediting Agencies and Specialty Boards for Certification Experience with Graduate Medical Education Excellent written and communication skills Excellent team leader; prior supervisory experience required Experience PREFERRED: Experience with program-wide performance improvement in a large academic medical center. Experience managing quality projects in hospital or clinic setting. Experience collecting or analyzing clinical data/quality metrics. Leadership experience on curriculum and/or assessment committees Experience with surgery and surgical subspecialty accreditation standards and procedures Education/training REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in a related field Education/training PREFERRED: Master’s degree in an academic discipline pertinent to health sciences or education or PhD in adult education, general education, health administration or related field. Independent action(s) required: Manage large complex cross-functional programs and projects. This individual will collaborate with administration and faculty to improve student and trainee learning and enhance successful academic programs through programmatic and learning assessment, and to collect data and monitor the Departments programmatic assessment. Through collaboration with Accrediting Agencies, Specialty Boards, and other regulatory agencies, the director will innovate, develop, implement, and manage the Department’s assessment and accreditation efforts for the required M3 surgery clerkship and training programs in general surgery, plastic surgery, urological surgery, vascular surgery, critical care, bariatric and GI surgery, colorectal surgery, transplant surgery, surgical oncology, cardiothoracic surgery, and burn surgery. This will include program development, evaluation, monitoring, and reporting as well as collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating findings of quantitative and qualitative data relating to the student and trainee programs Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): Ability to supervise work of program coordinators and other staff in a matrix reporting structure. This position will be responsible for the direct supervision of the departmental education staff to include residency, fellowship, and clerkship coordinators Additional position requirements: N/A Age Specific groups served: N/A Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate): Activities: Prolonged sitting Mental/Sensory: Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem-solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking Emotional: Fast pace environment, Able to handle multiple priorities, Able to adapt to frequent change
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