UTHealth Houston · 7 hours ago
Assistant Director Educational Programs - Pediatrics
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
6+ years expUTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. The Assistant Director of Educational Programs in the Pediatric Department supports leadership in managing residency, fellowships, clerkship, and visiting scholars programs, while leading a team of coordinators and ensuring compliance with accreditation standards.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Works collaboratively with leadership of student educational programs, residency program(s), and fellowship program(s) to plan, implement, and oversee quality improvement initiatives regarding onboarding, training, and administrative skills development
Responsible for leading and directing the departmental education efforts to expand the breadth and quality of the department's educational programs. Works to improve internal systems for both supporting and assuring compliance for accreditation and institutional policies. Plans, implements and collaborates with department education leadership faculty for program development towards the department's educational mission under the direction of the Vice-Chair for Education, Chairman and DMO
Acts as key departmental education liaison (internally and externally) between academic programs, affiliate clinical partners, institutional offices and accreditation agencies (ACGME, ACCME, TMB and LCME)
Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning
Acts as the approver for all centralized education expenses. Manages hospital funding agreements for trainees in collaboration with divisional leaders and DMO as well as additional funding sources. Tracks and projects the Educational Program annual budget
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Education, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration, or a related field
6 years in medical education, healthcare service delivery or management
Experience with program development within an academic health center
Training or education in principles interprofessional education and practice and team science
Collaboration skills to promote team building, conflict resolution, stakeholder management, risk management, product management, negotiation, and decision-making
Leadership skills to drive and motivate the team to achieve results, inspire and influence action, mentor, coach, and effectively transfer expertise to others
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and student database systems
Exerts up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount frequently to move objects
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code 411.094
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas
Preferred
Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education (C-TAGME) by National Board for Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education (TAGME)
5 years as a leader with significant graduate medical education oversight and management experience
Benefits
100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
Free financial and legal counseling
Free mental health counseling services
Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
Resources for child and elder care
Plus many more!
Company
UTHealth Houston
UTHealth Houston educates the largest number of health care professionals in Texas.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Michael Tramonte
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Melissa Pifko
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
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