University of Alabama at Birmingham · 13 hours ago
PROGRAM DIRECTOR II
Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$61K/yr - $99K/yr
5+ years expThe University of Alabama at Birmingham is seeking a Program Director II to support the Alabama Area Health Education Centers and the Alabama School of Health Sciences. This role involves directing operations, program development, and establishing partnerships to enhance workforce development in healthcare education.
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Responsibilities
Work collaboratively with operational and clinical leadership to facilitate meeting discussions, engage all relevant stakeholders, and develop useful presentation materials with the goal of advancing and achieving the stated pathway milestones and objectives
Assist with the writing and development of MOAs for key partners to articulate their programmatic commitments to the project
Engage the AHEC Statewide Advisory Board and others as subject matter clinical experts to advise ASHS on curriculum selections, course sequences, core curriculum integration, and performance metrics needed to assess the success of students and the program
Engage clinical and non-clinical, cross-functional hospital staff in the planning, design and execution of work-based learning programming that includes a combination of career exploration, hospital visits, simulation experiences, clinical externship experiences, mentorship, and paid and unpaid internships
Using a youth-development perspective, evaluate and recommend changes to programming that will maximize student engagement and retention, tapping national strategies to retain graduates in health careers training programs
In collaboration with hospital staff, lead the design of an employee mentoring program
Work with AHEC staff to create and execute strong program evaluation and a reporting cadence that keeps the Board of Trustees and external stakeholders informed. Monitor WBL compliance (youth labor laws and accompanying paperwork, parent permissions and liability forms, transportation logistics, tracking student hours/competencies for reporting and transcripts)
Work with hospitals to ensure student onboarding compliance (HIPAA confidentiality training, immunizations, TB testing, drug screens, background checks)
Partner with the ASHS Admissions Counselor, HOSA and AHECs to build relationships across the state with school leaders and youth-serving programs to promote the ASHS opportunity to students and families
Act as Lead Champion to tell the story of ASHS to healthcare professionals in a position to spread the word in their communities of this unique opportunity to build a local, rural pipeline of well-paid healthcare professionals
Maintain key partnership documents and include them in quarterly reporting in Sales Force.Documents may include governance structures and implementation plans and presentation materials with the goal of advancing and achieving the stated milestones and objectives
Facilitate hospital project leadership meetings on a monthly or bi-weekly cadence with the guidance of AHEC and ASHS school leadership
Identify and report on performance metrics and benchmarks to assess the success of key project design milestones, work-based learning experiences, and overall student engagement
Under the direction of AHEC and leveraging the existing AHEC structure, develop strong, positive relationships with post-secondary partners committed to supporting the design and execution of healthcare pathways
Participate in the Bloomberg Philanthropies' community of practice for healthcare staff leading similar projects in nine other geographies and utilize all support resources made available to grantees
Supervisory Fiscal Responsibilities: Oversight of the Work-based learning program for students in all grades (9-12)
Oversight of identified career pathways and hospital preceptors' development. Oversight and tracking of budget management and financial reporting for work-based learning expenses
Support and develop clinical site mentors/preceptors
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related field
Five (5) years of related experience
Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement
Company
University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public university in located in Birmingham, Alabama.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$45.14MKey Investors
American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsParkinson's FoundationNational Institutes of Health
2023-12-01Grant· $0.02M
2023-07-25Grant
2023-06-26Grant
Leadership Team
Martha Bidez
Professor and Director, Advanced Safety Engineering & Management
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