Full Job Description
Why UT Southwestern?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. At UT Southwestern, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development that align with your future goals and help to provide security for you and your family. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more that are all available on the day you start work. UT Southwestern is honored to be a Veteran Friendly work environment that is home to approximately 800 veterans. We value your integrity, dedication, and the commitment you’ve made to our country. We’re proud to support your next mission. Ranked by Forbes as one of the Top 10 National Employers, we invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth.
Job Summary
UT Southwestern Medical Center is hiring for Program Coordinator, Continuing Education
Facilitates the implementation of independent, fair, balanced, and evidence-based educational interventions that produce expected results for learners and the organization. Utilizes adult and organizational learning principles to improve the performance of healthcare professionals, in order to improve patient outcomes. Utilizes appropriate evaluation and outcome assessment tools for educational activities. Responsible for design, execution, and effectiveness of system of internal controls, which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, and financial information is reliable. Ensures compliance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and other applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. May provide supervision to staff members. Performs other duties as assigned.
Experience and Education
Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Education/Social Science, or related field, and at least five (5) years experience in appropriate field required.
May consider additional years of experience in lieu of education.
Job Duties
Essential Functions
Analyzes, coordinates, and evaluates program operation and procedures.
Develops or oversees development of budget for program.
Develops, cultivates, and maintains working relationships with internal/external departments/agencies and other organizations associated with and/or receiving benefit from program.
Establishes program goals and objectives and directs program evaluation and quality control activities; develops and/or approves schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals.
Facilitates the implementation of independent, fair, balanced, and evidence-based educational interventions that produce expected results for learners and the organization.
Utilizes adult and organizational learning principles to improve the performance of healthcare professionals, in order to improve patient outcomes.
Utilizes appropriate evaluation and outcome assessment tools for educational activities.
Incorporates audience generation processes into initial planning of activities.
Responsible for design, execution, and effectiveness of system of internal controls, which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, and financial information is reliable.
Ensures compliance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and other applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Conducts self-assessment to determine professional development needs; reads pertinent literature and attends relevant continuing education programs to keep abreast of relevant scientific and technical developments related to program.
May provide supervision to staff members.
Performs other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Work requires good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Work requires ability to read, write, analyze data, develop plans and procedures, and coordinate resources to accomplish goals.
Work requires responsibility for review, recommendation, development, and implementation of policies related to program.
Work requires responsibility for development, maintenance, and tracking of program accounts/budgets.
Working Conditions
Work is performed primarily in a general office or health care environment
To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/ This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit: why-work-here/diversity-inclusion
