Program Manager

Overview 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 also functions as a liaison between other departments and divisions, residents and program directors. Responsibilities Provide oversight and supervision to education and administrative staff within the department’s educational programs. Manage functions common to sub-specialty fellowship training programs, including the 2 non-ACGME accredited programs (burns and laparoscopic surgery). Manage budgeting, account reconciliation, information systems oversight, house staff evaluation management, program accreditation, coordination, and report compilation; assist with program administration and development. Serve as a liaison between departments, divisions, residents, and program directors. Qualifications Experience REQUIRED: Experience in programmatic assessment activities; experience collaborating with Accrediting Agencies and Specialty Boards for Certification; experience with Graduate Medical Education; excellent written and communication skills; excellent team leadership; 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 settings; 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 actions: Manage large complex cross-functional programs and projects. Collaborate with administration and faculty to improve student and trainee learning and enhance successful academic programs through programmatic and learning assessment; collect data and monitor the department’s programmatic assessment. Through collaboration with Accrediting Agencies, Specialty Boards, and other regulatory agencies, innovate, develop, implement, and manage the Department’s assessment and accreditation efforts for required M3 surgery clerkship and training programs across multiple surgical specialties. 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: Ability to supervise work of program coordinators and other staff in a matrix reporting structure; direct supervision of the departmental education staff including residency, fellowship, and clerkship coordinators (if applicable). Additional information Age Specific groups served: N/A Physical Requirements: Prolonged sitting; Mental/Sensory requirements include strong recall, reasoning, problem-solving, hearing, speaking clearly, writing legibly, reading, and logical thinking; Emotional demands include fast-paced environment, ability to handle multiple priorities, and adaptability to frequent change. EEO Employer/Disabled/Protected Veteran #J-18808-Ljbffr VCU Health