Medical Staff Professional Development Coordinator

Department:

38249 Advocate South Suburban Hospital - Physician Continuing Education

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

32

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

This on-site position is scheduled to work 32 hours a week and is full-time benefit eligible. Primarily a Mon-Fri role, with flexibility to support weekday evening and weekend staffing needs on occasion.

Administer, manage and direct physicians and other planning committees in the design, planning, budgeting, marketing, implementation and evaluation of Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities at Advocate South Suburban Hospital. Provide CME activities and support physician professional development based on continuous improvement in the knowledge, strategies and performance-in-practice necessary to provide excellent patient care.

Major Responsibilities:

• Plans and implements education activities consistent with the expressed needs the Advocate Clinical Initiatives, the clinical departments of the medical staff, and the medical staff committees. (Cancer, Cardiac Catheterization, Ethics, ICU, Infection Control, Performance Improvement)
  •     Positively effect cancer care outcomes by assisting the Cancer Committee in the development of monthly cancer conferences that provide South Suburban Hospital with a multidisciplinary forum in which patient management issues are discussed in an educational setting. Develop site focused breast conferences where the diagnostic radiology, pathology, treatment options and the individual needs of breast cancer patients are discussed. Develop an annual site focused symposium and/or lecture series that addresses current “cutting edge” information on cancer topics. Implement CME activities that meet the accreditation criteria of the American College of Surgeons for accredited cancer care programs.
  •     In collaboration with the Medical Director of Cardiology design and implement monthly grand round programs that meet the educational needs of the Primary Care Physician and address the Advocate Clinical Initiatives regarding cardiac care at South Suburban Hospital Positively effect cardiac care outcomes by assisting the cardiac catheterization committee and the echocardiogram committee in the development of programs that : • Review difficult cases with the express purpose of developing treatment options. • Relate the indications for cardiac catheterization or echocardiograms to individual patient histories. • Correlate the patient’s clinical diagnosis with the radiological or exam findings. • Improve technique and decrease complications of cardiac catheterizations and echocardiograms.
  •     Direct the Chairman of the OB/Gyne department and the University of Illinois Perinatal Center in the design and implementation of quarterly perinatal morbidity and mortality education that will optimize perinatal outcomes and identify opportunities to make recommendations for perinatal care and systems improvement.
  •     Chair the Ethics Education Sub-committee to lead in the design and development of ethics education that meets the following objectives: • Recognize bioethical principles and concepts in their applications to ethical decision making in patient care. • Validate the importance of tolerance and appreciation of cultural and religious diversity of values in resolving ethical problems, by means of respectful dialogue. • Identify recurring ethical issues and concerns at South Suburban Hospital, and a means of accessing institutional resources and constructive procedural steps in order to address them. • Consider the unique ethical concerns and dilemmas experienced by health care professionals from multiple and various disciplines. • Demonstrate effective communication and teamwork among multiple disciplines to improve the quality and continuity of the ethical care of SSH patients and families. • Examine ways to find support and values validation for caregivers seeking to implement the mission, values, and philosophy of ASSH in their care of patients and families.
  •     In collaboration with the Vice President of Medical Management develop and implement quarterly activities that will assist the physician improve the business and professional aspects of their practice.
  •     As necessary assist