Continuing Education Coordinator - Area Health Education Center

Department:

85058 Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Academic Northwest Area Health Education Center

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Reference Job Description

Pay Range

$35.50 - $53.25

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Master's degree in a healthcare professional discipline, education or public health and two years' experience in a professional practice, education, staff development, or event/conference planning; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION:

Completion of an ACCME Accreditation Workshop every four years.

Certified Continuing Medical Education (CME) professional preferred.

Valid applicable state driver's license.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Initiates and maintains effective relationships with a variety of representatives from organizations to assess educational and workforce needs, identify strategies, implement and evaluate continuing education programs and projects.

2. Assesses health educational needs for continuing education program activities and projects.

3. Plans, coordinates, and evaluates continuing education activities as it relates to interdisciplinary continuing education program areas.

4. Maintains timely and appropriate communication with program faculty to assure satisfactory program goal achievement as well as participant and faculty satisfaction.

5. Maintains program records, certification requests, and follows guidelines of accreditation with the appropriate accrediting associations.

6. Collaborates with Continuing Education Coordinators to plan, implement and evaluate interdisciplinary and/or inter-professional continuing education programs.

7. Works with administrative staff and others on designing program brochures, marketing materials, newsletters, reports, PowerPoint presentations, articles, and other communications (print and online).

8. Assists in the development, coordination and distribution of OCME announcements, newsletters and electronic bulletins.

9. Plans program activity budgets and monitors program finances to assure fiscal accountability.

10. Inputs data into appropriate data systems to track and manage continuing education events and activities.

11. Contributes to and assists in the development of institutional CME policies and best practices.

12. Develops and teaches live and online OCME-sponsored classes and forums offered to faculty, staff, administration, fellows, residents, students, and external partnering organizations.

13. Attends monthly CME Committee meetings and prepares detailed minutes to document recommendations and actions of group.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

Strong organizational and meeting facilitation skills Strong initiative and proven ability to work independently while handling multiple projects.

Ability to balance a complex, rapidly changing schedule of programs, projects, timelines, and deadlines.

Highly proficient computer skills.

Thorough understanding of all ACCME and AMA guidelines.

Advanced knowledge of ACCME accreditation and AMA certification policies, procedures and regulation.

Strong customer service skills.

Advanced knowledge of adult learning, principles in the development of classroom, web-based, and blended educational formats.

Proven skills in working effectively to build positive, collaborate relationships with faculty, staff and external partners.

Ability to travel by various means of transportation (car, airplane, etc.)

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Clean, comfortable, well-lit, office setting.

Occasional overnight travel to off-site meeting locations.

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Compensation

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• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance