Program Manager - General Internal Medicine & Public Health

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Organization:

Internal Medicine

Job Summary:

This position will support the ever-growing recruitment needs of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health. They will work with division and section leaders to coordinate recruitment efforts across the thirteen sections.

Department Summary:

The Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health within the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is committed to providing excellent care for patients and improving community health.

Nearly 400 faculty members and advanced practice providers within 10 sections care for a large patient base, play an essential role in the training of new physicians, and contribute to a robust research portfolio. 

Throughout the pandemic and beyond, our faculty have remained resilient and focused on advancing knowledge, training the next generation of health care leaders, and caring for the patients and families who entrust Vanderbilt with their care.

The Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health has seen remarkable growth over the past decade. Meeting the demands of the growing Nashville community, the division has led a massive expansion in primary care services.

Together, our team reached nearly 370,000 outpatient and 14,000 telehealth visits last year.

Our care does not stop in the outpatient arena. Hospital medicine is a rapidly growing section, accounting for the vast majority of nearly 80,000 inpatient encounters.

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KEY FUNCTIONS

• Primary point of contact for clinical recruitment across the entire Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health – 13 sections.

• Serve as liaison between newly established faculty recruitment office and Division.

• Coordinate all recruitment efforts including:

  • Airfare/hotel/transportation reservations

  • Itinerary development

  • Serve as escort for day of visit

• Processes expense reports for candidate post travel.

• Works with Budget/Accounting Analyst on process improvement

• Develops relationships with Section leaders to identify recruitment needs

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Program Management (Intermediate): Planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific program goals and objectives.
• Financial Processes (Intermediate): Ability to monitor costs, expenses and revenue as well as the ability to manage those costs and expenses in relation to budgeted amounts.
• Process Improvement (Intermediate): Identifies, analyzes and improves upon existing business processes for optimization and to meet standards of quality.
• Peer Leadership (Intermediate): The ability to show leadership and influence people of equal rank in an effort to accomplish team goals.
• Networking (Intermediate): Build relationships through industry contacts, professional organizations and individuals.
• Quality Management (Intermediate): Developing a systematic process of checking to see whether a process or service is meeting specific requirements.

Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

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