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Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

OHSE Admin

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY
The Director for Continuing Professional Development at VUMC oversees the Office for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) at VUMC working closely with the Vice President of CPD.

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The Office for Continuous Professional Development has four main divisions of activity:

1. The Division of Continuing Medical Education (CME): The mission of the CME program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is to offer learning opportunities to physicians and other members of the health care team that will enable them to provide the very best possible care to their patients and perform optimally in their other professional responsibilities as measured by improvements in competence, performance, and patient health status. VUMC is accredited by the ACCME for 4 years. The CME division continues to expand the number of activities offering CME credit with approximately 600 activities per year. VUMC is among the larger providers of CME at academic medical centers nationally. Additionally, VUMC is certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties as a Multi-Specialty Portfolio Program which allows the VUMC Maintenance of Certification Portfolio Program to support physician efforts to improve patient care through process improvement activities. The Director for CPD works closely with CME team members and the Vice President for CPD to oversee the CME mission.

2. The Educator Development Program (EDP): The mission of the Educator Development Program (EDP) is to provide educator development initiatives across the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) learning continuum, serving students, residents, fellows, and faculty through Undergraduate Medical Education(UME), Graduate Medical Education (GME), and faculty development. The Director for CPD works with the Director of EDP to support the EDP mission.

3. The Academy for Excellence in Education (AEE): The mission of the Academy for Excellence in Education is to enhance the educational environment in the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center by advocating for the development, support, and recognition of dedicated educators, by sustaining a community of educators, and by fostering educational excellence, innovation, leadership, and scholarship. The Director for CPD works with the Director of AEE to support the AEE mission.

4. The Center for Advanced Mobile Healthcare Learning (CAMHL): Develops and distributes CAMHL's web-based learning application to respond to the learning needs of individual and teams of health care professional in response to emerging and ongoing challenges in providing the best possible care to patients. The Director for CPD works with the Director of CAMHL to support the CAMHL mission.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. CME Application Review-responsible for new intake tracking, review, and approval. Ensure all ACCME Standards are met.

2. Disclosures and Compliance-review disclosures and work with staff to mitigate potential disclosure conflicts of interest, review and reconcile compliance reporting.

3. Renewals-communicate reminders for CME activity submissions, approvals and set up.

4. Reaccreditation and Annual Reporting-serve as the main contact for ACCME, participate in the reaccreditation process, update policies and closeout annual reporting.

5. Fiscal Responsibilities-review and approve invoices, expenses and requests for equipment and supplies. Create and track annual budget.

6. Customer Service-respond to application inquiries by email and phone.

7. CPD Communication and Resource Development

8. External Team Collaborations-update resources, create new resources for education planning, communicate with stakeholders and oversee quarterly newsletter.

9. Team Oversight-Organize strategic planning and development sessions, keep team informed on updates, department and team engagement, training.

10. Personnel Management-oversee staff performance, schedule 1:1 meetings with team.

11. Executive leadership-attend quarterly leadership meetings and share information with team members.

12. Scholarship and Professional Development-Membership in the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME), participate in professional meetings such as the SACME and ACCME annual meetings, education research and other professional development.

13. Technology-Provide input and oversight on technology changes. Maintain an understanding of the technology infrastructure needed to run a CME program. Foster relationships with technology vendors.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Directly supervises employee(s). Incumbent carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding employees and providing coaching for employee performance improvement when needed; addressing and resolving issues.

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.

Core Accountabilities:

* Organizational Impact: Implements strategies for a sub function with direct impact to the function results.* Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Resolves highly complex business issues that are often unprecedented that have immediate impact on own sub-function or entity and wider implications to the organization. * Breadth of Knowledge: Applies expertise within professional/technical area and uses advanced business knowledge to develop objectives.* Team Interaction: Leads a sub-function serving the organization at large or across one or more entity(s).

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Acts upon constructive feedback from all levels of the organization and initiates strategies to develop talent in others. - Builds and Maintains Relationships: Leverages relationships and insight to forecast potential future needs and influence delivery of work to exceed expectations. - Communicates Effectively: Anticipates difference audience concerns, styles and finds mutually beneficial solutions across conflicting and sensitive issues. Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of broad-based issues and considers the interests of others to improve satisfaction of services. - Solves Complex Problems: Critically evaluates complex information and identifies trends/risks to make recommendations to improve processes across areas. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing feedback and development discussions to motivate and support team members to maximize performance. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Anticipates problems or obstacles which may interfere with quality standards and develops plants to ensure area's quality standards are met. - Ensures Continuous Improvement: Routinely draws upon valuable learning from others, past experiences, and new information to determine key opportunities. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Develops appropriate corrective actions for unsafe environments in order to ensure operational and safety compliance. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Identifies potential obstacles to goal achievement and develops solutions to address those obstacles. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Creates the appropriate systems and processes to effectively manage resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Applies in-depth knowledge of data to recommend and implement new approaches to improve decision making capabilities. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Identifies opportunities and leads development of new initiatives that create value across areas. - Applies Technology: Creates the energy and drive for self/others to identify and leverage technology in new, innovative ways to drive greater efficiencies. - Adapts to Change: Anticipates the change process and clearly communicates impact on others/own team(s), assisting them in embracing the change.

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Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:

7 years

Education:

Bachelor's

Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled