Education Programs Administrator

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Job Summary

Works directly with Clinical Experience Leadership (Physician Director and Program Director) in the development, implementation, and ongoing administration of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) Clinical Experience program. The Clinical Experience program is a pre-clerkship program that places SKMC students in clinical environments, where they screen patients for social determinants of health (SDOH) and refer identified social needs to community resources.

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Assists with instructional design and implementation of curricular elements, including student outreach sessions, creation of case-based learning content, and other focused education in SDOH.
• Collaborates with the Physician Director to establish and maintain course and session learning objectives and assessments for the Clinical Experience program.

• Works collaboratively with the Clinical Experience Leadership (Physician Director and Program Director) and the Community Health Workers (CHWs) to develop and implement the Clinical Experience program.

• Collaborates with the Physician Director to develop and manage the program budget and tracks all program expenses.

• Assigns and manages student learning modules and competency assessments; tracks student progress and submits and monitors student evaluations for continuous quality improvement.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

• Provides educational coordination and administrative support across multiple clinical sites; serves as a primary liaison to SKMC students regarding schedules, absences, communications, and general program administration.
• Facilitates training certifications for SKMC students, including but not limited to Epic (electronic health record) access.
• Advance and contingency planning for student and faculty sessions, events, and meetings, as well as effectively problem solves to ensure smooth delivery of the curriculum.
• Oversees development of the policy manual as it relates to dotted line reports (CHWs and the Program Director).
• Attends and maintains minutes for all leadership and team meetings.
• Interfaces with the Information Services & Technology (IS&T) Solution Center to address any hardware, software, and access issues related to the Clinical Experience program; oversees all program-related access and hardware.
• Creates, maintains, and distributes schedules for CHWs, students, and clinical sites.
• Coordinates across clinical sites to optimize student placement and ensure cohesive program experience.
• Manages Canvas course pages.
• Maintains the social determinant caseload management system, including entry of SDOH screening data.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education: Bachelor's Degree.

AND

Experience: A minimum of 5 years prior related experience; higher education experience preferred.

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

At Jefferson, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support the health and well-being of our colleagues and their families. It includes a wide range of benefits including competitive pay, health and retirement benefits, life and disability insurance, paid time off, educational benefits, financial and mental health resources and much more. Our diverse benefits offerings ensure you have the coverage and access to services you need to thrive both personally and professionally.