SENIOR ACADEMIC COORDINATOR FOR CLINICAL EDUCATION

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Position Information

Posting Number
SRGV7741
Working Title
SENIOR ACADEMIC COORDINATOR FOR CLINICAL EDUCATION
Number of Vacancies
1
Location
Harlingen, Texas
Department
School of Podiatric Medicine
FTE
1
FLSA
Exempt
Scope of Job

To ensure smooth and orderly functioning of the Clinical Education Center by overseeing, providing support and coordinating the day to day operations of the programs for medical students.

Description of Duties

• Supervises, coordinates, and manages the daily activities of the clinical education program and its staff. .
• Establishes new student placement contracts and affiliation agreements with hospitals, clinics, and other clinical education facilities. Maintains and renews existing affiliation agreements.
• Coordinates and maintains onboarding requirements for all affiliate hospitals and clinical sites including maintaining and updating immunization records required by facilities for the course of the student's enrollment in the clinical education program..
• Completes, submits and coordinates all required academic data forms from the VA, all affiliate hospitals, and all clinical sites including required computer and building access. .
• Provides administrative decision-making, supervision, and support to the faculty and leadership of the clinical education program..
• Coordinates educational activities that support the institutional curriculum and adhere to CPME requirements. .
• Develops, implements, supervises, and manages standards for attainment of the clinical education program activities in accordance with stated objectives and CPME requirements. .
• Performs matriculation orientation for all clerkships, electives, and externship requirements. .
• Assists in coordinating, maintaining, and updating the credentialing of community/volunteer faculty for the clinical education program. .
• Coordinates and facilitates activities to prepare podiatric students for clinical experience placement in clerkship, externship, and residency program. .
• Prepares materials for clerkship and externship curriculums. .
• Assists with the development and supervision of clinical schedules for the clinical education program..
• Coordinates and facilitates meetings with leadership, health providers, and hospital/clinic administrators as needed..
• Assists with the development of the longitudinal/vertical integration, transitional clinical education, and clerkship curriculum.
• Responsible for preparing recurring clinical education program budgetary reports in coordination with finance and administration for management use or as required for project or program.

Supervision Received

General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given

Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Required Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited university.

Preferred Education

Master's Degree in a related field from an accredited University.

Licenses/Certifications

None.

Required Experience

• Three (3) years of experience in the appropriate field of the program, or
• Five (5) years of the required experience with an Associate Degree or 60 hours of College Credit, or
• Seven (7) years of the required experience with a High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred Experience

None.

Equipment

Use of standard office equipment.

Working Conditions

Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office Environment; some travel and weekend work is required. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

Other

Exceptional planning and organizational skills. Ability to interact in a professional manner with faculty, staff, students and the public. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated interpersonal skills. Independent decision making and problem-solving ability. Maintain positive working relationships with faculty, students, peers and learners. Must be self-motivated, self-initiator who is highly analytical, organized, detail oriented and able to multitask with leadership qualities.

Physical Capabilities

N/A

Employment Category
Full-Time
Minimum Salary
Commensurate with Experience
Posted Salary
Commensurate with Experience
Position Available Date
08/16/2024
Grant Funded Position
No
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EEO Statement

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

Date of Birth
Social Security Number
Gender
Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

If you have any questions, please visit our Careers site at https://careers.utrgv.edu for detailed contact information.

Additional Information

UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check ( CBC ). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .

Quick Link
https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/43984

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