Under supervision of the DME and Program Director, the Program Director, the Program Coordinator is responsible for the operational and financial management of the accredited/nonaccredited residency training program. The position requires a comprehensive and detailed understanding of national accreditation policies and hospital policies, as well as a high degree of initiative and independent judgment. The Program Coordinator will continually assess and direct a wide range of programmatic issues including long-range planning, recruiting trainees, developing projects, analyzing administrative workflow, maintaining databases, communicating with faculty and trainees regarding a range of issues, and managing internal and external program relations.
Provides support and meets regularly with the Program Director concerning office management issues and activities and the status of projects. Identifies and evaluates the methods for improving workflow and cost effectiveness and makes recommendations to the Program Director for improvement. May assist in program- level policy development.
Interprets and applies ACGME, other national accrediting agencies, and hospitals policies to support compliance. Assist with resident and faculty research projects Coordinate CME certification of educational events Provides both administrative supervision and support to residents/interns. Acts as a liaison between residents and hospital administration when necessary.
Establishes relationships and acts as a liaison to other Hospitals, internal departments, and divisions regarding resident recruitment, orientation, annual program Affiliation Agreements, and external rotations. Oversees department- level trainee orientation. Informs residents and trainees of inter and intradepartmental policy and procedure changes, with assistance from GME office.
Tracks, reports and ensures compliance with procedures regarding licensing, moonlighting, annual contracts, and initial and re- credentialing of trainees. Manages materials for specialty- specific trainee exams and may assist with proctoring exams. Develops, implements, and oversees the maintenance of filing, record keeping, distribution of materials, and other types of office/ program systems.
Evaluates and standardizes office procedures and effectively troubleshoots and resolves issues. Maintains databases with resident and faculty data, including New Innovations (or like office management system). Experience with New Innovations desired.
Manages the evaluative processes of the trainees, program, faculty, and rotations. Develops and distributes call schedule. Oversees all purchasing for the office/program.
Assesses equipment acquisition and training needs, and makes recommendations to the Program Director. Orders equipment and supplies for the training office. Plans developmental annual events including recruitment, orientation, graduation, faculty retreats, as well as various meetings and program- related events.
Organizes meetings and prepares and distributes materials for conferences and lectures. Develops brochures, invitations, and or advertisements for events/ lectures. Coordinates medical student rotations.
Coordinates with MSOPI programming. Creates and/or maintains external program advertising/media through websites, brochures, postcards, publications and other such media. Creates/ edits annual publications regarding the program.
Maintains program & website. In applicable programs, maintains the ERAS database (Electronic Residency Application System) and oversees its processes during the Residency Recruitment season. Performs all Match responsibilities and corresponds with newly matched residents about requirements and process for appointment to the hospitals.
In applicable programs, assists with quota review and rank list entry and certification in NRMP(National Residency Matching Program). Tracks and processes initial paperwork for visa requests, in conjunction with the Registrar and International Office. Verifies trainees& status and activities as needed.
Assists in the preparation for ACGME Site Visits and internal reviews. Assists in monitoring residents' duty honors and operative/ case experience via regular review of data reports. Receives inquiries from residents and applicants and triage as necessary to others within the department or in other hospital departments.
Tracks faculty development program and participation. Assists DME and PD in the process of faculty evaluation. Tracks CCC, PEC, GMAC meeting activity.
Assists DME and PE in Annual Program Evaluation Performs other duties as assigned by the Program Director. Minimum of 3-5 years of office administration experience, preferably in a healthcare and/or education setting. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to organize information. Ability to handle sensitive information with absolute confidentiality. Working knowledge of software applications including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Ability to make decisions independently or to escalate issues as needed. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran