Sr. Education Specialist , EDI - Anesthesia

The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

The primary purpose of the Education Coordinator - Anesthesia is to work with stakeholders at all levels to design, deliver and evaluate effective educational components to support learning activities and interventions produced by the department of Education Development & Innovation, in order to build competency in healthcare professionals, contributing to quality improvement, safety and patient care.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

· Applies appropriate learning methodology to plan, develop and evaluate educational products for Department of Education Development & Innovation learning events, courses, curricula and special projects.

· Designs and develops relevant, effective and engaging educational products in accordance with clinical practice guidelines and adult learning theory.

· Creates original educational curricula in compliance with Council on Accreditation and Educational standards.

· Leads review sessions for educational curricula, facilitating discussion, evaluate effectiveness, and translating feedback into actionable development tasks.

· Maintains expertise on advances in professional education, including standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, software tools, and education systems.

Works with appropriate accreditation agencies for program development and maintaining high quality healthcare standards.

· Other duties as assigned

Education
Required: Associates degree in related field.

Experience
Required: Five years experience in allied health to include two years clinical and/or didactic teaching. With preferred degree, three years allied health to include two years clinical and/or didactive teaching. Certification/License in respective field

Certification
Preferred: American Society of Anesthesia Technologists and Technicians (ASATT)

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