Associate Director Medical Education

Requisition # HRC1011685

About Cedars-Sinai

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Cedars-Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients, with the longest-running Magnet designation for nursing in California, and The Advisory Board Company’s 2018 Workplace of the Year. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare globally by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow’s physicians and other health professionals.

Make a difference in Medicine Education

Cedar-Sinai is home to some of the most advanced biomedical research and training programs in the world, which attract renowned physician-scientists seeking an unparalleled environment for fostering invention and teamwork. In addition, the department provides residency programs and fellowship education all housed in a teaching environment. With over 100 programs and 26 departments that encompass the full spectrum of medicine.

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What will you be doing in this role?

The Associate Director has direct responsibility for the management and supervision of all personnel and financial aspects of Graduate Medical Education (GME) department, Medical Library department, and Medical Student program as well as other significant administrative responsibilities as assigned. The Associate Director is responsible for the development and monitoring of all budgets, expense control and process improvement and problem solving involved in linking of institutional educational needs to sound fiscal planning. In collaboration with the Vice Dean of Academic Affairs, the Associate Dean of Medical Education, and the Assistant Dean of Academic Operations, the Associate Director is responsible for major regulatory and other administrative responsibilities associated with graduate medical education.

Job Qualifications:

• Evaluates and incorporates best practices and evidenced-based research in program development with a focus on standardization and efficiencies across the healthcare continuum.
• Directs efforts to assure compliance with Accreditation Council on (ACGME) requirements through ongoing education and continued accreditation, and by leading physician program directors and program coordinators
• Assures relevance and quality of Medical Library information services and facilities to physicians (Faculty and Attending), residents, fellows, graduate students, nurses, employees, and other Cedars-Sinai users needing these services.
• Oversees acquisition of print and non-print knowledge-based resources to meet the needs of library users, assure alignment with CS strategic goals, and assure the maximum possible cost-benefit ratio of expenditures for resources.
• Supports implementation of new central initiatives as defined by the Cedars-Sinai Dean, Vice Dean, and Associate Dean of Medical Education, and Assistant Dean of Academic Operations.
• Accomplish financial objectives by forecasting business and educational requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions as needed.
• Maintains quality service by implementing quality and customer service standards; analyzing and resolving quality and customer service problems; identifying trends; and recommending system improvements.
• Responsible for maintaining staff competencies, improving those competencies, communicating job expectations, assigning work, coaching, evaluating performance, compensation, disciplining and termination of employment.
• Manages activities related to the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) in partnership with Designated Institutional Officer (DIO) and related subcommittees supporting quality improvement, program evaluation, faculty development and education, wellness, etc.

Education and Experience

• Baccalaureate Degree in Library and Information Science and/or Education, master’s degree or Doctorate Degree preferred.
• 5 years’ Experience as a GME professional (coordinator/administrator for individual program or sponsoring institution) required
• 3 years of experience leading a GME Office for an academic medical center preferred
• 3 years Supervisory and budget management experience required
• 3 years’ Experience in Health Science Library Administration Preferred

Working Title:

Associate Director Medical Education

Department:

Dir Medical Educ/Oper

Business Entity:

Academic / Research

Job Category:

,Academic/Research,Academic/Research

Job Specialty:

Academic/Research Services

Position Type:

Full-time

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Shift Type:

Day

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy.

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