Job Description
LOCATION: WFSUM PA STUDIES, Boone CampusThe Wake Forest PA program within the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has a rich history of producing highly capable and competent clinicians. We are fortunate to have two campuses in North Carolina (Boone and Winston-Salem). The two-year PA program is divided into didactic/preclinical (1st year) and rotation/clinical education (2nd year). There are on average 88 students in each class with 24 of those on the Boone campus.The Department of PA Studies (DPAS) is seeking an administrative support who will be located on the Boone campus. This position facilitates departmental work by providing administrative support to the Boone campus and program. The primary duties include:
Integral Support: Collaborating closely with Operations Administrator, Director of Didactic Education and Boone campus associate program director you will provide key program administrative support for the Boone campus, curriculum, and events.
- Collaborate with Director of Didactic Education, Associate Program Director and Operations Administrator for implementation of curricular needs.
- Day to day point of contact for Boone campus specific issues, events, and other responsibilities including but not limited to classroom coverage (as needed), guest & faculty support (copies, parking, building issues, etc.)
- Coordinate and negotiate space, supplies, and equipment for curricular activities
- Set-up and tear-down for curricular events such as lab practicals, simulations, and assessments
- Provides administrative support to Course Directors as needed
- Collaborate with Center for Experiential and Applied Learning to obtain standardized patients as needed for campus activities
- Serve on departmental committees as assigned
- Liaison with external stakeholders including App State and other community partners. Boone campus representative on committees as designated
- Organizes work activities to ensure timely completion
Team Collaboration: Beyond overseeing day-to-day curricular and administrative components, this position supports the entire DPAS team during high-demand periods
- Coordinate and/or participate in events, including but not limited to, orientation, white coat ceremony, inter-professional activities, clinical year prep, hooding and awards ceremony. Occasional overnight or day travel to WS campus may be required during events or high-demand periods.
- Engage with external Boone community stakeholders through other events such as quarterly community engagement, Camp Med, sun safety event.
Committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all, we are seeking candidates with these qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- Two (2) years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
An ideal candidate will be a team player and will have:
- excellent written and verbal communication skills
- a high degree of professionalism, discretion and confidentiality
- excellent analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking and technical skills, specifically with Microsoft office suite products
- ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Prior experience with learning management system is preferred but not required.
About UsAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites. This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.About the Team
Mission, Vision and Culture CommitmentsMission To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.
Vision To be the first and best choice for care.
Culture Commitments We create a space where all Belong We Work as One to make great things happen We earn Trust in all we do We Innovate to better the now and create the future We drive for Excellence - always