Location: Nashville,TN, USA
**Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:** Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
**Organization:**
GME Department
**Job Summary:**
In your pivotal role as Program Manager, you will plan, develop and execute ongoing program(s) that impacts a significant segment of the organization under occasional guidance.
REQUIRED:
Bachelor's (or equivalent experience
3 years of relevant work experience
Strong communication and mulit-tasking competency a must
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center is an institution that has built a strong reputation as a leader in medical education of health professionals, research in biomedical science, and patient care nationwide. Residency training began at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with just 12 residents in 1925. Now Vanderbilt trains over 1,200 house staff in over 180 residency and fellowship programs. VUMC offers residency experiences in a major teaching facility with diverse patient populations, state-of-the art technology, cutting edge research, and outstanding faculty. The Office of Graduate Medical Education is committed to supporting the trainees, faculty, and staff in our many residency and fellowship programs for new physicians. For more information, please visit .
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Oversees the creation, coordination and execution of the program.
- Provides budgetary management to the program.
- Provides training and guidance for individuals supporting the program.
- Promotes growth and expansion of the program.
- The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
- Program Management (Intermediate): Planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific program goals and objectives.
- Financial Processes (Intermediate): Ability to monitor costs, expenses and revenue as well as the ability to manage those costs and expenses in relation to budgeted amounts.
- Process Improvement (Intermediate): Identifies, analyzes and improves upon existing business processes for optimization and to meet standards of quality.
- Peer Leadership (Intermediate): The ability to show leadership and influence people of equal rank in an effort to accomplish team goals.
- Networking (Intermediate): Build relationships through industry contacts, professional organizations and individuals.
- Quality Management (Intermediate): Developing a systematic process of checking to see whether a process or service is meeting specific requirements.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Sedentary category requiring exertion up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and uses negligible amounts of
force to move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. PHYSICAL DEMANDS Odor - Not Applicable Electrical current - Not
Applicable Working in high, exposed places - Not Applicable Proximity to moving mechanical parts - Not Applicable Radiation: May be
exposed to occupational radiation, requiring enrollment in VUMC's Radiation Safety Program which includes training, use of personal
protective equipment with lead shielding, and personal dose monitoring. - Not Applicable Pathogens: Risk of exposure to bloodborne
pathogens and other contagious illnesses. - Not Applicable Climate: Ability to withstand exposure to atmospheric extremes including heat,
cold, humidity, and barometric pressure changes. - Not Applicable Dust - Not Applicable Mist - Not Applicable Vibration: Subject to oscillating
movement. - Not Applicable Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands. - Frequent Sitting: Remaining in seated position - Frequent
Standing: Remaining on one's feet without moving. - Occasional Walking: Moving about on foot. - Occasional Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising
and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another - Occasional Lifting over 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects from one level to
another, includes upward pulling over 35 lbs, with help of coworkers or assistive device - Not Applicable Carrying over 35 lbs: Transporting
an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device. - Not Applicable Carrying under 35 lbs:
Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device. - Occasional Push/Pull: Exerting
force to move objects away from or toward. - Occasional Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist
requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles - Not Applicable Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when
walking, standing, crouching or maneuvering self, patient and equipment simultaneously while working in large and small spaces - Not Applicable Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. - Not Applicable Climbing: Ascending or descending stairs/ramps
using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. - Not Applicable Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees. - Not
Applicable Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.Reaching above shoulders: Extending
arms in any direction above shoulders. - Not Applicable Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders. -
Occasional Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders. - Frequent Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping,
turning or otherwise working with hand or hands. - Not Applicable Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers
requiring fine manipulation. - Frequent Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones and pitches and able to focus on single source of
auditory information - Continuous Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information. - Continuous Vision:
Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision. - Continuous
Smell: Ability to detect and identify odors. - Continuous Feeling: Ability to perceive size, shape, temperature, texture by touch with fingertips.
- Not Applicable Noise: May include exposure to occupational noise levels which equal or exceed an 8-hr time-weighted average of 85
decibels, requiring enrollment in VUMC's Hearing Conservation Program which includes training, use of hearing protection, and periodic
audiometry. - Not Applicable Chemicals and Gasses: Medications, cleaning chemicals, oxygen, other medical gases used in work area. -
Occasional Taste: Ability to detect quality, texture, consistency and taste of prepared foods/quality control. - Not Applicable
Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.
At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.
**Core Accountabilities:**
Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.
**Core Capabilities** **:**
Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.
**Position Qualifications:**
**Responsibilities:**
**Certifications:**
**Work Experience:**
Relevant Work Experience
**Experience Level:**
Less than 1 year
**Education:**
Bachelor's
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