Pediatic/Hememotology/Oncology Fellowship Program Coordinator

Company: Hackensack University Medical Center
Location: Hackensack
Posted on: June 4, 2021

Job Description:

Overview

How have you impacted someone's life today? At Hackensack Meridian Health our teams are focused on changing the lives of our patients by providing the highest level of care each and every day. From our hospitals, rehab centers and occupational health teams to our long-term care centers and at-home care capabilities, our complete spectrum of services will allow you to apply your skills in multiple settings while building your career, all within New Jersey's premier healthcare system.

With oversight and direction from the Program Director, the Fellowship Coordinator is responsible for the operational and financial management of the accredited fellowship 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 Fellowship 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.

Responsibilities

1.Provides support and meets regularly with the Program Director(s) 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 Training Director for improvement. May assist in program-level policy development.

2.Interprets and applies ACGME, other national accrediting agencies, and hospital policies to support compliance.

3.Provides both administrative supervision and support to residents/interns/fellows. 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.

4.Oversees department-level trainee orientation.

5.Informs residents and trainees of inter and intradepartmental policy and procedure changes, with assistance from GME office. 6.Tracks, reports, and ensures compliance with procedures regarding licensing, moonlighting, malpractice extensions, annual contracts, and initial and re-credentialing of trainees.

7.Manages materials for specialty-specific trainee exams and may assist with proctoring exams.

8.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. 9.Maintains databases with resident and faculty data, including New Innovations.

10.Manages the evaluative processes of the trainees, program, faculty, and rotations.

11.Develops and distributes call schedule.

12.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.

13.Plans departmental annual events including recruitment, orientation, graduation, faculty retreats, as well as various meetings and program-related events.

14.Organizes meetings and prepares and distributes materials for conferences and lectures. a. Develops brochures, invitations, or advertisements for events/lectures.

15.Coordinates medical student rotations and, as appropriate, observerships.

16.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's website.

17.Maintains the ERAS database (Electronic Residency Application System) and oversees its processes during the Residency Recruitment season.

18.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).

19.Verifies trainees' status and activities as needed.

20.Assists in the preparation for ACGME Site Visits and internal reviews.

21.Assists in monitoring residents' duty hours and operative/case experience via regular review of data reports.

22.Receives inquiries from residents and applicants and triage as necessary to others within the department or in other hospital/PHS departments.

23.Other duties and/or projects as assigned.

24.Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

1.Bachelor's degree/ 3-5 years of experience.

2.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

3.Ability to organize information.

4.Ability to handle sensitive information with absolute confidentiality.

5.Working knowledge of software applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

6.Ability to make decisions independently or to escalate issues as needed.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

1. 5 years' experience working in healthcare, education, corporate office or related environment.

2. Experience working with Graduate Medical Education.

3. Knowledge of our online program for tracking resident performance, New Innovations.

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