UNC Health Care • Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Job #2678094379
Description
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Summary:
A central objective of the Department of Surgery is to be a national leader in human surgical proficiency. To advance that objective, the Director will oversee all aspects of the mission of the Surgical Proficiency Laboratory at UNC. Reporting directly to the Vice Chair of Strategic Business Advancement, the Director provides practical surgical specialty educational support to the Department leadership, School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Education office, and other UNC health departments. The Director operationalizes new and developed surgical curricula and educational initiatives that support learning for students, residents, fellows, nursing, and CME, and in measuring the reach and effectiveness of these efforts. The Director also advances surgical instruction methods by conducting and supporting research projects related to medical education. The Director remains informed of educational regulations and requirements, educational innovations, new surgical devices and new surgical practices.
Responsibilities:
Operations and Administration
Direct the daily operations and delivery of all education projects in the SPL.
Acquire and maintain all equipment, hardware and software to support Lab functions
Maintain the calendar and scheduling
Manage the budget for the Lab
Identify philanthropic opportunities to expand the reach of the lab
Collaborate with coordinators in regard to the accreditation processes for all courses, certificate(s), and/or degree program(s), as warranted, to facilitate compliance with regulators' requirements (GME, ACCME, ACGME, ACS); minimize "compliance passthrough" effects on trainees and staff.
Participate in surgical education committee meetings on a scheduled basis to integrate and facilitate usage of the SPL resources for the hospital.
Research
Develop and manage research activities
Identify and pursue grants to fund surgical education research
Facilitate the "Bench to Bedside" model in research and device design as applicable (e.g. prototyping, benchtop testing, sim model development for testing and teaching)
Curricula
Develop and deploy curricula specifically intended to promote conceptual problem-solving, precision use of medical devices, and an intuitive knowledge base among trainees and staff.
Course Development: Design and deploy internal and external surgical instruction courses
Develop devices and substrate for surgical simulations
Track and measure reach of course offerings
Re-deploy content for surgical education to family education pertaining to surgical procedures 1 of 2 where applicable.
Devices
Industry: Coordinate with industry partners to provide instruction on new and existing surgical devices; develop support opportunities in design, research, consulting, and instruction with industry partners
Supply Chain: Enable hands-on evaluation of new devices, and provide advice for surgical devices deployed to the operating room
Data and Technology
Data: Develop and leverage data infrastructure that allows measurement of effect of instruction methods on proficiency as reflected in clinical outcome metrics (operational measures, rate of complications, resource costs of disease states)
Video: Develop or collaborate with current audio/video resources to grow capabilities, and to generate, organize, store and disseminate content, especially for video coaching
Innovations: RaiN Project, Device development, etc.
Content Management System: Develop a user-centered Content Management System via website, text or mobile application
Qualifications
Education Requirements:
? Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
? None required.
Professional Experience Requirements:
? At least 10 years of relevant experience in medical education.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Financial management or accounting knowledge
Significant successful past program leadership
An innovative and entrepreneurial outlook, with the ability to conceive fresh ideas, implement and sustain them, in accordance with the vision of the Board
Medical academic teaching and/or professional training experience strongly preferred
Outstanding interpersonal skills with the capability to navigate complex situations
Thrive in a cross-functional role and team environment
Excellent project management skills
Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to work independently
Demonstrated ability to take projects to completion
Excellent verbal and written communication
Strong customer service skills, cultural sensitivity
Experience with online education, in-class presentation/lectures and hands-on technical skill base
Complete the full scope of Data Analysis
Understanding key aspects of audio/video creation along with storage and delivery of said content
Understanding of Cloud Infrastructure with coding experience in Node JS, Python, R and MySQL
Ability to identify, plan, develop, implement and maintain academic strategies and initiatives for program improvement
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians
Organization Unit: UNC P&A Surg Admin
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC: Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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