Program Manager Continuous Quality Improvement

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Who we are

The ENMED program, founded in 2019, is a collaboration between Texas A&M’s School of Engineering Medicine and the state’s top-ranked Houston Methodist Hospital established to transform health care through the development and training of physicianeers, the development of medical technologies, and translational research. The ENMED physicianeer is a new kind of problem-solving doctor uniquely qualified to address some of health care’s greatest challenges. These graduates receive a medical doctorate and Master of Engineering degree focused on the design and implementation of medical technologies in the same four years through a revolutionary integrated curriculum.

What we want

The Program Manager Continuous Quality Improvement, under direction, will work collaboratively with all constituents of the School of Engineering Medicine to plan, organize, direct, and manage day-to-day activities, including assisting in developing and implementing procedures to assure accreditation standards are being met, monitored, and evaluated. This will be an essential role encompassing strategic planning, monitoring curriculum management and improvement activities, LCME accreditation standards monitoring, faculty and staff training, and preparation of presentations and reports. If this job description sounds interesting to you, we invite you to apply to be considered for this opportunity.

What you need to know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience.

Special Instructions: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these in the CV/Resume section.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Five years of experience program management or related areas

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications

• Effective verbal and written communication skills

• Strong interpersonal, leadership, problem solving, and organizational skills

• Maintains attention to detail and utilizes sound judgment

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree

• Accreditation experience

• Medical education experience

• Higher education experience

• Experience with presentation software applications

• Ability to successfully direct multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines

• Uncompromising attention to accuracy and detail with the ability to work independently and effectively with faculty, staff and students

Essential Duties/Tasks

LCME Accreditation Processes:

• Monitors LCME accreditation standards for ongoing preparation for accreditation.

• Supports the Assistant Dean in filing an annual report to summarize the school's status on each LCME standard and help prepare and present this report to the Executive Committee and/or other appropriate groups for review and consideration of action items.

• Prepares and presents reports related to accreditation initiatives to medicine leadership.

• Serves as a liaison with standing committees, task forces, appropriate faculty, and administration to facilitate action planning regarding accreditation readiness and continuous quality improvement.

Continuous Quality Improvement:

• Collaborates closely with all School of Engineering Medicine constituents to assure that the accreditation standards are being met, monitored, and evaluated for compliance.

• Plans, organizes, directs, and manages day-to-day activities, including developing and implementing continuous quality improvement procedures to assist with accreditation compliance.

• Assists with the overarching strategic plan to assure that an ongoing continuous quality improvement plan and process is developed and continuously monitored and followed including: (1) Coordinates activities related to the monitoring, reviewing, and revising of the School of Engineering Medicine strategic plan. (2) Compiles data and prepares reports for college leadership and constituents related to the strategic plan. (3) Serves as a liaison with standing committees, task forces, appropriate faculty, and administration to facilitate decision-making for action planning regarding continuous quality improvement and strategic planning. (4) Contributes to a comprehensive, integrated data management system collecting information in support of accreditation, continuous quality improvement, accreditation, and program management.

• Supports collaboration among the other Associate and Assistant deans, academic program managers, and faculty members to assist in developing quality improvement benchmarks as identified by strategic planning initiatives and School of Engineering Medicine leadership.

• Reviews the national literature on an ongoing basis to identify best practices for CQI to assist in incorporating these best practices into the overall strategic plan of the School of Engineering Medicine.

Systems Facilitation :

• Works closely with the Office of Evaluation and Assessment by which educational quality will be analyzed and measured regular follow-up performed in order to monitor the progress of educational quality improvement initiatives.

Supervision

• Provides leadership for department support staff upon direction of the direct supervisor

Physical Requirements:

Predominantly operates in an office environment. Some periods of time may be spent traveling to other campuses and sites. May require occasional lifting or moving objects and materials of light weights. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Other Requirements and Factors:

This position may require periodic travel to other campuses and sites.

Why Texas A&M University?

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.

• Health , dental , vision , life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums.
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays.
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time .
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more.
• Employee Tuition Assistance and Educational Release time for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.