Program Specialist
Full Time
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
$39,282 - $57,761 a year
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Job description
Posting Information
Department
General Pediatrics-412009
Career Area
Health Professional (Physician/Nurse/Other)
Is this an internal only recruitment?
No
Posting Open Date
05/15/2023
Application Deadline
05/23/2023
Position Type
Permanent Staff (SHRA)
Position Title
University Program Specialist - Contributing
Salary Grade Equivalent
GN07
Working Title
Program Specialist
Position Number
20055825
Vacancy ID
P017449
Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited
Full-Time Time-Limited
If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment
2 years
Hours per week
40
Work Schedule
Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Work Location
Chapel Hill, NC
Position Location
North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
$39,282 - $57,761
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Position Summary Information
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Position Summary
The Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine provides primary and general care to children and adolescents at the North Carolina Children’s Hospital and conducts research and education on related topics.
The Transition Care Management Program within the division is a program designed to improve family-reported care quality for children with medical complexity, reduce subsequent acute-care use, facilitate connection between specialty care and community-based primary care, and expand the scope and enhance the spread and sustainment of complex care both at UNC and around the state.
This position will provide day-to-day operational leadership for Transitional Care Management Program activities, oversee the collection and analysis of relevant data, and help to develop products of scholarship (presentations, manuscripts, grant proposals) related to this work.
This position will support and lead the program to achieve the stated goals and to collaborate with other services and clinicians both inside and outside of the hospital. This work will need to be conducted independently, therefore, the Program Specialist must be comfortable navigating moderately complex healthcare delivery systems.
This position will organize, manage program data, supervise implementation of activities by others, and change processes based on standard improvement science principles. The Program Specialist will be responsible for collecting and analyzing information needed for the program and the program database. In addition to supporting related quality improvement, programmatic, and research activities involving the complex care program.
Organizing and directing transitional care management work of the UNC Children’s Complex Care Program will be a primary responsibility, this individual or others in the program will meet the family as patients are preparing to leave the hospital and communicate the Transitional Care Management program contact information, complete screening forms for medical complexity, and communicate with clinical team members in Complex Care about transition care plans for the child and family. Furthermore, this position will help ensure that nurse follow-up calls are scheduled and take place for discharged patients and will help manage others who are performing these activities, all the while independently managing the multifaceted program within the established guidelines, ensuring accountability.
The University Program Specialist will work closely with the Complex Care Program Medical Director to coordinate related activities, including IRB applications, recruitment and data collection procedures, grant applications, and assist with the preparation of scholarly projects such as presentations and manuscripts.
Additionally, this position will work closely with the grant manager within the department, to evaluate and manage business operations and the financial status of the program; analyze data and present it to funders and other hospital programs with shared goals; engage all involved team members in outpatient and inpatient general pediatrics teams, contribute to Complex Care Team biweekly meetings, and creatively improve the program methods as needed to achieve goals.
The project and this position are funded by a grant from the Innovation Health Foundation. This is a time-limited position for 2 years due to the nature of grant funding.
The Transition Care Management Program within the division is a program designed to improve family-reported care quality for children with medical complexity, reduce subsequent acute-care use, facilitate connection between specialty care and community-based primary care, and expand the scope and enhance the spread and sustainment of complex care both at UNC and around the state.
This position will provide day-to-day operational leadership for Transitional Care Management Program activities, oversee the collection and analysis of relevant data, and help to develop products of scholarship (presentations, manuscripts, grant proposals) related to this work.
This position will support and lead the program to achieve the stated goals and to collaborate with other services and clinicians both inside and outside of the hospital. This work will need to be conducted independently, therefore, the Program Specialist must be comfortable navigating moderately complex healthcare delivery systems.
This position will organize, manage program data, supervise implementation of activities by others, and change processes based on standard improvement science principles. The Program Specialist will be responsible for collecting and analyzing information needed for the program and the program database. In addition to supporting related quality improvement, programmatic, and research activities involving the complex care program.
Organizing and directing transitional care management work of the UNC Children’s Complex Care Program will be a primary responsibility, this individual or others in the program will meet the family as patients are preparing to leave the hospital and communicate the Transitional Care Management program contact information, complete screening forms for medical complexity, and communicate with clinical team members in Complex Care about transition care plans for the child and family. Furthermore, this position will help ensure that nurse follow-up calls are scheduled and take place for discharged patients and will help manage others who are performing these activities, all the while independently managing the multifaceted program within the established guidelines, ensuring accountability.
The University Program Specialist will work closely with the Complex Care Program Medical Director to coordinate related activities, including IRB applications, recruitment and data collection procedures, grant applications, and assist with the preparation of scholarly projects such as presentations and manuscripts.
Additionally, this position will work closely with the grant manager within the department, to evaluate and manage business operations and the financial status of the program; analyze data and present it to funders and other hospital programs with shared goals; engage all involved team members in outpatient and inpatient general pediatrics teams, contribute to Complex Care Team biweekly meetings, and creatively improve the program methods as needed to achieve goals.
The project and this position are funded by a grant from the Innovation Health Foundation. This is a time-limited position for 2 years due to the nature of grant funding.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s degree and one year of experience related to the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
- Some quality improvement training and data analysis necessary.
- Professional knowledge of healthcare systems and data management.
- Must be comfortable navigating moderately complex healthcare delivery systems.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
- Master of Public Health or Master of Healthcare Administration strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate and administer program activity and quality improvement initiatives.
- ability to act as a consultant for this and other similar programs independently around the region and country.
- Experience analyzing, reviewing, and summarizing data.
- Experience presenting information and data verbally and in written form, including presenting information to groups of people.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with coworkers, patients and families, and community agencies.
Required Licenses/Certifications
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities
Not Applicable.
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