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Market Range:14
Hiring Salary: $6,067.28 - $6,833.33/Monthly

This position is in Knoxville, TN.

JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Director of the Graduate School of Medicine's (GSM) Department of Continuing Medical Education (CME) is responsible for the management and oversight of the department's mission to act on behalf of the College of Medicine to implement the guidelines and procedures of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) for the Knoxville campus. This position oversees the planning and implementation of post-graduate CME and Clinical Dental Education (CDE) conferences for regional healthcare providers.

Responsibilities

1. Manages and oversees all functions related to personnel management including interviewing, hiring, onboarding, training, supervision, performance reviews, and support of new and department employees.
2. Oversees weekly planning meetings with staff and prepares bi-monthly reports for Assistant Dean.
3. Evaluates requests for new CME activities; provide CME staff with information necessary to approve requests for CME/CDE events.
4. Reviews all activities before archiving to ensure policies have been followed and the appropriate forms are completed and included.
5. Advises Assistant Dean on policy changes within the AMA, ACCME, and AGD.
6. Designs methods to address CME application shortfalls.
7. Administers final decision on CME applications.
8. Instruct staff on the proper process for managing difficult clients, learners, or situations.
9. Assists staff in implementing new changes to ACCME or AGD guidelines.
10. Monitors and implements changes as determined by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) to maintain current accreditation status.
11. Collaborates with the College of Medicine to write, edit, and review Self Study, Performance in Practice documents, and other relevant re-accreditation materials for the ACCME.
12. Manages office budget; maintains budgets and conducts closeouts for activities that are managed by the CME office.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in Adult Education, Business, Public Health, Communications, English, or a related field. (Master's Degree preferred.) (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

EXPERIENCE: Three (3) years of experience providing supervision to others and overseeing the planning and implementing of live, professional education events; OR Master's Degree and one (1) year of experience providing supervision to others and overseeing the planning and implementing of live, professional education events.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of UT policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of various computer programs including Adobe applications, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Forms); and specialty software interfaces (e.g., Canva, Qualtrics).
• Skill in supervising staff and problem-solving.
• Flexibility to adjust to changing policies and processes.
• Skill managing departmental and activity -level finances.
• Ability to learn and apply accreditation requirements for multiple organizations.
• Diplomacy while handling individuals at all levels.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both orally and in writing, and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies.

WORK SCHEDULE: This position may occasionally be required to work evenings and weekends. May require occasional overnight travel.