What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Program Coordinator, Internal Medicine position at UT Southwestern Medical Center?
Senior Program Coordinator, Department of Internal Medicine
Why UT Southwestern?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As one of the world’s foremost research institutions, UT Southwestern Medical Center is known for our life-changing research that has led us to 6 Nobel Prizes. With an administrative career in our esteemed Internal Medicine Department, you will be a key part of our multidisciplinary research facility with opportunities to work with leaders in patient care and medical research. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!
Job Summary
The Department of Internal Medicine is seeking a Senior Program Coordinator. In this role you will be a part of a three-person team of coordinators who are responsible for coordinating all departmental faculty affairs for a large and complex department. You will work with multiple divisions to coordinate and process all faculty recruitment; manage the promotion and tenure process, reappointments, and faculty evaluations; liaise with credentialing, and serve as a primary point of contact for working with the Dean's office. If you enjoy challenging, fast-paced work and enjoy working with top medical leaders with an opportunity for growth, this is the position for you. Knowledge of PeopleSoft financials and Microsoft Office is a plus.
Experience and Education
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Education/Social Science, or related field, and seven (7) years experience in appropriate field required.
- Two (2) years in supervisory capacity preferred.
- Additional related work experience may be considered in lieu of stated minimum education on a year for year basis.
Job Duties
- Directs, analyzes, coordinates, and evaluates program operation and procedures.
- Develops and/or oversees development of budget for program.
- Develops, cultivates, and maintains working relationships with internal/external departments/agencies and other organizations associated with and/or receiving benefit from program.
- Establishes program goals and objectives and directs program evaluation and quality control activities; develops and/or approves schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals.
- Recommends new policies and procedures for improvement of program activities.
- Plans and coordinates special events and participates in conferences; presents data and program information.
- Responsible for design, execution, and effectiveness of system of internal controls, which provide reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safe-guarded, and financial information is reliable.
- Ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Coordinates training and development of staff as necessary.
- Reads literature and attends functions to keep abreast of relevant scientific and technical developments related to program.
- Serves on committees as representative of assigned program as appropriate.
- May provide supervision to staff members.
- **Other Duties: Performs other duties as assigned.
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This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit: https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion.
