In your pivotal role of Sr. Program Manager, you will provide leadership for the creation, coordination, execution and growth of complex programs independently. You will also provide leadership to support programs that are expected to experience significant change, expansion or evolution over time.
Position Shift:
8AM - 4:30PM but flexible within the parameters of beginning workday between 7:30 & 8:30
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Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
VUMC Recent Accomplishments:
Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments.
US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.
Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.
Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.
The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.
American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows
Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.
National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement
Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6 th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.
Key Responsibilities:
In your challenging and rewarding role as a Senior Program Manager, you will provides professional and/or technical leadership in the execution of day-to-day program activities in the OHE. This key role facilitates systems and culture change and ensures there is a front door for all to engage in health equity initiatives.
Specific responsibilities include:
Lead development of educational and training offerings focused on health equity and racial equity for learners, staff, faculty and others, including the Certificate in Health Equity. Training offerings may be formal (classes, workshops) and one-time (grand rounds, panels, presentations to internal teams). In addition to helping teach, prepare presentations and materials for such offerings.
Communicate with VUSM faculty and staff on all matters related to the Certificate in Health Equity both for curriculum specific as well as logistical matters. Refine foundational curriculum offerings as needed based on feedback. Create infrastructure needed for students and others to successfully navigate Certificate offerings. Convene external advisory board for the Certificate. Stay abreast of state of the art in teaching health equity in medicine and other disciplines.
Develop strategies and systems for engaging learners, faculty and staff in the Office of Health Equity. Identify practicum and other opportunities for learners. Coach a variety of audiences in using a health equity lens.
Develop metrics of success for the OHE, support development of systems for tracking of OHE initiatives and outcomes. Support on-going evaluation needs for OHE program. Use internal and external data to understand inequities and help create and/or improve programs and initiatives.
Create communication materials (website, one-pagers, reports) needed for internal and external stakeholders to understand the work and impact of the OHE. Create educational tools and materials needed to build capacity around understanding inequities.
Support creation of infrastructure that advances health equity including reviewing policies, programs and practices with a health equity lens. Communicate within and across departments to maximize information sharing around progress, needs, inter-dependencies and accomplishments.
Support writing of peer reviewed articles, other dissemination materials as well as grant writing efforts and information and data needs for grants.
Lead launch and project management for initiatives such as the Health Equity Pillar Goal, Health Equity Innovation Awards, Health Equity Inventory and other internal efforts.
Participate in and provide support to institutional workgroups and other internal committees related to the achievement of goals of the OHE. Workgroups may focus on learners, patients, staff and other areas.
The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is home to Vanderbilt University Hospital, The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and the Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. These hospitals experienced more than 61,000 inpatient admissions during fiscal year 2015. Vanderbilt’s adult and pediatric clinics treated nearly 2 million patients during this same period. Vanderbilt University Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are recognized again this year by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals as among the nation’s best with 18 nationally ranked specialties. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is world renowned because of the innovation, work ethic and collegiality of its employees. From our health care advances to our compassionate care, Vanderbilt owes its accomplishments and reputation to staff and faculty who bring skill and drive and innovation to the medical center day after day. World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.As t...he largest employer in middle Tennessee, we welcome those who are interested in ongoing development in a caring, culturally sensitive and professional atmosphere. Most of us spend so much of our lives at work, we want to be part of maintaining a workplace in which people support one another and encourage reaching for excellence. Many high-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt because of the professional growth they experience and because of their appreciation of Vanderbilt’s benefits, public events and discussions, athletic opportunities, beautiful setting and, above all, sense of community and purpose.Vanderbilt and its employees share a set of mutual expectations that have been created with productivity, legality, fairness and safety always in mind. We believe that our investment in training and compensating employees multiplies in value when we enable individuals to deliver their best performance for the benefit of us all.
