CONTINUING EDUCATION SPECIALIST 3
Location: Seattle, Washington
Description: University of Washington is employing CONTINUING EDUCATION SPECIALIST 3 right now, this vacancy will be situated in Washington. Detailed specification about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Req #: 98070 Department: PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Appointing Department Web Address: http://www.uwpsychiatry.org/research/integratedcare.html Job Location: Hea! lth Sciences Center Posting Date: 08/08/2013 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: Salary and benefits are competitive. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service.
Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences pursues a balanced commitment to knowledge discovery, teaching excellence, and high-quality clinical care by capitalizing on the resources of our vibrant academic and regional community. Our psychiatry residency and psychology internship programs, specialty fellowship programs! , and post-doctoral research fellowships attract exceptionally! talented individuals who are among the most academically competitive applicants in the country. The scale and diversity of our faculty and clinical sites, coupled with the richness of the UW academic community, the emphasis on evidenced based treatments, and the culture of scientific inquiry allows us to provide comprehensive, leading-edge clinical and research training experiences.
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences currently has an outstanding opportunity for a Continuing Education Specialist 3. This individual will involve management of the Education Program within the Division of Integrated Care & Public Health, which is focused on: 1) assisting healthcare organizations with implementing evidence-based integrated mental health programs, and 2) conducting mental health services research. The Educational Specialist will work closely with the Associate Director for Education to develop and implement a strategic plan for the program and will have p! rimary responsibility for executing that plan in collaboration with the Associate Director. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Educational Development Activities: • Develop content and methods for educational and training tools in collaboration with subject matter experts (e.g.
physicians, psychologists, program managers); • Develop and support educational content delivery on distance learning platforms and online; • Coordinate integrated care implementation materials, including slides, handouts, and similar materials, including tracking on various versions, types and locations; • Support evaluation of training activities and educational materials including conducting surveys, collating data, performing basic statistics and summarizing qualitative data; • Generate data driven reports using summary statistics; • Monitor and update website content and create new web pages; • Develop and manage project timelines, providing regular updates ! to the Associate Director; • Provide project management for all Ed! ucation Program activities, insuring that projects and activities are completed satisfactorily on time and on budget; • As necessary, identify and hire external vendors, monitoring their progress toward deliverables. Education and Training Support: • Coordinate the logistics and materials for training and technical assistance activities, including arranging logistics, travel, presenters, and preparing and collating materials, etc; • Coordinate Continuing Education credit (CME and CEU) approvals as needed; • Maintain a database of trainings delivered and trainee contact information. Other Related work: • May direct the work of assigned staff; • Perform related duties as required. Lead Responsibilities: This position will have independent responsibility to develop and implement a strategic plan for the Division of ICPH education program and will have primary responsibility for executing that plan in collaboration with the Associate Director withi! n a highly visible and productive Center within the University.
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our benefits website. REQUIREMENTS: Master's Degree in education and four years of experience in adult and/or distance education. Additional requirements: • Experience with development and delivery of educational programs and materials related to mental health and/or medical care.
• Training and experience with adult learning theory. • Experience working with instructional design. • Experience with distance learning education or online learning. • Proficiency with medical terminology.
• Experience in an academic setting. • Experience working with MDs, RNs and PhDs to develop educational content. • Proficiency in the use of the following software applications: MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, MS Outlo! ok. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qua! lifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
DESIRED: • Demonstrated attention to detail, creative problem-solving skills and excellent interpersonal skills. • Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, and to interact positively with a wide variety of people. • Ability to prioritize work appropriately and to work effectively both as a team member and independently with minimal supervision. • Ability to work on several different projects and with several different staff members simultaneously.
Condition of Employment: Appointment to this position is contingent upon obtaining satisfactory results from a criminal background check. Application Process: Part of the application process for this position includes completing on-line Employment Eligibility and Cover Letter assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process.! These assessments will appear on your screen for you to complete as soon as you select "Apply to this Position" on this job announcement. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time.
If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until these assessments are complete. The University of Washington is a leader in environmental stewardship & sustainability, and committed to becoming climate neutral. The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.
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