Educational Coordinator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness 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. In your pivotal role as Educational/Clinical Coordinator (EC/CC), you will be responsible for all aspects of the clinical education portion of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) program and will often assist with various instructional aspects of classroom learning. You will oversee clinical experiences for students and support the program director with curricular implementation, competency evaluations, and ensuring high quality learning experiences for students. The VUMC Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) Program was established under its current home in the VUMC Department of Radiology in 2002. The program achieved initial programmatic accreditation in 2004. Upon recognition by a programmatic accreditor, the DMS Program became one of the Vanderbilt University (VU) Allied Health Programs recognized by the University’s accreditor. In 2017, the DMS Program under the auspices of VU was closed and opened solely under VUMC. For more information, please visit https://www.vumc.org/dms-program/about-dms-program . Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings. These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South. Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion. Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) certification in Adult and Pediatric Echo
• Minimum of 2 years clinical experience in the program specialties
• Experience in clinical education of cardiac students
• Microsoft 365 (proficiency required in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook); other MS 365 Program training will be provided along with student management system and learning management systems

Responsibilities

• Organization, coordination, and evaluation of the clinical education experience
• Communicates with existing clinical sites to ensure high quality clinical experiences, and regularly seeks opportunities for growth and development in new clinical experiences
• Assists in the planning and implementation for classroom instruction as needed
• Monitors student performance and competency completion of clinical and education experiences
• Supports Program Director and Program Faculty towards achieving program goals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees