Health Occupations Manager
About The Position
The Health Occupations Manager role at the NIC Workforce Training Center focuses on healthcare workforce development. This leadership position involves expanding access to non-credit healthcare training, strengthening partnerships to meet regional workforce needs, and supporting students in their pursuit of healthcare careers. The manager will oversee daily operations of healthcare training programs, including staff supervision, course planning, budgeting, scheduling, and performance evaluation. Collaboration with healthcare providers, community partners, and college departments is key for clinical placements, affiliation agreements, and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities also include identifying workforce trends, cultivating industry partnerships, developing new training opportunities, managing budgets, promoting courses, and facilitating pathways to credit-bearing programs. Instruction in healthcare courses and assistance with state skills examinations may also be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years full-time equivalent related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience, to include supervisory experience
- Experience in managing, evaluating, and driving program performance
- Experience implementing changes to improve program performance
- Valid driver’s license required
Nice To Haves
- LERN Certified Program Planner certification preferred; must be obtained within one year of employment
Responsibilities
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of multiple healthcare training programs
- Supervise instructors and staff
- Plan courses
- Manage program budgets
- Schedule program activities
- Evaluate program performance
- Collaborate with healthcare providers, community partners, and college departments to coordinate clinical placements
- Maintain affiliation agreements
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements
- Identify workforce trends
- Cultivate industry partnerships
- Develop new healthcare training opportunities
- Manage grant and program budgets
- Promote courses to prospective students
- Support pathways connecting non-credit students to credit-bearing healthcare programs
- Provide instruction in healthcare courses as needed
- Assist with state skills examinations as needed
Benefits
- Retirement
- 15 vacation days per year
- 12 sick days per year
- 14 paid holidays
- Tuition assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
