Program Dir, Central Sterile Processing, Surgical Technician

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

In your pivotal role as Program Director, you will serve full-time as the lead program administrator. You will oversee the effectiveness of program operations such as program budget, assessments, curriculum design, instruction, clinical learning experiences, student evaluation, and all academic advisements. You must also demonstrate effectiveness in the supervision of the Clinical/Educational Coordinator(s) and other instructional faculty in the program. Additionally, you will devote sufficient time to ensure that all educational and administrative responsibilities are met. The Center for Programs in Allied Health (CPiAH) welcomes you. The central hub of allied health education at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), CPiAH manages a variety of educational and clinical training programs. CPiAH serves under the larger umbrella of VUMC's Office of Health Sciences Education. For more information, please visit https://www.vumc.org/allied-health-education/welcome. 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.

Requirements

Master’s (or equivalent experience)
3 years of experience
Certified Surgical Technologist and Certified Sterile Processing Tech
5 years of experience

Nice To Haves

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (Advanced): Planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific program goals and objectives.
PEER LEADERSHIP (Advanced): The ability to show leadership and influence people of equal rank in an effort to accomplish team goals.
FINANCIAL PROCESSES (Advanced): Ability to monitor costs, expenses, and revenue as well as the ability to manage those costs and expenses in relation to budgeted amounts.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT(Advanced): Developing a systematic process of checking to see whether a process or service is meeting specific requirements.
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT (Advanced): Identifies, analyzes, and improves upon existing business processes for optimization and to meet standards of quality.

Responsibilities

Provides program instructional leadership for implementation of standards, appropriate curriculum, delivery methods, and preparation of students to obtain employment in their field of study.
Serves as the Program curriculum expert, and ensures all curriculum is aligned to academic and industry standards.
Manages all matters of programmatic accreditation including annual reports and surveys, curriculum review, self-study, periodic internal reviews, and maintaining accreditation standards.
Evaluates student and graduate performance by maintaining a record of grades, performance in didactic and clinical competencies, job placements, and certification completion.
Serves as the Chair of the Admissions Committee and oversees the application cycle for all prospective students.
Assists the Clinical/Educational Coordinator(s) in regular site visits and clinical site communication to ensure high quality clinical experiences for students.
Maintains necessary professional credentials and professional development standards as deemed by Programmatic accreditors.