King's Daughters Medical Center
GME Program
Ashland, KY
Full Time - Days
Newly Created Position
Req #: 22690
Summary
JOB SUMMARY
The GME Program Coordinator serves as the administrative coordinator for the Residency Program.
This position collaborates with the program director and the GME Office in the daily operational management of the program(s), as outlined in the ACGME Institutional, Common Program and Specialty Program Guidelines for Graduate Medical Education.
This position requires a comprehensive and detailed understanding of national accreditation policies as well as a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.
DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
This person will develop, initiate and/or direct a wide range of programmatic activities including program planning, project development and management, recruiting, updating policies, and using databases and residency management software system.
This position interacts with faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students and managing internal and external program relations.
The position is essential in training program operations and is a primary resource for learners, faculty and administrative staff, as well as liaison between the Residency Program Director, chief residents, residents, program faculty, GME Office, and affiliated teaching sites concerning residency program matters.
This position is a requirement of the accrediting agency, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Minimum requirement:
High School Diploma/GED
Three years of administrative, office, or project support experience.
Obtain Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education (TAGME) certification within 3 years of hire date
Preferred qualifications:
Associates Degree
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Works indoors in an office/clinic setting
The noise level is usually moderate
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Constantly required to maintain a stationary position behind a computer.
Frequently required to move about inside the department.
Constantly required to communicate telephonically and face to face with colleagues and customers.
Constantly required to operate a computer and telephone.
Constantly required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception