Description
S ummary of Role and Responsibilities:
T h e r o le o f t h e Di r ec t o r , C e n t e r f o r P r o g r a ms i n All i ed H e a l t h (C P iAH) is to p r o v i d e o v e rall l e a de r s h ip f o r CPiAH and its educational mission, b y do i n g the f o l l o w i ng :
* C reating and evaluating policies and procedures
* C o o rdinating and evaluating daily operations
* P reparing operating and capital expenditure budgets
* C o l l a b o r a ting with V U M C L e a de r s h ip t o e s t ab l i s h a bu s i ne ss p l a nf o r c o n t i n u ed o p e r a t i on s a n d f u t u re g r o wth o f the Al l ied H e a l t h P r o g r a ms a n d o v e rs e e ing t h e im p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e p l a n
* C ommunic a t i ng, e f f e c tiv e l y with V U MC L e a d e r ship, including the allied health e x ec utive a dvisory bo a rd memb e rs, for CPiAH strategicplanning
* O v e rseeing CPiAH Program Directors and other CPiAH staff, toinclude instructors/faculty
* E v a lua t i n g Program Directors, s t a ff a n d i n str u c t o rs/ f a c u l t y c r e d e n t i als a n d q ua l i f ic a t i o n s
* O v e rs e e ing d e v e lopm e nt prog r a ms to establish standards and accountability for qu a lity cl a ssroom instru c tion
* O verseeing and developing goals, objectives, and assessment processes
* O verseeing academic curricula for accuracy and content to meet CPiAH accreditation requirements
* O v e rs e e ing the d e liv e ry o f distan c e e d u ca tion pro g r a ms and a cc r e dit a tion
* O v e rs e e ing p r og r a ms a n d c e n tr a l i z e d f u n c t i on s o f C P iAH, s u ch a s:
o S t a te le v el a pp r o v a ls
o N a tional and programmatic accreditations
o C o mp l iance p lan n i n g a n d m o n i t o r i n g, including hig h e r e du c a tion l a w s a nd b e st pra c ti ce s ( e .g. F ER P A, A D A, Title I V , e tc . )
o Fa c u l t y a f f a irs ma n a g e me n t
o F inancial aid administration and compliance, including Title IV
o S tudent recruitment and enrollment
o S tudent support services
o S tudent post-graduation job placement
o P rogram specific outcomes
* P erform other leadership duties, as assigned
Department/Unit Summary
The V U MC C e nter f o r Prog r a ms in Alli e d H e a lth (CPiAH) is dedi ca ted to pr e p a ring students f o r e x ce ll e n c e in th e ir c ho s e n ca re e r a nd instilling comp a ssion a nd a c ommitment to the highest quality of p a ti e nt care through t r a nsfo r mative l e a rning p r ogr a ms and a cce ss to the d e liv e ry of e x e mpl a ry h ea lth ca r e .
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Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:
* US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.
* Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.
* Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.
* The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.
* American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows
* Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.
* National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement
* Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6 th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.
Key F un c tions and Ex p ec t e d P er f o r m an ce s :
* D e v e lop g o als a n d ob j e c t i v e s f o r CPiAH b a s e d on i n t e r p ret a t i o n o f i n sti t u t i o n al p o l i c y a n d g o a ls.
* Plan to a c hieve go a ls or e stablish prio r ities;
* H e lp CPiAH staff u n d e r s t a n d , s ha r e a n d su p p o rt t h e v is i o n;
* I n i t i a te c h a n g e s i n o r d e ve l o p n e w p o l i c i e s, p r o c e du r e s and/ o r m e tho d s ;
* An a lyze lon g- r a nge imp a c t of d e c isions a nd p l a n s.
* Ensu r e the most e f fe c tive educational outcomes and operations of the department through program development process improvement and coordination/integration of processes with other departments,
* Design, implement, evaluate and marketprograms to maximize educational outcomes;
* Stand a rdi z e pr o ce sses, r e sourc e s, a nd p r ac ti c e to improve e f f ic i e n c y;
* S upe r v ision t o i n c l u d e r e s p o n sibi l i t y f o r p l a n n i ng , c o o r d ina t i ng , a n d c o n tr o l l ing t h e w o rk of CPiAH; p r ov i d e a d v i ce / c on s u l t a t ion t o Program Directors and other staff r e g a r d i n g p r o b l e ms;
* Ad ju st w o rk s c h e d u l e s o r p r o je c t p r i o ri t i e s to me e t e me r g e nc i e s o r c h a n g ing c o nd i t ions;
* P a r t i c ip a te on d e pa r tm e nt a l a nd/or int e r d e p a r tm e nt a l c ommi t t ee s to a dd r e ss p r obl e ms a nd fa c ilit a t e in f o r m a tion e x c h a n g e a bout p r o g r a ms, p r o bl e m s , e t c. ;
* P r ovide information to others (oral or written) to explain/clarify problems, issues or requests;
* P a rt i c ipa t e i n p e r i od i c ma n a ge m en t me e t i n g s t o k e ep t o p m a n a g e m e n t i n f o rmed o f d e p a rtm e n t p r o b l e ms a n d c o n ce r n s;
* An a l y ze a n d e v a lua t e ongoing department programs to identify areas on g o ing d e p a rtm e n t p r og r a ms t o id en t i f y a re a s w he r e ad j u stm e n ts/ i mp r o v e m e n ts are needed
* * Develop staffing plans to ensure objectives are beingmet.
* Define and achieve financial targets in support of businessgoals of the institution.
* P r epa r e an a n n u a l o p e rat i n g budg e t f o r a un it o r d e pa r tm en t , i nc l u d ing d ire c t l a b o r, ma t e r i a l a n d s u pp l i e s, tuition, e q u i p m en t ma in t e n a n ce a n d r ep l a c e m e n t;
* P resent and justify a proposed budget (operatingand capital expenditure) to a management review committee;
* E va l u ate o r g an i z a t i o n al f u n c t i o n s a n d st ructures to best determine the allocation and u t i l i za t i o n o f resources
* An a lyze a nd e v a l u a te b u dg e t va r iance to d e te r mi n e cau se ;
* P repare justification or develop alternatives for cost containment/reduction
* P roject future budgets based upon analysis of current operations.
* Create and exceed service standards utilizing key service dimension and from knowledge of best practice
* Establish standards for CPiAH;
* E n s u r e t h at th e s t a n da r d s a r e m e t o r e x ce e d e d b y u t i l i z in g cu s t o mer (student, staff, and faculty) s a t i sf a c t i on , b e st p r a ct i c e s a n d m a r k e t i n f o rmat i o n t o im p r o v e cu s t o mer s e r v i c e a nd satisfaction.
* Cr ea t e a n o r g a n iz a t i o n a l cu l t u re ( b o th wit h i n a n d ac r o ss d e pa rt m en ts) th a t p r ov i de s a s a f e , s a t i sfy i n g a n d e n rich i n g e nv i r on m e n t f o r students and e mp lo y e e s.
* P r o v ide l e a d e rsh i p to p r o mu l g a t e the miss i o n a n d t h e va lu e s o f the i n sti t u t i o n to th e d e pa rt m en t;
* M o d e l b e h a v i o r c o n sis t en t wi t h the mission, v isi on , and values of the enterprise t h r o u g h l e a d ing, c oo r d i na t i n g p r o je c ts, innovati o n , i n i t i a t i n g i m p r o v eme n t, a n d d e ve l op i n g n e w p r o g rams;
* D e monstr a te l e a d e rship style that is f a c ilit a tive a nd c oll a bor a tiv e ;
* C o m m un i ca t e within and across departments to maximize effectiveness and e ffi c i e n cy
* Ensu re s a ll Hum a n R e sour c e a nd V U MC po l ici e s a nd procedures are followed according to standards.
* D e fine the q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a n d p e rf o rma n ce e x p ec t a t i on sf o r a ll st a f f po sit i o n s t h r o u g h the P e r f o rm a n ceD e ve l op m en t s y st e m, i n clud i n g d e p a rtm e n t s p e c if ic job descriptions, measurable performance standards.
* Cr ea t e an e n v i r on m e n t t ha t e n c o u ra ge s a n d s u p p o rts s e l f-development and learning for all staff through regular feedback, by assuring the development of staff through orientation, training programs, work experiences, and assessing competencies by meeting the performance expectations stated in the job description in a timely manner (typically annually).
* I d e n t i f y , e sta b l i s h a n d e v a lua t e q u a l i t y a ssu r a n c es t a nd a r d s, p r og r a m s, a n d p r o c e du r e s wit h in d e pa r tm e n t.
* Est ab l ish a n d e va l u ate st a n da r d s o f pe r f o rma n ceto provide s a fe, e f f ec t iv e , and efficient operation o f th e d e p a rtm e n t
* Assume responsibility for meeting all standards required for accreditation/licensure
