Allegheny Health Network Careers

Date: 01/23/2017
Job Number: 55601
Location: Allegheny General Hospital
Department: Continuing Medical Education
Status: Full-time 

Allegheny Health Network is an integrated delivery network focused on preserving health care choice and providing affordable, high-quality care to the people in our communities. With more than 14,000 employees including 7,400 health care professionals, nearly 200 primary care and specialty care practices, Allegheny Health Network includes seven hospitals in Pennsylvania with nearly 2,400 licensed beds.
Allegheny Health Network’s clinical expertise ranges from primary care to the most complex surgical procedures. Services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiovascular care, neurological and neurosurgical services, organ transplantation, orthopedic and rehabilitation services, and women’s health.

Since 1885, Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) has offered medical care to Pittsburgh and its surrounding areas.

What started with just 50 beds inside two adjoining brick homes, has evolved into a premier health care institution with over 600 beds.

Today, AGH still follows the founding partners mission statement, “Erected for the benefit of mankind to save life, relieve suffering and conserve health” by continually striving for outstanding patient experience and care.

Allegheny General offers its patients many modern-day amenities, state-of-the art surgical suites, innovation, technology, and advanced medical treatments, which are delivered by its world-renowned doctors in conjunction with exceptional teams of nurses, technicians, clinicians and supporting staff.

Job Summary: 
Provides overall coordination of continuing medical education activities for physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements comprehensive CE activities which include formal CME courses (regionally, nationally, internationally) internal courses/grand rounds/ and outreach activities. Maintains strict adherence to ensure compliance of accreditation criteria as required by governing agencies. Trains conference directors to navigate the complex process of completing the CME application so it will receive a favorable review by the CME committee.
• Initiates, generates, and participates in extensive verbal, written and electronic communication throughout the conference coordination process, from development to completion.
• Functions as the decision-maker and assumes responsibility for all logistical conference details and materials.
• Evaluates options and implements a solution when a problem is encountered.
• Partners with activity chairs and planning committee members to develop course content and related materials to ensure course content is current and meets medical best-practice standards, with emphasis on patient safety, improved patient outcomes and patient care/quality.
• Researches educational grant opportunities as they pertain to each conference. Leads the process for grant writing proposals. Stewards appropriate use of grant funds awarded. Collects and compiles data to reconcile grant.
• Accountable for all financial aspects of assigned CE activities with revenue and expenses totaling one million dollars annually.
• Monitors compliance of physicians and others with the policies of WPAHS, ACCME and other accrediting bodies, including conflict of interest.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Education: 

BA/BS degree required.

Requirements: 

• Experience working with basic graphic design preferred.
• 3 years of administrative experience in a healthcare or related setting required.
• Experience with meeting planning preferred.
• Experience with multiple computer software programs and databases required
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a dynamic and challenging environment and take appropriate actions.