Program Director Phlebotomy

Company: Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center
Location: Richmond
Posted on: June 8, 2021

Job Description:

The Program Director is responsible for the organization, administration, periodic review, continued development, and general effectiveness of the educational programs at Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences (KPSAHS) Northern California. The Program Director assures the provision of quality education services in accordance with institutional and programmatic accrediting agencies, federal, state and local laws and regulations, and Kaiser Permanente strategic initiatives. As a member of KPSAHS faculty, the Program Director is expected to teach in the program.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Directs, designs, and implements curriculum, including integration of education strategies to ensure accreditation requirements and Kaiser Permanente strategic initiatives are met.
• Develops,implements, instructs, and monitors curriculum and continuing education classes/programs for various levels of audiences.
  
• Manages development of strategic priorities that are aligned with overall Kaiser Permanente organizational goals and initiatives.
  
• Leads or makes significant contributions to high level multi-disciplinary work teams to achieve quality outcomes.
• Establishes and implements policies, strategic goals and priorities that contribute to the strategic initiatives of quality.
  
• Establishes collaborative relationships with Regional allied health leadership, Medical Centers, affiliated clinical organizations, partners and the community to support and provide consultation in curriculum development and delivery and clinical instruction in coordination with best practices and regional infrastructure
  
• Oversees the effectiveness, assessment, compliance and performance of affiliated clinical sites and clinical site instructors.
  
• Works collaboratively with KPSAHS staff to maximize educational programs in conjunction with other allied health programs.
  
• Conducts on-going program assessment and develops plans to improve didactic and clinical education programs.
• Prepares, analyzes, and reports academic outcomes, statistical data and surveys.
  
• Participates in planning and coordinating with other KPSAHS teams and projects internal and external strategies to maximize school effectiveness.
  
• Participates in budget planning, including providing input in the capital equipment and budgetary process.
  
• Supervises, mentors, and motivates faculty and students to achieve high quality results.
  
• Provides leadership guidance and resource development to consultants, faculty, advisors and students.
  
• Oversees selection, performance management, staff development, and retention of faculty and students.
  
• Acts as school liaison to the Kaiser Permanente Director of Nursing and Clinical Practice (DONCP) peer group. Facilitates clinical placement between school programs and clinical facilities as needed.
• Maintains current knowledge of the professional discipline and educational methodologies through continuing professional development and pursuit of scholarly activities.
  
• Travels to clinical/didactic sites throughout Northern California Region to conduct clinical instructions.
  
• The successful candidate must have the ability to work effectively with faculty, staff and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.
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  Basic Qualifications:
  
  Experience
  
• Minimum of three (3) years of employment in a healthcare facility.
• Minimum of one (1) year in a hospital-based or ambulatory healthcare setting performing administrative and clinical procedures.
• Minimum of one (1) year teaching experience in postsecondary and/or vocational/technical education.
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  Education
  
• Bachelor's degree in healthcare, education, business administration, or related field.
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  License, Certification, Registration
  
• MD, DO, RN, PA or CLS.
• BLS certificate required.
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  Additional Requirements:
  
• Able to travel throughout Northern California Region.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations related to the healthcare industry and institutional and programmatic accreditation requirements.
• Excellent leadership and team building skills.
• Excellent verbal, written communication, presentation, and interpersonal/facilitation skills.
• Strong multi-tasking, critical thinking, problem solving, decision-making, planning and time management skills.
• Knowledge of PC applications including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
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  Preferred Qualifications:
  
• Minimum of one (1) year supervisory experience.
• Minimum two (2) years as a clinical instructor (preceptor) in an accredited training program.
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• Master's degree.
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