Vice President of Interprofessional Education and the Health Education Center

Company: UTMB Health
Location: Galveston
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

For application assistance, please email utmbjobs@utmb.edu Representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST. Job Description - Vice President of Interprofessional Education and the Health Education Center (2205998) Vice President of Interprofessional Education and the Health Education Center - ( 2205998 ) Job Description: The Vice President of Interprofessional Education (IPE) and the Health Education Center (HEC) for the Academic Enterprise is the primary administrative officer who sets a vision for UTMB's interprofessional education and supports its goals. The Vice President is responsible for the Health Education Center and provides overall leadership for academic matters, including new program development; program quality; educational methods and support; national, regional and specialty accreditation; interprofessional education efforts. Responsibilities include supporting the assessment and evaluation of students, faculty members, and programs; faculty and staff development; policy development and implementation ensuring adherence to federal and state laws governing education; monitoring of trends and implementing suitable changes all while providing effective leadership for planning, growth, and program improvement. - Scope: Academic Enterprise Essential Job Functions:

• Oversee and lead institutional strategy and operations related to Interprofessional Education -( IPE), including developing, implementing and maintaining a strategic plan that includes infrastructure, partnerships, and policies.
• Partners with the Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness (IE) on UTMB's institutional effectiveness assessment as it relates to interprofessional education and IPE quality enhancement plans
• Lead IPE program development and implementation to embed IPE learning experiences across all schools
• Direct IPE and administrative programming for Health Education Center (HEC).
• Oversees educational simulation programs to support learners and faculty across the Academic Enterprise.
• Serve as thought leader and resource for IPE and the use of simulation as a tool in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education.
• Foster, creates, and implements innovations to support the education of health professionals across the university.
• Collaborate with faculty in the design, delivery and evaluation of IPE curricula.
• Identify, provide and ensure training and development opportunities for faculty, staff and students to ensure ongoing success of IPE and simulation programming -
• Works closely with the Provost to ensure the quality and integrity of academic and institutional programs through oversight of IPE and the HEC
• Provide continuous improvement through a range of development programs designed to support teaching and leadership. -
• Develops events, workshops, programs, and seminars.
• Provide creative and resourceful solutions to complex challenges while demonstrating teambuilding skills, effective interpersonal communication, and commitment to quality and service. -
• Provide leadership by designing, implementing, and assessing a comprehensive IPE and QEP program to assist all levels of the organization. -
• Understands accreditation standards and expectations specific to UTMB and SACS and adheres to policies and procedures to meet or exceed such standards. -
• Collaborates with the Associate Vice President, IE on research trends to ensure UTMB remains focused and on the forefront of innovation as a thought-leader in institutional effectiveness, educational quality, and interprofessional education. -
• Oversees the collection of data including compilation, analysis and interpretation of data to support faculty, staff, and administration regarding UTMB's IPE programs and its development. -
• Develops policy and processes for supporting IPE instructional programs and use of the HEC. -
• Monitors analytics utilizing assessment metrics to fine-tune our efforts and oversee the reporting of information to accrediting agencies as required.
• Performs other such duties required by the Executive Vice President and Provost or by any other representative of the Provost.
• Provides oversight for simulated and immersive learning to plan, implement, coordinate, evaluate, and assess schools and collaborative educational programs. Interprofessional Education
  • Provides vision and oversight for the strategy, design and implementation for interprofessional education initiatives and UTMB's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) including determining appropriate support, resources, programming and training opportunities in conjunction with the Associate Vice President, IE.
  • Oversee the QEP Steering Committee with the Associate Vice President, IE.
  • Develop an annual report disseminating findings and outcomes through scholarly publications and presentations. -
  • Participates in local, national, and regional assessment of IPE/QEP initiatives in partnership with the Associate Vice President, IE.
  • Partners with the Associate Vice President, IE in the management the IPE and QEP platforms and further interprofessional education and quality enhancement plans. - Health Education Center (HEC)
    • Provides for scheduling, logistical planning, setup, implementing of simulation activities within the HEC.
    • Provides for logistics and utilization of simulation areas in the HEC.
    • Ensures proper utilization of all technology and equipment for the simulation program.
    • Work with academic leaders and faculty in all UTMB programs to support educational activities through simulation as appropriate. Minimum Qualifications:
      • Doctoral degree from an accredited institution
      • Four or more years of relevant experience in an academic administrative capacity. Preferred Qualifications:
        • A record of successful innovation, a demonstrated ability to lead teams effectively, and demonstrated scholarship through teaching awards, publications and research is preferred.
        • Demonstrated experience in developing and applying Interprofessional Education (IPE) in health-related academic programs
        • Instructional and administrative experience in higher education Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
          • Must be an advocate of the University's academic, clinical, teaching and research missions, and effectively articulate educational contributions and perspectives in local, regional, national and international forums related to interprofessional education.
          • Has effective written and oral communications skills; works well in a team environment and has a track record of developing effective and trusted relationships at all levels of the organization.
          • Possesses communication abilities that can inspire an organization to do its best and stay the course even in difficult circumstances.
          • A visible and accessible leader to the faculty, the students, and the community.
          • Possesses a collaborative and entrepreneurial leadership style characterized by upfront and direct communications and results oriented behavior.
          • Ability to analyze and solve problems in familiar and unfamiliar domains.
          • Creative, a visionary who can manage innovation; is an effective strategist full of ideas and possibilities; sees multiple futures; has broad interests and knowledge; can both create and bring exciting ideas to market; comfortable speculating about alternative futures without all of the data.
          • Politically aware and agile; knows what the right thing to do is; presents views well.
          • Demonstrated success in aligning various stakeholders' needs and expectations and leading through successful style of negotiation to 'win-win' solutions.
          • Strategic focus with ability to delegate and hold accountable multiple high-functioning direct reports.
          • Ability to work constructively with new and existing external partners.
          • Demonstrated ability to balance priorities and identify actions necessary to complete tasks and obtain results. UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Primary Location United States-Texas-Galveston Work Locations 1700 - Health Education Center 301 university Blvd. Health Education Center Galveston 77555-1700 Job Executive Organization UTMB Health : Regular Shift Standard Employee Status Exec / Faculty / Physician Job Level Day Job Job Posting For application assistance, please email utmbjobs@utmb.edu Representatives are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST.

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