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Director, CQI & Accreditation-SOM

Meharry Medical College • Mission, KS, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Director, CQI & Accreditation-SOM

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Locations: Main Campus

Time Type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 24 Days Ago

Job Requisition ID: JR100392

The successful candidate is an administrator with demonstrated success in continuous quality improvement, accreditation, and project management for institutions that educate professional students. S/he can develop and implement continuous quality improvement (CQI) strategies and direct a wide range of accreditation activities, including compliance monitoring, strategic planning, and other projects as needed. Serves as key liaison to School of Medicine (SOM) leadership, Office of Undergraduate Medical Education Divisions, and other colleges and schools regarding accreditations ensuring adherence to accreditation standards for Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

Daily Operations

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Administration

Plans, designs, implements, and manages ongoing continuous quality improvement for accreditation processes for the SOM, including divisional communications and project management.
Develops continuous quality improvement strategies for SOM initiatives and establishes processes that align with accreditation standards and strategic plans.
Provides program compliance oversight and guidance relative to the school and institutional accreditors’ benchmarks, and fiscal and reporting requirements.
Oversees the development of operational timelines and milestone estimates from teams; coordinates efforts between various stakeholders; coordinates project activities; assigns tasks and provides guidance to personnel responsible for specific functions or phases of a project.
Develops and maintains master timetable for accreditation reviews and reporting.
Designs and coordinates data collection activities for accreditation reviews across SOM offices and synthesizes information for reporting to accreditation bodies.
Represents the SOM to various institutional divisions, governmental agencies, vendors, students, and external constituents on matters involving accreditation.
Initiates, organizes, and staffs various institutional self-study and documentation committees.
Maintains the SOM academic policy library and/or database; ensures Student Handbooks, SOM Catalogs, Bylaws, and Policies are up-to-date, accurate, and consistent with easy access for all constituents.
Recommends and participates in the development of SOM policies and procedures; may serve on SOM planning and policy-making committees.
Advises the SOM and its committees to ensure consistent compliance with the ongoing accreditation requirements and outcome standards.
Performs all other duties as assigned.

Clinical Activity or Teaching

If PhD, will provide teaching/academic service.

Required Skills

Project Management - Ability to coordinate the diverse components of the project by quality project planning, execution, and change control to achieve required balance of time, cost, and quality.
Critical Thinking Skills - Ability to arrive at accurate conclusions and solutions by visualizing new potentials, and by identifying, defining, and analyzing problems and situations using rational and intuitive processes.
Leadership - Ability to attract and mobilize energies and talents; to work towards a shared purpose in the best interests of the organization, the people comprising it, and the people it serves.
Communication - Ability to shape others’ understanding in ways that capture interest, inform, and gain support.
Teamwork - Builds and maintains positive working relationships, within individual work groups and across departments, through open communication and collaboration; works with others to accomplish goals and objectives.
Business Acumen - Demonstrates a clear understanding of all areas of the business (education, research, clinical care) – customers (students, trainees, faculty, community), resources, educational trends, new advances – and uses skills in planning, prioritizing, decision-making, and resource allocation to drive desired results.

Required Education and Experience

Master’s degree in higher education, MD, or PhD in higher education or related field is required.
Four (4) years of experience in higher education administration or related field is required. Substantial experience with project management in higher education or health professions setting is required.
Two (2) years of experience with continuous quality improvement (CQI), accreditation, and project management in higher education or health professions setting is required.

About Meharry

Meharry Medical College was founded just 11 years after the end of the Civil War with the mission of educating African Americans to serve the underserved. Today, the nation’s largest private, historically black academic health sciences center has trained thousands of health care professionals. Three out of every four Meharrians return to urban or rural communities to serve others by providing medical or dental services. Our faith-based roots within the United Methodist Church inspire us to respect and serve all. Our standards are high within an educational environment that is nurturing. We believe that health equity is key to alleviating suffering. Whether our graduates are physicians, dentists, scientists, professors, or public health professionals, the Meharry experience equips them to affect the world as a force for change led by our motto: “Worship of God Through Service to Mankind.”

Mission

Meharry Medical College is a global academic health sciences center advancing health equity through innovative research, transformative education, exceptional and compassionate health services, and policy-influencing thought leadership. True to its legacy, Meharry empowers diverse populations to improve the well-being of humankind.

Core Values

Meharry Medical College is a community of scholars and learners committed to excellence.

Accountability with transparency
Equity with inclusion
Respect with collegiality
Service with compassion
Integrity without exception

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Meharry Medical College complies with Title IX and is an affirmative action employer. Candidates will be considered for employment without discrimination for a non-merit reason such as race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, handicap, or veteran status.