Regional Education Specialist

Location:

Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Provides curricular and evaluation and assessment support for clinical experiences in the medical students third and fourth years to ensure that the learning objectives for every student in the region are met during clinical education experiences. As a representative for academic and student affairs in the region, is responsible for meeting with students as needed and making appropriate referrals for additional personal and or academic support. Workswith clinical faculty and the administration of the regional campus to facilitate this educational imperative.

Job Duties:

• Work closely with the administration and faculty to ensure that a quality curriculum is delivered, ensuring that clinical experiences meet departmental and medical school learning objectives for each student to develop individual competencies.
• Produce and coordinate individual student's schedules in conjunction with the Regional Campus Managers Coordinate activities and work with other departments to provide services as needed or requested by students or faculty.
• Provide as-needed, regionally based pedagogical faculty development activities to support the development of the regional clinical faculty (all disciplines) working closely with the regional administration.
• Assists students with difficulties in their clinical experiences.
• Support the Education Directors with the periodic review of the goals and objectives for the clerkships and complete appropriate forms and data entry to ensure detailed curriculum mapping of academic years three and four of the program curriculum.
• Produce the materials that support the curriculum, including preparation for didactics, readings, conferences, podcasts, webinars, student learning management system based materials etc.
• Conduct assessment and evaluation activities.
• Review portfolio development throughout the third year experience especially with regard to completion of competencies with the Regional Education Coordinators.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details:

Education:

Master's Degree- (Required), Master's Degree-Education (Preferred)

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:

Communication, Computer Literacy, Organizing, Working Independently

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.