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Job Description HEALTH PROFNS EDUC SPEC 2 Working Title Clerkship Program Coordinator
Job Code 004390 Grade 19
Department Name Undergrad Medical Ed - D02005 Department Head Pablo Joo
Supervisor Lauren Valko Effective Date 12/12/2022
Position(s) Directly Supervised
Job Code Title FTE

Generic Scope
Professional who applies acquired job skills, policies, and procedures to complete substantive assignments/projects/tasks of moderate scope and complexity; exercises judgment within defined guidelines and practices to determine appropriate action.

Custom Scope
Applies acquired skills, process, and policy knowledge to support professional health education program learners. Coordinates program operations, which include teaching and learning activities, program curriculum, learner scheduling, maintaining databases, tracking learner compliance, and program accreditation.

Department Custom Scope
The Clerkship Program Coordinator works in a team environment to coordinate all aspects of the daily operations of the clerkship program for medical students to complete their medical rotations. The clerkships consist of medical students rotating through various clinical settings with affiliates in medical centers/community environments under the supervision of UCR clinical faculty. This position resides in the Office of Medical Education (OME) whom manages undergraduate medical education clerkships as well as rotations for undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education. Under supervision, the Clerkship Program Coordinator manages all day-to-day operational aspects for the Clinical Medical Student Clerkship Program and participates in long-range planning and development of the program, manages and coordinates student placement and scheduling, provides analytical and programmatic support to the Director, and serves as a resource to Clerkship students in logistical matters. Additional responsibilities include assisting faculty with incoming medical clerkship students, ensuring the initial paperwork is completed, collecting evaluation and assessments and other requirements are met; rotation scheduling and providing other support necessary to ensure a quality program.

Education & Experience Requirements

Education Requirements
Degree Requirement
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Required

Experience Requirements
Experience Requirement
2 years of direct experience working in a clerkship medical student program. Preferred
Years of related experience can be satisfied by working with postgraduate students, internship placement, scheduling of students, working within a clerkship program, graduate education program or by performing work in an administrative role coordinating programs and schedules. Required
2 - 4 years of related experience. Required

License Requirements

Certification Requirements
Certification Requirement

Educational Condition Requirements
Condition Requirement
An additional four years of directly related experience can substitute for the Bachelor degree requirement. Required

Key Responsibilities

Description % Time
Coordinates implementation of professional health educational activities, which may include program competencies, curriculum, and exams.
  • Manages daily operations of the clerkship programs. Manages clerkship assignments: represent the program to students/SOM/affiliates; respond to student and faculty. Coordinates schedules with the students and sites. Effectively coordinates clerkship training programs to ensure all institution program requirements are met for the program. Assists with clinical site/faculty recruitment process and will travel to sites. Facilitates educational meetings when appropriate
30
Ensures administrative, financial and other program operations are compliant with accreditation standards, University policy, and other regulatory requirements. Prepares reports and follows up as necessary.
  • Collects assessments and evaluations from the students and faculty to prepare reports for grading. Prepares information/reports and creates forms for accreditation review and internal reviews consistent with the requirements of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)/Undergraduate Medical Education (UME). Assists with developing and implementing processes to ensure accreditation standards are met.
10
Serves as point person for learners, which may include prospective health professions education program candidates; current health professions education learners; and all other stakeholders. Answers questions and disseminates program information. Assists health professions education learners with all program-related issues and questions.
  • Interprets policies for the medical education department, university and hospital/clinical sites to assist medical students in the protocol preparation. Interfaces with various units in the clinical setting, graduate medical education (GME), human resources, academic affairs, payroll, and other department to facilitate both the policies and procedures process.
10
At the direction of program faculty and leadership, creates learner assessment documentation, including assessment tools and assessment strategies/timelines. Generates regular reports of individual and aggregate learner progress and assessment.
  • Calculates the results of tests and exams to achieve scores on each student for each clerkship for which the coordinator has responsibility. Develops evaluation systems for student's progress including rotation reports, and assessment. Develops and manages information systems, including a clerkship information system and other supporting systems. Distributes, tracks, and records evaluations for medical students. Maintains spreadsheets and record keeping.
10
Fosters an environment of collaboration between various health professions education specialties and programs. Participates in program and/or departmental work groups, teams, task forces and committees to support ongoing health professions education program functions.
  • Initiates/identifies opportunities for enhancing clinical education. Instructors are the approved clinical faculty physicians located at the affiliated sites, i.e. local physician office. Coordinate with the faculty and students to coordinate/implement education program events such as hospital badging, electronic health record (EHR) training, orientation, etc.
10
Program policies and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): Aids in the development and implementation of policies directly affecting the operations of the program. Regularly evaluates current operations and initiates changes to insure the efficient and effective performance of the program. Acts as a liaison with other institutions, regulatory agencies, and university departments/units when necessary to affect procedural and operational changes. Ensures all policies and procedures are consistent with university and affiliates clinical site procedures. Identifies, initiates, and/or implements change to improve services, products, and systems.
10
Maintains program files and data, which may include individual learner files as well as program accreditation documentation in accordance with relevant regulatory and University policies.
  • Tracks progress through the clinical rotations to ensure all criteria is satisfied. Confirms students are meeting the requirements for progression within their clerkship program. Recommends appropriate referral to student affairs when necessary.
5
Assists with a variety of projects to provide solutions to improve educational or administrative operations. May work with others to achieve project objectives.
5
At the direction of program faculty and leadership, creates program and curricular evaluation documentation, including evaluation tools and strategies/timelines. Generates regular evaluation reports.
5
Actively participate on medical education committees, including clerkship coordinator committee and medical education coordinator clinical subcommittee. Based on programmatic needs: determine agenda items, appropriate issues, compile information/ statistics, prepare presentations, and make recommendations. Assists program directors with documentation of due processes.
5

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge/Skill/Ability Requirement
Communication skills; includes verbal, written and active listening. Service oriented and responsive to questions and requests. Ability to interact in a professional, resourceful, and courteous manner. Required
Promotes teamwork and provides a sense of leadership by participating in various integral committees with the department and the institution. Required
Demonstrates professional behavior by exhibiting sound work habits, having thorough knowledge of policies/procedures, employing proper communication between programs and departments. Required
Investigative, data analysis, and reporting skills. Ability to generate computer reports, checking for errors, correcting and submitting accurate reports. Skills include entering, maintaining, extracting, and analyzing data in electronic systems. Required
Basic knowledge of administrative analysis and operations research. Acquiring skills in developing and implementing processes and systems. Familiarity with the administrative and operational implications in a program. Required
Excellent organizational skills, analytical, and demonstrated attention to detail. Ability to work with extremely complex faculty calendars/schedules requires extremely well organized and detail oriented precision. Required
Ability to multi-task. Required
Skills in judgment, decision-making and problem solving. Required
Demonstrated interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to develop working relationships within department and with learners. Required
Basic knowledge of relevant policies and regulatory requirements. Basic knowledge of health professions education industry. Required
Knowledge of educational technology and systems. Ability to troubleshoot and triages related technology issues. Preferred
Knowledge of college/school policies, procedures and requirements. Preferred

Special Requirements & Conditions
Special Condition Requirement
Overtime Required

Other Special Requirements & Conditions

Level of Supervision Received
Supervision

Environment

Working Environment
Campus

Other Requirements

Items Used
  • Standard Office Equipment

Physical Requirements
  • Climb : N/A
  • Sit : Frequently
  • Bend : N/A
  • Squat : N/A
  • Stand : Occasionally
  • Crawl : N/A
  • Walk : Occasionally

Mental Requirements
  • Communicate Orally : Constantly
  • Write : Constantly
  • Read/Comprehend : Constantly
  • Perform Calculations : Occasionally
  • Reason & Analyze : Constantly

Environmental Requirements
  • Fumes : No
  • Is exposed to excessive noise : No
  • Is around moving machinery : No
  • Drives motorized equipment : No
  • Dust : No
  • Works in confined quarters : No
  • Is exposed to marked changes in temperature and/or humidity : No

Critical Position

Is Critical Position: Yes

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