Education Specialist

Job Description Summary

The Education Specialist will work closely with the Weitzman Institute Education core, managing education interventions for the Weitzman Education department, which focuses on health professions, continuing education, and system transformation. This includes project management for Weitzman ECHO, learning collaboratives, webinars, technical assistance, and other innovative interventions.

Job Description: Education Specialist

As a key member of various education teams, the Education Specialist is responsible for needs analysis, development, design, implementation, and evaluation of educational interventions. These interventions target health professions' residents and students, primary care providers, care team staff, and clinical, operational, and executive leaders in healthcare organizations.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Project management for a variety of educational interventions in various planning and implementation stages.
• Working with faculty to develop and enhance didactics and other educational materials.
• Engaging with participants to build and maintain learning communities.
• Tracking and monitoring operational data, including continuing education, survey administration, and data collection.
• Performing data analysis and generating reports for continuous improvement of education interventions.
• Using software for tracking participation of learners, organizations, faculty, and educational materials (e.g., case presentations, video recordings).
• Participating in proposal development, grant writing, poster presentations, and publications.

Delivery methods for educational interventions include video conferencing, video recordings, site visits, and in-person/virtual consultations.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a health-related field.
• 1-3 years of work experience, preferably in a health-related field and/or with project support experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and internet-related applications, survey software, and database software.
• Ability to support implementation of detailed project plans, coordination and communication among contributors and stakeholders, and delivery of projects within approved time, budget, and objectives.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication, time-management, prioritization, multi-tasking, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively with team members, providers, and agencies.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Ability to recommend actions to enhance the success of Weitzman Education program initiatives.
• Experience in leveraging technology and business partners to deliver content.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills, including the ability to plan and implement in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and organize work effectively.
• Current Driver’s license and ability to travel in and out of state.

Significant Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for session arrangements and maintenance for various education interventions.
• Providing clerical, organizational, and technical support for participants and faculty.
• Supporting the recruitment of participants (students, residents, providers, care team staff, leaders) and organizations and tracking admissions/enrollment/graduation.
• Recording and maintaining education intervention data: attendance, didactics, case presentations, didactic schedule via web-based program, evaluation surveys.
• Administering surveys and assisting with data collection and analysis to maintain quality of education programs.
• Assisting with onboarding of new learners to educational programs including conducting technology tests and providing technical support as needed.
• Developing engaging and attractive presentations for a number of venues including conferences.
• Supporting coordination and project management on cross-Weitzman initiatives, as requested or needed.
• Coordinating or managing the development of new education programs, such as assisting with onboarding new faculty members and participants, creating case forms, and marketing materials.
• Organizing and communicating with faculty in all of their responsibilities including didactic curriculum planning, case review, faculty meetings, content development, participant demographics, continual improvement.
• Facilitating regularly scheduled faculty meetings.
• Supporting senior staff with grant development and reporting, which may include writing parts of the grant applications or reports, brainstorming elements of a work plan, coordinating with partner organizations for letters of support, and proofreading for grammar and format.
• Working with the senior staff to manage grant deliverable timelines.
• Creating operational reports for external funders and supporting with other deliverables.
• Assist with creating content for marketing purposes in collaboration with CHC’s Communications team including eBlasts, newsletters, printed collateral, and maintaining/updating assigned Weitzman Education webpages.
• May be assigned to attend conferences to exhibit, present, and/or teach about Weitzman Education programs.
• Providing support to Weitzman Education leadership on accreditation efforts.
• Professional responsiveness and adaptability to rapid change.
• Building constructive and effective relationships both internally and externally.
• Other duties as assigned.

Communication Skills

Excellent oral and written skills are required. This position is highly involved with staff, providers, clients, colleagues, outside vendors, and the community.

Confidentiality of Information

Confidentiality of business information is a requirement. Confidentiality must be maintained according to CHC policies.

This Position is available for remote work.

Key skills/competency

• Project Management
• Education Program Development
• Curriculum Design
• Data Analysis
• Learning Management Systems
• Technical Assistance
• Grant Writing
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Communication
• Healthcare Education