Manager-Education and Training-Legacy of Hope

Position Description

Schedule:

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Location:

502 Building, Legacy of Hope

Benefits include: 100% tuition assistance, wellness initiatives, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer, plus more. In addition to our many benefits and perks, UAB Medicine provides a variety of resources to support employees both personally and professionally.

To design, develop, implement, and evaluate/assess the educational and training programs for an organ procurement organization and tissue recovery agency. To supervise staff and outside instructors related to course delivery. To partner with leaders and subject matter experts to design and implement innovative educational strategies that strengthen training programs and support a culture of continuous improvement. To oversee initial and annual job role competencies, annual training curriculum, and key programs such as simulation-based learning, annual training, intern programs, and Skills Days.

To manage the learning management system (LMS), curriculum design, and competency evaluations, the Manager, Education & Training ensures all training aligns with regulatory requirements, quality standards, and organizational knowledge/change management protocols. Through collaboration and outcome-driven evaluation, to advance organizational proficiency, adaptability, and compliance.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or other health sciences, instructional design, education, or related field and three (3) years experience in developing education and or training programs, curricula, needs assessments, and competency-based assessments required.

Certification in organizational development, training and development, healthcare education, learning strategy or related field preferred.

• Must be self-directed / self-motivated; must have good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to: perform a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Accept responsibility for the direction, control and planning of one's own work.
• Work independently.
• Recognize the rights and responsibilities of patient/donor confidentiality.
• Convey empathy and compassion to those experiencing pain, physical or emotional distress and/or grief.
• Relate to others in a manner which creates a sense of teamwork and cooperation.
• Communicate effectively with people from every socioeconomic, cultural and educational background.
• Exhibit flexibility and cope effectively in an ever-changing, fast-paced healthcare environment.
• Perform effectively when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual or dangerous situations.
• Demonstrate the quality work; ethic of doing the right thing the right way.
• Maintain a customer focus and strive to satisfy the customer's perceived need.
• Knowledge of local, state and federal regulations related to donation; knowledge of FDA, CMS, AOPO, AATB and LoH standards and regulations.

UA Health Services Foundation (UAHSF) is proud to be an AA/EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled employer.