Accreditation Manager

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Mar 27, 2025 - The Accreditation Manager drives the growth and development of residency and fellowship programs within the athletic training field by establishing strategies to expand new programs and reinforce their value. This role supports the accreditation process through active collaboration with education and marketing teams, oversees the Peer Review process, and manages operations on the accreditation platform. The manager ensures stakeholder support and enhances resources by supervising peer review logistics and assisting in policy and accreditation actions.

Job Summary:

• Oversee processes to ensure educational programs comply with accreditation standards
• Act as the main point of communication for program administrators and faculty regarding accreditation
• Handle any inquiries that come from educational program staff
• Request information from programs if any changes occur
• Guide administrators with report submission procedures
• Give administrative support to company committees and work with internal staff
• Work directly with software partners on developing, testing, and maintaining eAccreditation modules and the RFCAS systems.
• Assist with updating CAATE resources, including working on policies, developing accreditation actions, accreditation letters (noncompliance, progress reports), and interim reports.
• Support Associate Director of Accreditation in verifying eligibility of programs.
• Deliver presentations about the value of residency and fellowship programs to perspective programs, allied organizations, and healthcare executives.

Skills on Resume:

• Accreditation Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
• Inquiry Handling (Soft Skills)
• Report Management (Hard Skills)
• Administrative Support (Soft Skills)
• Software Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Policy Development (Hard Skills)
• Public Speaking (Soft Skills)

2. Accreditation Manager, Westbrook Healthcare Solutions, Springfield, MO

Job Summary:

• Promotes the growth of residency and fellowship programs within the athletic training field.
• Establish strategies to target and develop new residency and fellowship programs.
• Ensure the value of residency and fellowship programs is reinforced throughout the field.
• Work with the education and marketing teams to identify, develop, and execute educational programs and resources to enhance the growth of new residency and fellowship programs.
• Support the CAATE Residency and Fellowship Accreditation process, including liaising with programs entering and undergoing the Peer Review processes
• Provide support to stakeholders via phone and emails
• Provide stakeholder support for accreditation (electronic accreditation software)
• Supervise the logistics of Peer Review visits
• Manage the Peer Review process for residency and fellowship programs, including managing operations through the eAccreditation platform.
• Oversee team members responsible for coordinating peer review logistics through the eAccreditation platform and peer review travel operations and evaluations.
• Identify opportunities to enhance available resources and assist the CAATE, including work on policies, development of accreditation actions, accreditation letters (noncompliance, progress reports), and interim reports.

Skills on Resume:

• Value Promotion (Soft Skills)
• Educational Program Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Accreditation Support (Hard Skills)
• Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)
• Peer Review Process Management (Hard Skills)
• Team Supervision (Soft Skills)
• Resource Enhancement and Policy Development (Hard Skills)

3. Compliance Accreditation Manager, Northern Accreditation Services, Albany, NY

Job Summary:

• Directs the design, productization, and deployment of accreditation and medical management programs.
• Develops and maintains excellent collaborative relationships with internal business leaders/stakeholders at all levels of the organization, as well as external clients/business partners to establish priorities and provide ongoing updates.
• Collaborates with multiple departments promoting innovation, quality, and process improvement to drive best practices and knowledge sharing.
• Develops and implements standardized processes, systems, and tools to initiate, plan, control, execute, and close projects and programs associated with various strategic initiatives, operational changes, compliance requirements, and technology and/or operational improvements.
• Monitors existing project and pipeline activity and ensures resources are staged to support.
• Maintains resource loading analysis, to ensure adequate project and program staffing.
• Advises upon workflows and policies and procedures requirements for the accreditation.
• Identifies, develops, and implements processes and tools that provide clear information for stakeholder decisions, including time and cost investments.
• Oversees escalated issues and informs senior leadership to keep projects on track or return to established timelines within a reasonable period.
• Reports on the status of…