Assistant Director, Accreditation and Program Quality

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Position Information

Position Title Assistant Director, Accreditation and Program Quality Position Type Admin/Professional Department College of Medicine, Office of the Dean Full or Part Time Full Time Pay Grade MN10

Position Summary Information

Department Specific Information

Join Northeast Ohio Medical University's (NEOMED) College of Medicine

NEOMED is a mission-driven, community-based medical university committed to educating health professionals, advancing discovery, and improving the health of our region. We are seeking a Assistant Director, Accreditation and Program Quality, who wants to contribute to meaningful work in a collaborative academic environment.

At our organization, we are committed to fostering a collaborative and team-oriented environment that is essential to fulfilling our mission. We believe every employee should feel appreciated, valued, and empowered. To maintain a supportive organizational culture, we seek individuals whose values align with our mission and who thrive in a team-based approach. We encourage individuals whose values align with this collaborative approach to apply.

Starting Salary Range: $60,356 - $69,628, commensurate with experience

Benefits & Perks

NEOMED is committed to supporting your health, well-being, and long-term success-both at work and beyond. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to help you thrive.

Healthcare Coverage

Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance through Medical Mutual

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)

Short-and long-term disability coverage, Long-term care coverage options, and Life insurance

Retirement

State retirement plan with 14% employer matching to help you plan for the future

Paid Time Off

Generous vacation and sick leave, in addition to 11 paid holidays each year

Additional Benefits

Hybrid work environment (up to two remote days per week after six months) (Policy#3349-7-151)

Educational benefits with our partner universities (Policy#3349-07-45)

Ongoing investment in your professional growth through on-site training and Lean Six Sigma certification

Employee wellness activities and initiatives that support a healthy work-life balance

Summary

The College of Medicine's Assistant Director for Accreditation and Program Quality provides project management and support for all aspects of accreditation for the college and manages continuous quality improvement activities related to college accreditation.

Principal Functional Responsibilities

Accreditation:

• Provide project management for accreditation, continuous quality improvement (CQI), and other special initiatives.
• Manage communications to and from the college's accrediting bodies.
• Develop and maintain an effective archiving system for all accreditation-related documents for the college.
• Assist the college leadership in all aspects of the accreditation process.
• Ensure effective communication with faculty, staff, students, administrators, and university-level personnel related to the college's accreditation activities and requirements.
• Coordinate data collection activities for accreditation across college and institutional offices and synthesize information for reporting to accreditation bodies.
• Manage and coordinate responses to periodic surveys required by accreditors, including management/version control of the data collection instrument and coordination of the self-study process.
• Manage planning and operations for accreditation site visits, including: scheduling, coordinating mock and site visits, room and technology coordination, faculty/staff briefing and logistics.
• Assist college leadership with new program development as it relates to college accreditation.

Continuous Quality Improvement:

• Support the implementation of continuous quality improvement processes aligned with accreditation standards.
• Support college standing committees responsible for review of CQI data.

Other Duties: Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in higher education administration, business, or other relevant field. Alternatively, a combination of bachelor's degree and project management certificate also is acceptable.
• Prior work experience in higher education.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior administrative, project management and/or accreditation experience in higher education and/or clinical administration. Administrative experience in health professions education highly preferred.
• Basic understanding of digital survey platforms and tools.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to utilize a phone, computer and other office equipment.

Posting Detail Information

NEOMED Campus Safety Guidelines

In an effort to keep our campus community as healthy and safe as possible, NEOMED may require vaccinations as a condition of attendance and employment. This policy will allow for exemption of the vaccination requirement for those individuals with valid medical reasons, sincerely held religious beliefs and matters of conscience.

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume
• Statement of Values

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application
• Writing Sample
• Reference Letter
• Other Document