Academic Program Administrator I

McLaren Health Care

Posted 2 months ago

Full Time

Lansing, Michigan

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Academic Program Administrator manages the daily operations of Graduate Medical Education programs, including recruitment, scheduling, and accreditation compliance. They also serve as a liaison for educational consortia and provide financial oversight for program budgets.

Qualifications

This role requires an Associate's degree in healthcare administration, business, or a related field, or a combination of one year of education and one year of relevant experience. Preferred candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and prior experience in a healthcare setting and medical education. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential for managing academic programs and ensuring accreditation compliance.

Job Description

The Academic Program Administrator I is a member of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) team that provides oversight and personnel management to ensure the success of academic programs.  Utilizes and applies standards of accreditation agencies and/or medical schools. Academic functions include recruitment, orientation, establishing and maintaining academic files, rotation scheduling, evaluations, duty hours, scheduling lectures, graduation, proctoring national exams and inspections.  Work requires use of multiple electronic systems for candidate applications.  Works with indirect supervision utilizing independent judgement within the scope of responsibilities.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

  1. Performs functions in academic programs, such as, assisting with program development, tracking, implementation, evaluation, and providing and maintaining medical student/resident services for Medical Education, including orientation, graduation, housing assignments, lockers, pagers, meal cards, evaluations, schedules, in-service examinations, training verifications and applications.
  2. Develops and maintains unique knowledge regarding the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and program requirements, policies and procedures that are critical to support the GME program.
  3. Functions as a liaison to educational consortia affiliated with the training program.
  4. Directs collection of data for submission to accrediting bodies and other regulatory agencies, including all accreditation visits and inspections of the GME program.
  5. Prepares and submits required quarterly, semi-annual, and annual documentation for medical education and/or accreditation agencies.
  6. Negotiates with other institutions to secure required educational experiences for resident.
  7. Participates in the development and implementation of appropriate manuals, policies, and procedures.
  8. Corresponds with newly matched residents about requirements and process for appointment to the hospitals. Assists with quota review and rank list entry and certification in NRMP (National Residency Matching Program).
  9. Provides onboarding assistance for new residents in partnership with human resources. – no New Innovations
  10. Provide financial oversight of program budget in partnership with department leaders.
  11. Other duties as assigned or when necessary to maintain efficient operations of the department and the Company as a whole.



Required Qualifications:

  • Associate degree in health care administration, business or related field.

OR

  • Combination of one year of education and one year of experience in related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in health care administration, business or related field.

  • Experience in healthcare setting and medical education


McLaren Health Care

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 28,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. As part of its Graduate Medical Education (GME) program, McLaren maintains academic affiliations with medical schools at Wayne State University, Michigan State University and Central Medical University. McLaren’s seven (7) GME campuses offer 27 residencies and eight (8) fellowship programs that train over 650 future physicians annually. All GME programs at McLaren are overseen and managed centrally by the Department of Academic Affairs.
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