Why ThedaCare?   

Living A Life Inspired!

Our new vision at ThedaCare is bold, ambitious, and ignited by a shared passion to provide outstanding care. We are inspired to reinvent health care by becoming a proactive partner in health, enriching the lives of all and creating value in everything we do. Each of us are called to take action in delivering higher standards of care, lower costs and a healthier future for our patients, our families, our communities and our world. 

At ThedaCare, our team members are empowered to be the catalyst of change through our values of compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility.  A career means much more than excellent compensation and benefits. Our team members are supported by continued opportunities for learning and development, accessible and transparent leadership, and a commitment to work/life balance. If you’re interested in joining a health care system that is changing the face of care and well-being in our community, we encourage you to explore a future with ThedaCare.

Benefits, with a whole-person approach to wellness –

Lifestyle Engagemente.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support  

Access & Affordabilitye.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

About ThedaCare!

Summary :The Program Manager for Professional Medical Education is responsible for leading and strengthening academic partnerships and programs across ThedaCare to fulfill workforce needs. With oversight from the Vice President of Clinical Excellence and Education, this position provides direction, leadership, and management of assigned programs within Clinical Excellence and Education. Communicates, facilitates, prioritizes and problem-solves with administration, operations, educational partners, clinical faculty, and others to ensure quality and recruitment focused learner experiences. Mentors team members, learners, and leaders.

Job Description:

Key Accountabilities:

Collaborates between academic institutions and healthcare organizations, fostering partnerships to enhance education, research, and patient careOversight of learner Extern and Pathway program(s) including resource allocation, and problem solving. Provides all aspects of recruitment and management for assigned program(s), including achievement of outcomesManages and directs the learner workflow, documentation, data management and retrieval; including clinical group schedules, student/faculty/site evaluations, orientation and recruitmentProactively provides strategic alignment and workforce planning for new graduate applicants and hires in partnership with Human Resources, Talent Acquisition and OperationsProactively provides required documentation for accreditation and regulatory standards to ensure we are meeting or exceeding organizational requirementsResponsible for keeping program policies and guidelines updated for learners and leaders while ensuring internal standards and external regulatory requirementsCommunicates timely with learners, educational partners, operations, leadership, and community membersLeadership oversight for observational job shadow opportunities for assigned programs, ensuring required documentation and community benefit hours are compiled annuallyOnboards new clinical faculty members to ThedaCare and serves as lead for supporting a positive learning environmentManages evaluations of clinical experience, from the learner, clinical faculty, and operations for continual improvement of our learning environment to increase learner transition to hire outcomeAnalytical critical thinking to extract meaningful insights from data and develop appropriate strategies and partnerships to improve outcomes

Qualifications

Education required: Bachelor’s Degree in NursingEducation preferred: Master’s Degree in Nursing, Education, or Organizational DevelopmentExperience required: Five (5) years nursing experience with increasing responsibilities of process and practice management and oversight in a healthcare and/or academic environmentBoard certification in Nursing Professional Development is preferred

Physical Demands

Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of twenty-five (25) pounds without assistanceJob classification is not exposed to blood borne pathogens (blood or bodily fluids) while performing job duties

Work Environment

Normally works in climate-controlled office environmentFrequent sitting with movement throughout office spaceUse of computers throughout work dayFrequent use of keyboard with repetitive motion of hands, wrist and fingers

Scheduled Weekly Hours:40Scheduled FTE:1Location:Corporate 1818 N. Meade Street - Appleton,WisconsinOvertime Exempt:Yes