Program Manager - Continuing Medical Education - Tower Health

The Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program Manager will design and implement healthcare education courses in accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Tower Health policies and other specialty board requirements. The Program Manager is responsible for all relevant functions necessary to plan and implement each CME activity from the initial request to the post-activity reconciliation. This includes but is not limited to the identification of educational gaps, deployment of appropriate marketing and educational methods, event planning support, and evaluation. The Program Manager focuses on positive customer relations and collaborates with leadership, content experts and staff to deliver evidence-based education to facilitate learner's achievement of educational goals.

PROGRAM MANAGER CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Plans all aspects continuing education, live in-person, remote, and online courses, from concept to completion, including but not limited to - agenda planning, faculty selection and management, on-site management, educational design, committee management, facilities, audience generation, marketing, catering, registration process, evaluation, data management, timeline management, and record-keeping.
• Develops implements comprehensive CME activities in compliance with ACCME accreditation criteria, relevant, independent, and evidence based and are designed to build knowledge, competence, and skills to support excellence in all aspects of healthcare.
• Coordinates and supports all logistical aspects of regularly scheduled series and live events; ensures receipt and review of faculty data and disclosures; arranges speaker travel and accommodations as needed.
• Coordinates with venues, exhibit vendors, and faculty on travel, dates, meeting rooms, audio/visual equipment, catering.
• Maintains and manages the CME database, activity files, runs reports for attendance, evaluation, and outcomes.
• Ensures all activities meet ACCME and Specialty Board accreditation standards.
• Ensures that faculty disclosure and commercial support information is communicated (in written format) to participants for each program.
• Submits honoraria/travel expense check requests to Tower Health CME Department.
• Collaborates with System Director of CME, CMO, CME planning committees, Department Chair, Section Chiefs and medical staff/providers.
• All other duties as assigned.

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Education Requirements

• Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings as required for role.
• 4 year/Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• Relevant Continuing Medical Education Experience

Required Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Collaborative Skills
• Excellent Communications Skills
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills
• Good Reasoning Skills
• Listening Skills
• Microsoft Office Applications
• Organizational Skills
• Project Management Skills

About the Organization

With more than 11,000 team members, Tower Health includes Reading Hospital, a teaching hospital based in West Reading; Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville; Chestnut Hill Hospital, a teaching hospital in Philadelphia; Jennersville Hospital in West Grove; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. We also operate Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing & Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences, & we have a comprehensive physician network.

Collaboration across Tower Health enables our hospitals, providers, leadership & staff to leverage best practices across the health system. Our hospitals have received national recognition for advanced care in areas such as neurosurgery and stroke, cardiac & vascular surgery, trauma, hematology & oncology. Reading HealthPlex, which opened at Reading Hospital in October 2016, combines state-of-the-art technology and world-class design to make the HealthPlex one of the most sophisticated surgical centers & inpatient facilities in the region.

At Tower Health, we have a rich history of providing high-quality, cost-effective care in the communities we serve. As the healthcare industry continues to change, one thing remains steadfast: Tower Health’s commitment to Advancing Health, Transforming Lives.

Why St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, a partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University, is a 188-bed facility that provides exceptional care to children throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and surrounding counties.

St. Christopher's has more than 220 pediatric experts on staff, combining top-notch pediatric care with a wide array of pediatric specialties including Cardiology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Gastroenterology, Oncology, and Orthopedics. It houses the only Verified Pediatric Burn Center between New York City and Baltimore and is one of only three Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania. St. Christopher’s is a Magnet® designated hospital and was recognized as a Women’s Choice Award Best Children’s Hospital.

In addition to its main location in Philadelphia, the hospital has a growing network of primary and specialty care locations throughout the Philadelphia suburbs and New Jersey so your child's health conditions can be treated close to home.

Discover why our hospital is a great place to work—take a virtual tour of our facility here: St. Chris Hospital Tour