Residency Coordinator - Orthopedic Surgery

1367 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12206

Full time

71904

Department/Unit:

Orthopaedic Surgery

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range:

$50,639.00 - $75,959.00

Assists the program director and assistant program director in the management of the residency programs by ensuring accreditation standards are met, educational activities which support the curriculum are established, departmental policies are enforced, and recruitment strategies are implemented so that a highly successful residency program is maintained. Exercises initiative and independent judgment in communications with faculty and residents, as well as discretion in management and communication of confidential information.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall management of the residency office, including estimating and monitoring residency program expenses, creating and maintaining departmental files, preparation of institutional forms and requests as appropriate (i.e. registrations, travel reimbursements, educational books and materials, etc.). Ensures that departmental schedules, reports, and correspondence are prepared and delivered in a timely manner.

• Maintains the Albany Medical Center institutional schedule for residency coverage in Radiology.

• Plans and manages day to day activities of residency rotation, including the preparation of the weekly resident rotation schedule, development of the monthly conference schedule, monitoring resident evaluation process, scheduling faculty meetings as they relate to the residency program, student education, and other activities as requested.

• Ensures that confidential files and records of current and former residents are maintained indefinitely and maintains the files of interview applicants for a period of ten years. Assists in the preparation of appropriate letters of recommendation, verification and reference requests for current and former residents and medical students.

• Assists the program director, assistant program director, and chief residents in planning the monthly conference schedule, ACR In-Training Examination, AFIP attendance, and mock oral boards.

• Assists the program director in meeting the current standards established by the Radiology Review Committee of the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the American Board of Radiology (ABR), and updates program and resident information to the ACGME, and AMA GME Track, and American College of Radiology (ACR) databases annually.

• Assists residents in becoming acclimated to the program via planning of orientation sessions, and preparation of orientation materials for incoming residents, and acts as liaison between the Graduate Medical Education office and residents at every level.

• Prepares and updates appropriate schedules, evaluations, and monitors procedure logs through New Innovations.

• Prepares Program Information Forms for ACGME site visits. Ensures appropriate data, files and other required and pertinent information is available at the time of the site visit.

• Plans and coordinates the Resident/Fellow Awards Banquet.

• Develops, updates, and maintains all aspects of the residency program including evaluations, schedules, conferences, portfolios and curriculum in New Innovations, the residency software management suite.

Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree Graduate of an approved business college - required

• Bachelor's Degree - preferred

• 3-5 years’ experience with demonstrated progressive responsibility - required

• possess equivalent experience as determined to be adequate by the Chairman and Patient Care Service Director. - required

• Must have organizational skills with attention to details, experience in coordinating complex schedules, maintain confidentiality and exercise independent judgment.

• Proficient in word and Microsoft excel is required.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s CapitalRegion and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees.

Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care andadministration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits (https://www.albanymed.org/careers/albany-medical-center-careers/employee-benefits-and-advantages/) including:

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers

• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient careand is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children’s hospital. Thedowntown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College.

Albany Medical Center (https://www.albanymed.org/albany/) , along with Columbia Memorial Health (http://columbiamemorialhealth.org/) , Glens Falls Hospital (http://glensfallshospital.org/) , Saratoga Hospital (http://saratogahospital.org/) , and the Visiting Nurses (https://www.albanymed.org/visitingnurses/) , form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.