Manager, Continuing Medical Education (Event Planning)

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ChristianaCare is one of the country's most dynamic healthcare organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible, and lowering healthcare costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,299 beds), a free-standing emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care, and women's health. It also includes the pioneering Gene Editing Institute and was rated by IDG Computerworld as one of the nation's Best Places to Work in IT. ChristianaCare is a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. It is continually ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the Best Hospital. With the unique CareVio data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.

ChristianaCare Offers

• Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, etc.
• Two retirement planning offerings, including 403(b) with company contributions
• Generous paid time off with annual roll-over and opportunities to cash out
• 12-week paid parental leave
• Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!

About This Position

ChristianaCare is searching for a self-sufficient individual to primarily manage all aspects of Continuing Medical Education (CME) events. This role will also manage the CME Office, including programs and projects to ensure all compliance and regulatory standards with the ACCME (Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education) are met. The Manager will serve as an institutional resource to all medical staff and departments regarding accreditation, CME activity coordination, monitoring, reporting and other needs of the adult learner.

PLEASE NOTE: A strong background in event planning is paramount to this role.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

• Manages all aspects of CME Planning Committee which includes engaging Medical Faculty and staff experts on innovative approaches for content delivery.
• Manages entire application process to ensure meeting established deadlines, milestones and release dates.
• Provide guidance/guidelines to planning directors and faculty to navigate through CME required pre and post activity documentation to support ACCME compliance.
• Manages all aspects of on-site/off-site/virtual hosting of CME events as appropriate. Marketing, scheduling, set-up of all CME meetings and creation of pre-registration packages, onsite registration; including but not limited to, sign-in sheets, PowerPoint presentations, faculty lists, evaluation forms, disclosure forms, physician bios and other CME program material as deemed necessary.
• Manages poster production (printing) for system-wide needs.
• Collaborates with External Affairs and external vendors for marketing and promotional materials.
• Responsibilities include investigate and ultimately determine the most effective and reliable avenues to promote conferences, which includes working with graphic designers, printing companies, mail houses/postal services.
• Liaison between Medical Society of Delaware and educational recipients.
• Prepares preliminary program budgets and ensure expenditures are within budget.
• Manages and negotiates all contracts, written and verbal, associated with a conference.
• Oversight of all internal and external commercial support, which allows for funding for CME programs.
• Oversight includes working with planning committee members to identify possible sources of funding to support activities, compliance with necessary paperwork/grant applications and ensuring all procedures comply with ACCME criteria and standards.
• Makes decisions regarding event planning, such as determining the format (virtual or in-person), how to market the event, changing vendors, how much to charge to attend the event, and the honorarium payment.

Education and experience requirements:

Bachelor's degree in healthcare related field required.

2 - 3 years of experience should include a combination of continuing medical education coordination (preferred) and exposure to education event planning (required).

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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EEO Posting Statement

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/