Department/Unit Summary:

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• Full Time/Exempt Position

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Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

* US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.

* Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.

* Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.

* The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.

* American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows

* Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.

* National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

* Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6 ^th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinates and supervises team members' work product before, during, and after committee meetings.
• Defines issue management and scope management strategy for teams and committees.
• Develops goals and objectives for the department based on interpretation of institutional and regulatory policies.
• Analyzes and evaluates ongoing departmental programs to identify areas needing adjustments and/or improvements.
• Creates, supervises, and constructs complex quality assurance audits of the committees, teams, and processes.
• Develops and provides training and acts as internal consultant to staff, committee members, and the research community. Develops training for committee members and the research community.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Organizational Impact: Plans and sets day to day objectives for the team that have a direct effect on the results of the department or area that the job is in.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Resolves technical and operational problems within provided guidelines.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies advanced subject matter knowledge within a specific technical area and basic management knowledge to support the team.
• Team Interaction: Leads/supervises a unit within a department or a small department. Typically without budget or hire/fire authority. Role is typically a 'working' supervisor.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience) and 5 years experience

Additional Qualification Information:

• Additional Qualification Information:
  
  • Certified IRB Professional Certification (CIP) required within the first year of employment. in this position. Nursing license and/or CCRA, CCRC, CCRP or RAC certification preferred.