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Manager, Continuous Professional Development Accreditation

Employer
The American College of Surgeons
Location
Illinois, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Jun 6, 2022

About the American College of Surgeons

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a professional and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and improve the quality of care for surgical patients. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients.  The College has more than 80,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. For more information, visit www.facs.org.

Summary:  Manage with considerable independence CPD Accreditation Program development and process improvement; promote and market the CPD Accreditation Program; ensure CME compliance and foster innovation for educational programs; and provide on-going management of and strategic planning for the CPD Accreditation Program.

Contribute leadership, knowledge, and expertise to an environment of compliance and innovation in Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Manage continual development and performance improvement, team collaboration, and service to entities seeking CME Credit for quality educational programs. Oversee operational aspects of the CPD Accreditation Program. Promote and represent the ACS as a leader in the field of CPD Accreditation. Seek and promote areas of integration and alignment within and across ACS programs and activities, executed in accordance with the ACS values.

This exempt level position will report to the Senior Manager, Continuous Professional Development Accreditation in the Division of Education. It is based in our Chicago office and is a hybrid role: 2 days per week in the office/3 days per week remote, planning to move to 3 days per week in the office/2 days per week remote after Labor Day, 2022.

 

Primary Responsibilities:

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Accreditation Program Development and Process Improvement:

  • Manage the CPD Accreditation Program Development and Process Improvement. Together with the Sr. Manager – CPD Accreditation and the CPD Accreditation Administrators, ensure that the 2000+ CME activities sponsored by the ACS annually meet and exceed the requirements of the ACCME, AMA, and ACS.

  • Establish and manage systems for evaluating CPD Accreditation Program effectiveness, and execute plans to advance the Program based on learner feedback and program evaluation.

  • Develop and refine necessary processes and documents and ensure they are up to date and compliant with internal and external requirements. Utilize a system to review, revise and publish processes and documents regularly.

  • Collaborate with Assistant Director, Sr. Manager and CPD Accreditation team to identify challenges, opportunities for growth and process improvement. Initiate and facilitate these discussions, document the findings, and manage the implementation.

  • Provide management for ongoing ACCME Accreditation and the Self-Study/Re-accreditation. Together with the Assistant Director, Sr. Manager and CPD Accreditation Team, facilitate a successful ACCME Self-Study/Re-accreditation. Manage processes and documentation related to such efforts. Ensure accuracy and facilitate efforts and final submission of ACCME Annual Reports and Self-Study.

  • Identify and guide implementation of new projects to ensure compliance while using innovation to offer quality educational programs. Examples include: Promote the utilization of ACCME Commendation Criteria as a framework for CME activities; partner with the MyCME team to grow the offerings of Credit to Address Regulatory Mandates, help identify opportunities for implementation of the ACCME/AMA Alignment.

  • Serve as a content expert on CME Claiming systems. Convene program planners from across the ACS to educate on claiming system requirements and facilitate discussion on best practices.

  • Use extensive knowledge of the compliance systems to provide directive and solve complicated issues pertaining to activities within the College and JPP Partners. These may be related to disclosures, AMA “other” category, commercial support, and addressing ACCME Commendation Criteria.

 

Education, Promotion and Marketing of the Continuous Professional Development Accreditation Program:

  • Maintain expertise of relevant regulatory bodies (e.g. ACCME, AMA, and ABS) to monitor and ensure compliance throughout the CPD Accreditation Program.

  • Using knowledge from above, initiate and revise ACS procedures as needed to ensure compliance and foster innovation.

  • Provide direction for the ACS and JPP partners, material and oversight of the quarterly Newsletters, and ongoing updates and communication internally and externally, promoting the ACS as a leader in the area of CPDA.

  • CO-chair the ACS CME Compliance and Innovation Committee with the Sr. Manager and serve in an advisory capacity for this Committee.

  • Lead on-going marketing endeavors to increase the range of the JPP and foster innovative CME offerings internally.

  • Champion and promote the CPD Accreditation Program internally and externally.

 

Clinical Congress CME Compliance and Innovation:

  • Manage the Clinical Congress Claiming System. This includes, but is not limited to, identifying the appropriate vendor and serving as the primary liaison, leading efforts to develop and test the claiming system, ensuring accuracy of CME claiming eligibility.

  • Utilizing adult learning theory, knowledge of assessment, and experience with data analysis, collaborate with the ACS Division of Education Clinical Congress team on development, implementation and analysis of pre-conference survey, session evaluations, global evaluation and post-activity survey.

  • Represent the CPD Accreditation Program on relevant Clinical Congress Committees and planning groups. Collaborate with the Division of Education MyCME and Clinical Congress team, and the ACS IT, Conventions and Meetings, and Communications Divisions, to ensure Clinical Congress meets CPD Accreditation Requirements. This includes, but is not limited to, developing marketing materials and language, confirming the assignment of CME Credit, verifying the appropriate eligibility of participants, ensuring proper set up in Aptify and transmission of data between systems.

 

On-going Management of and Strategic Planning for the CPD Accreditation Program:

  • Compile, analyze and present data to Sr. Manager and Assistant Director for on-going reporting such as ACS Board of Regents Report, ACCME Annual Report, ACS Budget, Monthly Variance Reports, Accounting Aging Reports.

  • Propose strategic initiatives to enhance CPD Accreditation Program utilizing data from above.

  • Oversee operational aspects of the CPD Accreditation Program. Manage CPD Accreditation team meetings on a regular basis to discuss issues and the current status of programs.

  • Present evidence based improved strategies for standard operating procedures established for the approval of CME Activities and compliance across the board. Manage and promote implementation of such.

  • Represent the CPD Accreditation Program and work with representatives from Divisions across the College to foster collaboration, partnerships and program enhancements.

  • Collaborate with the Sr. Manager – CPD Accreditation and Assistant Director – Accreditation, Verification and Credentialing to develop short and long terms strategic plans for the CPD Accreditation Program.

  • Provide expertise and guidance to CPD Administrators on complicated and complex CME applications/activities.

  • Other duties as assigned.

 

Required Education and/or Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required; Master’s degree strongly preferred.

  • Minimum 4-7 years’ experience in healthcare or education, including significant experience with the accreditation process is preferred.

  • Project management experience a plus.

  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) necessary to effectively interact with all levels of organization.

  • Attention to detail and organizational skills.

  • Must be able to multi-task.

  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Database skills a plus.

  • Display high level of energy and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

  • Self-motivated and able to work independently and as a member of a team.

  • Ability to plan and prioritize workload and meet deadlines.

  • Ability to establish strong working relationships with all division teams and management.

  • Experience in Associations, professional services, healthcare, and/or education desired.

 

Physical/Work Environment: Fast paced with significant people interaction. No lifting over 20 pounds, minimal reaching bending and stooping. Performs work in a normal office environment with long hours in front of the computer.

Other Necessary Requirements: Evening or weekend duties may be required.  Occasional travel for activities such as out of town meetings is required.

The American College of Surgeons is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.  If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruitment@facs.org or call (312) 202-5000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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