Professional Development Support Specialist
- Employer
- University of Maryland Baltimore
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Clerical & Administrative Support, Health & Medical Services
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Nursing (UMSON) is currently recruiting for a Professional Development Support Specialist. This position is designed to help support the expansion of the Office of Professional Education to design and develop an online continuing education program. The Professional Development Support Specialist will schedule professional development and education courses, workshops, or program work in accordance with specifications and funding limitations. Oversee daily operations and coordinate the administrative support activities. This is a full time contractual position.The mission of the Office of Professional Education is to strengthen the future of nursing through creative and innovative opportunities in nursing, interprofessional education, research, practice, and policy. To be a catalyst of innovation and transformation. We aim to expand the University's reach throughout the world by creating innovative, accessible lifelong learning opportunities that support nurses, healthcare organizations and the community. Respect and Integrity | Well-being and Sustainability | Equity and Justice | Innovation and DiscoveryUMB offers a generous benefits package that includes 10 vacation days, 11 personal and holidays, 5 sick days; comprehensive health insurance and supplemental retirement options; and limited tuition remission for employees enrolled at UMB.UMB employees are strongly encouraged to follow all CDC recommendations related to COVID-19 vaccinations and booster doses. Employees whose job duties require them to work in clinical settings or at clinical or field sites continue to be subject to the vaccine requirements of those sites. For additional information on protocols and exemptions, please visit the COVID-19 website.Essential Functions:
- Monitor and facilitate use of program funds to support needed resources. Make recommendations to management in use of funds.
- Provide routine and non-routine technical advice, problem solving assistance, answers to questions and program goals and policy interpretation, and administrative support to the management.
- Assist in conceptualization, development, and drafting of written products such as promotional and training materials, website content, final completion reports, and other information resources. Assist in analyzing report to identify improvement opportunities for future offerings.
- Coordinate ANCC provider unit.
- Develop marketing plan for participants, members, and volunteers. Coordinate workshops, meetings or conferences logistics, scheduling and communications.
- Assist in evaluating program effectiveness to develop improved methods; devise evaluation methodology and implements; analyze results and recommend and/or take appropriate action. Has the authority to formulate, affect, interpret, or implement policies or procedures to ensure effective delivery of the program.
- Develop and maintain internet web site files and/or listings.
- Interact and maintains liaison with faculty and staff and outside/community agencies in facilitating program. Serve as a primary contact and thinks critically about all aspects of the program to resolve questions and make decisions related to how to best coordinate the program.
- Prepare or assist in preparation of grant proposal/submission for funding and/or funding continuation from outside sponsors.
- Perform other administrative duties having a significant impact on the overall goals of program.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree. Master's preferred.Experience: Two (2) years of administrative and coordination program experience.Preferred License/Certification: Registered Nurse.Other: Related experience may be substituted for education.Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Knowledge of position requirements. Knowledge of all applicable requirements, regulations, and laws. Skill in effective use of applicable technology/systems. Ability to effectively communicate both verbal and written thoughts, ideas, and facts. Ability to work cooperatively with others and independently. Ability to demonstrate, understand, apply, and adhere to the UMB Core Values of Respect and Integrity, Well-being and Sustainability, Equity and Justice, and Innovation and Discovery.Hiring Range: Low $60,000s to low $70,000s; commensurate with education and experience.UMB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law or policy. For assistance related to employment, please contact the Staffing department at HRJobs@umaryland.edu.If you anticipate needing a reasonable accommodation for a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), during any part of the employment process, please submit a UMB Job Applicant Accommodation Request. You may also contact HRDiversity@umaryland.edu. Please note that only inquiries concerning an ADA request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Job: Reg or CII Exempt Staff
Shift: Day Job
Organization: School of Nursing - Strategic Partnerships & Initiatives
Job Posting: Aug 1, 2022
Unposting Date: Ongoing
Organization
Welcome to the Baltimore campus of the University of Maryland, founded in 1807 along a ridge in what was then called Baltimore Town. Today, this 61-acre research and technology complex encompasses 65 buildings in West Baltimore near the Inner Harbor. 
The University is Maryland's only public academic health, human services, and law center. Seven professional and graduate schools train the majority of the state's physicians, nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers, and pharmacists.
Under the leadership of President Jay A. Perman, MD, the University is a leading partner in the redevelopment of the west side of Baltimore. The University of Maryland BioPark, which opened in October 2005, promotes collaborative research opportunities and bioscience innovation.
Sponsored research totaled $567.1 million in Fiscal Year 2010. With 6,349 students and 6,717 faculty members and staff, the University is an economic engine that returns more than $15 in economic activity for every $1 of state general funds appropriation. The University community gives more than 2 million hours a year in service to the public.
Mission
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the State¹s public health, law and human services university devoted to excellence in professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. As a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and using state-of-the-art technological support, we educate leaders in health care delivery, biomedical science, global health, social work and the law. We emphasize interdisciplinary education and research in an atmosphere that explicitly values civility, diversity, collaboration, teamwork and accountability. By conducting internationally recognized research to cure disease and to improve the health, social functioning and just treatment of the people we serve, we foster economic development in the City, State, and nation. We are committed to ensuring that the knowledge we generate provides maximum benefit to society and directly enhances our various communities.
Campus Data
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Equal Opportunity
The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status or veteran's status to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote employees and applicants for employment in all job levels with regard to their qualifications and without consideration to the aforementioned categories. Exceptions to this policy will be made only as allowed by law for example, due to bona fide occupational qualifications or lack of reasonable accommodations for disabilities.
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