Birthing Center Program Manager/Community Engagement Specialist

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Category
Non-Classified

Position Title
Birthing Center Program Manager/Community Engagement Specialist

Working Title

Unit/Division

Location
WVSOM Main Campus, Lewisburg, WV

Scheduled Hours Per Week
37.5

FLSA Status
Exempt

Job Summary

Job Description Summary

Summary: The Birthing Center Program Manager/Community Engagement Specialist (PM/CES) is a grant-funded position through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) and is responsible for managing the implementation of a women's health/birthing center program in Greenbrier County, WV. This position will be housed at Rainelle Medical Center (RMC) and will have on-site supervision at RMC, but will be directed by and report to the WVSOM RHTP Birthing Center Principal Investigator (PI)/Project Director (PD). This position will work closely with the CEO of RMC and the WVSOM RHTP PI/PD to manage the day-to-day activity for the development and implementation of the birthing center. This position will work with other WVSOM and RMC partners to ensure women's health/birthing services are provided within a clinical setting, and establish a plan for program sustainability.

Position: This is a full-time, grant-funded staff position of 1.0 FTE; it is exempt from FLSA regulations concerning overtime. Base salary of the position is $91,000 with full state benefits. Not all activities of this position occur within the confines of an 8:00-4:30 schedule and may require evening and weekend scheduling as needed. The weekly schedule for this position will be established between the supervisor and the employee and approved given the needs of the department and the institution. This is a grant funded position. Employment will be terminated if grant funding is not available to support this position.

This position has been designated as Essential. This means that when WVSOM is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover and continue operations at WVSOM.

Education/Knowledge

Minimum Education
Bachelor's

Required Licenses/Certification

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree required, RN Administrator or Certified Mid-Wife preferred.
• At least three years of experience in clinical settings, with demonstrated progressively increasing responsibilities in staff supervision, management, and leadership.

License or Certification Required/Preferred

• Valid Driver's License
• Relevant state medical/ professional licensure

Skills Required

• Strong time and workload management skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Experience working with the public;
• Problem-solving skills;
• Ability to participate in professional environments.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and community members
• Ability to rapidly adapt and respond to changes in environment and priorities
• Experience working in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Outlook, Word, etc.)

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with WVSOM PI/PD and RMC CEO and partners to establish and maintain women's health/birthing center clinical services and programming, including clinic site selection, hiring staff, ordering equipment & supplies, establishing EHR services, negotiating credentialing services and establishing a revenue cycle management system.
• Ensure compliance with RHTP established project timelines
• Assist RHTP PI/PD in completing required grant progress reports
• Work with WVSOM Marketing Department to order educational materials and create promotional advertisements and other materials as appropriate
• Work with WVSOM WebSite Manager to build and maintain the Birthing Center Web Site.
• Develop and implement goals for current and future external funding alongside the grant PI/PD.
• Assist in developing and maintaining budget(s)
• Maintain documentation for Time and Effort on grant programs
• Maintain documentation for project invoices sent from partners for payment
• Create project data collection instruments in collaboration with the WVSOM RHTP Data Manager and oversee data quality control processes
• Review and provide edits to standard operating procedures for RHTP grant funded programs
• Complete required training as determined by WVSOM RHTP PI/PD and RMC CEO.
• Maintain good public relations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience

Posting Detail Information

Close Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

Special Instructions

WVSOM requires official transcripts of your highest degree earned and/or the degree in which qualifies you for the position. WVSOM requires these transcripts prior to an offer of employment, and we do recommend you send those to WVSOM once you have been selected for an interview. A transcript is official if it bears the authorizing signature and the official seal of the issuing institution and is sent directly by the school or college to the Office of Human Resources. Should your college or university provide this information electronically, we would ask that you submit that to Sherri Miller - HR Coordinator at smiller@osteo.wvsom.edu.

Quick Link to Posting
https://careers.wvsom.edu/postings/3536