Program Manager

Master's degree in in an appropriate area; or a bachelor's degree and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

This position will provide overall programmatic oversight and coordination of the Florida Pediatric Readiness Program for Rural and Community Emergency Departments and other Emergency Medicine Research projects funded by federal and private grants focused on pediatric emergency medical services and pediatric readiness. The project manager will oversee program objectives and streamline communication with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare researchers, content experts, state stakeholders, and community agencies, collect and analyze program data, develop work plans, and status reports, track deliverables and dissemination activities, and other administrative duties. The position will report to the Associate Chair of Emergency Medicine Research in collaboration with other project co-investigators. The position will engage regularly with Florida EMS agencies and emergency departments.

• Works with rural community emergency departments (EDs), state stakeholders, GIS consultants, hospitals, freestanding EDs, and EMS agencies to achieve pediatric readiness recognition based on national EMS for children performance measures. Collaborates with PIs, investigators, and other emergency medicine research staff to implement the program. Coordinates and manages all aspects of the program. Manages program grant deliverables and timelines, and prepares and submits required progress and status reports. Develops detailed work plans, resource documents, timelines and milestones. Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the program. Leads project meetings and drives project issues through to resolution. Leads the development of best practices and tools for relevant programs. Manages project costs, community outreach, and reporting. Communicates regularly with all project stakeholders and investigators.
• Develop and implement research, quality improvement, surveys, and protocols related to the project. Assists in developing data collection forms, protocols and checklists; conducts Delphi processes; performs data analysis in collaboration with biostatisticians and investigators. Assists with data management in ArcGIS systems (mapping software), REDCap, Qualtrics, and other databases. Ensures regulatory documents are properly completed and filed, serves as a liaison between investigators, IRB, REDCap, and other relevant healthcare professionals who are part of the research or patient care team for smooth and informed implementation of project studies and deliverables. Stays current on all funder’s trainings and requirements. Implements good clinical practice (GCP) and follows the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and follows the University of Florida policies and procedures in regard to research, quality improvement, and program implementation.
• Conducts pediatric readiness site visits across Florida. Develops project meeting, educational and outreach materials, presentations, progress reports, infographics, posters, social media, and articles. Conducts and manages project related literature databases. Creates meaningful patient and provider education materials or videos. Completes other assigned duties.

$78,000 to $95,127

Experience in EMS, pediatrics, emergency care, trauma, public health, education, multimedia technology, data collection, project management and sponsor reporting.

Provider-level experience as an emergency medical technician (EMT), paramedic, or nurse.

Master’s level education in nursing, public health, or other relevant degree.

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter, resume, and 3 references

Usual work hours are Monday through Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm with occasional weekend or evening project activities and travel.

The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.

The University of Florida is a public institution and subject to all requirements under the Florida Sunshine and Public Records laws. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2HRS or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.

Applications must be submitted by 11:55 p.m ( ET) of the posting date.