Innovative adult education content guru needed for this extraordinary new opportunity at the nation’s leading advocacy organization for children’s healthcare. Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, this individual will direct the AAP’s Pediatric Mental Health Education Center to expand the capacity of pediatricians and care systems to address the mental health needs of our nation's children and teens, as well as collaborate and partner with pediatricians and community partners to integrate mental health support into their practices and communities.
Some tasks include:
• Oversee the development and implementation of a resource inventory and needs assessment to identify gaps in existing resources required to provide pediatricians with the competency and capacity to address healthy mental and emotional development in primary care and subspecialty care settings.
• Develop a multi-modal learning portfolio organized by modality, depth of content, and time required. Educational opportunities will include knowledge-sharing (asynchronous and live courses), skills acquisition, and longitudinal learning collaboratives.
• Direct the readiness assessments for pediatricians, subspecialists, and clinicians to determine which opportunities best meet their interest/capacity.
• Develop a portfolio of options to facilitate education in pediatric mental health.
• Strategically grow continuing medical mental health education priorities to focus on continuous professional development and lifelong learning, including quality improvement in health care.
• Develop a sustainable business plan to support growth of the mental health education center.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in adult education, public health, or related discipline.
• Minimum 6 years’ management experience which demonstrates successful inter-professional collaboration, program development, evaluation, and improvements in the education of pediatric medical health professionals. Extensive knowledge of CME accreditation process and organizations.
• Experience in educational needs assessment, evaluation and outcomes measurement, and in securing funding to support new and existing programs.
• Successful experience in the administration and leadership of educational programs.
• Strong knowledge and familiarity with pediatric mental health educational application of new technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with leading a group process for program development.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve quality improvement in education and integrate new and emerging technologies.
• Experience with strategic planning and implementation, grant development/management, and contract administration
• Demonstrated experience as an effective liaison between or among various groups, including the ability to engage in successful negotiation, collaboration, and conflict resolution.
• Strategic and innovative thinker with the ability to solve problems and execute initiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in budgeting and expense control.
• Effective listening, written and oral communication skills, including public speaking and presentations.
• Proven ability to collaborate with and lead a high functioning team, as well as promoting and maintaining a positive and cooperative team-oriented work environment, with a commitment to diversity.
• Positive outlook, high personal standard of excellence and ethics, and ability to build trust and interact with all organizational levels.
• Weekend work and frequent travel, and the ability to respond quickly to urgent issues outside core business hours.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• MEd, MPH, or MBA
• Familiarity with AAP CME and GME activities and processes.
To learn more about the organization, see the full job description, and apply for the position, please visit https://www.aap.org/employment.
Why work for the AAP?
• Flexible hours and a focus on work/life balance.
• State-of-the-art building equipped with standing desks, treadmill desks, cycle desks, on-site fitness center, and on-site exercise classes.
• An on-site cafeteria with food costs that are subsidized by AAP.
• Strong focus on mental health and wellness.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Competitive PTO and sick leave.
• Excellent parental benefits, including adoption assistance.
• A full list of benefits can be found here (chrome- extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/ https://downloads.aap.org/DOHRAS/BenefitsAtAA P.pdf).
Hybrid work environment of 40% of work time in the Itasca, IL office per month.
The AAP offers an excellent work environment, competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package. As a reaffirmation to our employee-focused culture, since 2005 the AAP has been named one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Chicagoland area. Additionally, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Individuals with Disabilities, and Veterans that values the strength diversity brings to our workplace.
Reasonable Accommodation: Individuals with a disability in need of reasonable accommodation regarding the job application process may call 630-626-6297. Please note, only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will receive a response.
