Associate Director, Healthcare Pathway Programs-Tennessee Preprofessional Program

Market Range: 12

Hiring Salary: Salary Commensurate with Education and Experience

JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

The Associate Director of Healthcare Pathway Programs provides strategic leadership advising programming and operational oversight for students pursuing careers and advanced education in health professions. This position supports collaborative initiatives between the University of Tennessee System schools and UT Health Sciences that promote student success professional school readiness and the development of Tennessees healthcare workforce. The Associate Director delivers comprehensive advising and coaching services that support students from career exploration through professional school admission and career entry.

1. Advises and mentors students pursuing careers in healthcare; provides individualized guidance on academic planning healthcare career exploration experiential learning opportunities professional competencies and graduate/professional school preparation.
2. Supports students throughout the admissions process including application strategy personal statements interviews admissions testing and matriculation planning.
3. Develops and manages experiential learning mentorship shadowing and professional development opportunities that prepare students for health professions programs.
4. Supports recruitment engagement and progression initiatives for students participating in the University Honors Health Fellows Program.
5. Builds partnerships with healthcare organizations alumni and admissions representatives to expand student opportunities and engagement.
6. Develops and delivers advising programs workshops and resources that promote student success and readiness for health professions education.
7. Recruits trains and supervises peer mentors and supports student organizations related to health professions and pre-professional education.
8. Serves as a liaison to students faculty and campus partners and maintains resources related to health professions education and represents the program at orientations recruitment events admissions programs and student success initiatives.
9. Maintains program records student data and participation metrics for health professions initiatives such as the University Honors Health Fellows Program.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION:

Bachelors Degree. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

EXPERIENCE:

Six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in academic advising student affairs health professions advising higher education administration student success program management or a related field; OR Masters Degree and four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in academic advising student affairs health professions advising higher education administration student success program management or a related field; ORa combination of related education and experience that equals ten (10) years.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of health professions education admissions processes and professional school pathways.
• Knowledge of academic advising student development and best practices in higher education.
• Skill in advising coaching and mentoring students.
• Skill in developing and implementing educational programs events and student success initiatives.
• Skill in building collaborative partnerships with faculty staff healthcare professionals and external stakeholders.
• Skill in oral and written communication presentation delivery and relationship management.
• Skill in data management assessment reporting and the use of student information systems and technology platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities analyze information solve problems and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively.

WORK SCHEDULE:

This position may occasionally be required to work weekends and evenings. May require occasional overnight travel.