Coordinator, learning and technical assistance training

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Job Description

The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is recruiting for a Coordinator, Learning and Technical Assistance Training. This position is responsible for developing needs assessments, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating educational, onboarding, outreach, and training activities supporting the Rural Patient Safety Organization (PSO). Working closely with participating rural healthcare organizations, PSO leadership, consultants, and subject matter experts, the position coordinates training programs, onboarding activities, educational resources, training requests, learning collaboratives, and participation tracking systems.

The Coordinator serves as a primary resource for organizing and documenting educational and engagement activities while supporting the PSO's statewide mission of improving patient safety and organizational learning among rural healthcare providers. Responsibilities include program coordination, stakeholder communication, event logistics, documentation management, outreach tracking, and evaluation of education and engagement activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive community needs assessments to identify service gaps, resource deficiencies, and emerging issues affecting healthcare providers.
• Collect, compile, and analyze data to support grant development and program planning.
• Coordinate technical assistance training requests from participating healthcare organizations.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate statewide meetings, learning events, orientation sessions, webinars, and collaborative programs.
• Manage registration, participant communications, meeting logistics, and event materials.
• Prepare reports regarding training, engagement, onboarding, and training activities.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Nursing, Business Administration, Communications, Organizational Development, Adult Learning, or related field and two years of related work experience; OR Master’s Degree in Education, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Nursing, Business Administration, Communications, Organizational Development, Adult Learning, or related field and one year of related work experience.

Related Experience

• Coordinating training, education, technical assistance, outreach, healthcare programs, workforce development programs, or related activities.
• Experience working with healthcare organizations.
• Experience working with grant-funded programs.

Certification or Licensures

Nevada driver’s license.

Schedule and Travel

Statewide travel and occasional national travel to conferences. Variable work schedule.

Compensation Grade

Administrative Faculty – B. To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Administrative Faculty by Grade. Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

Remarkable Retirement

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual “A” or “B” contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program.

Perks of Working at UNR

• Health insurance options including dental and vision – Health Insurance.
• Generous annual, sick leave, life insurance, and long-term disability – Faculty Benefits.
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.
• Reno is proud to be a University town! Many local businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders.
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life’s difficult moments.
• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty.
• No state income tax!

Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees

The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.

Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program

The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med)

For over 50 years the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) has trained physicians who are leading the way to 'A Healthy Nevada', nation, and world. Community-based and research-intensive, UNR Med is committed to our four-part mission of education, research, clinical service, and diversity.

The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is an inclusive and engaged community. We recognize that diverse faculty and leaders add value to the educational experience and promote excellence in our teaching, patient care, and research missions. We seek applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to our mission and uphold our core values.

Our mission has guided our growth in graduating the next generation of primary and specialty care physicians and medical researchers while maintaining personalized instruction. The School of Medicine has statewide outreach with a local touch providing patient care, health services, and training physicians in Reno, Nevada and in the state’s rural communities.

This posting is open until filled. Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This search will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.