Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of diverse individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning, and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

General Pediatrics

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY

Our research team is focused on improving the health of families by implementing behavioral health

interventions in community settings. Our team is conducting a multi-site 5-year clinical trial to determine optimal intervention strategy that can achieve effective weight loss for children with obesity. The intervention is specifically focused on delivering evidence-based nutritional content via in-person counseling in clinical settings. There is also an online on-demand intervention that has been developed to support the intervention delivery. The patient population will likely have high social needs and many of the participants will reside in rural areas.

We are looking for a program manager with content expertise in nutrition or dietetics (RD, NP, or PhD

preferred). This program manager will lead curriculum development. This position will also train primary care providers, nutritionists, and community resource specialists across middle Tennessee and northern Louisiana to deliver the intervention with high fidelity. The program manager will also be available to problem solve with and provide support to interventionists throughout the trial. Experience in health coaching or clinical dietetics is preferred. This position is entirely research based with no clinical responsibilities. Experience in research is preferred, as the program manager will also be responsible for adhering to study protocols, monitoring fidelity of the intervention, and working as part of the study team to successfully implement all phases of the study. Our research group flourishes because of a supportive team environment, so working as a part of a team is an essential component of this job. Because we work to meet families and community leaders where they are, trainings and intervention sessions may take place on nights or weekends either virtually or in the local community context, which will require scheduling flexibility for the program manager. Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred.

.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Help to develop and update health coaching curriculum to best meet our research population

• Train primary care providers, nutritionists, and community resource specialists across middle Tennessee and northern Louisiana to deliver study protocol for families around diet, physical activity, sleep, media use, and parenting

• Problem-solve with and provide support to interventionists throughout the trial to ensure adherence to study protocol and high fidelity of the curriculum.

• Assist with coordinating participant visits with interventionists.

• Coordinate with Clinical Trials Manager and Research Coordinator 3 to support achieving grant milestones, with particular attention to timelines, cost, and quality.

• Other responsibilities as assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Program Management (Intermediate): Planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific program goals and objectives.

• Financial Processes (Intermediate): Ability to monitor costs, expenses and revenue as well as the ability to manage those costs and expenses in relation to budgeted amounts.

• Process Improvement (Intermediate): Identifies, analyzes and improves upon existing business processes for optimization and to meet standards of quality.

• Peer Leadership (Intermediate): The ability to show leadership and influence people of equal rank in an effort to accomplish team goals.

• Networking (Intermediate): Build relationships through industry contacts, professional organizations and individuals.

• Quality Management (Intermediate): Developing a systematic process of checking to see whether a process or service is meeting specific requirements.

Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:

3 years

Education:

Bachelor's

Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled