Continuing Medical Education Coordinator - Ophthalmology

The Continuing Medical Education (CME) Coordinator provides oversight for the development, direction and coordination of all

continuing medical education activities of the Ophthalmology Department, including development, planning, implementation and

administration of continuing medical education conferences, programs, workshops, seminars, and courses including cadaver

dissections and video CME.

The incumbent will integrate education programs for the general and specialty needs of medical staff, fellows, residents and staff

within the Department.

S/He communicates with other offices and committees to develop educational activities and serves as liaison for the design of

continuing medical education and professional development activities to achieve Departmental and institutional goals.

The incumbent works with the UCLA Alumni Association to manage UCLA Radiology resident, fellow and faculty alumni with the

intent to send information on the Department, invite to events where appropriate and facilitate gifts/endowments from that

population.

Required

Demonstrated skill in designing and implementing databases for administrative data.

Excellent knowledge of policies and procedures, as well as thorough understanding of the University system, its services and procedures.

Strong interpersonal communication skills to effectively and diplomatically interact

with individuals of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds and at all levels of the organization.

Demonstrated skill in maintaining a courteous and calm demeanor and professional appearance in a continuously changing environment with frequent interruptions and distractions.

Responsible, reliable, detail-oriented, able to drive a project, and able to work both independently and in a team.

Ability to problem solve independently.

Ability to build confidence, trust and mutual respect with stakeholders across the UCLA Health enterprise.

Ability to work efficiently and complete tasks with a high degree of accuracy.

Ability to handle confidential material while protecting its strict confidentiality.

Extensive experience and solid working knowledge of Windows-based software programs (Microsoft Office, especially Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Access)

Excellent writing skills to generate and edit correspondence, reports and other assigned writing tasks with speed and accuracy

Ability to compose professional level documents and presentations using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.

Ability to read and understand complex correspondence and requests for information in order to identify action items and follow up independently

Organizational skills necessary to make complex arrangements and maintain various filing systems.

Bachelor's degree in the relevant discipline or a combination of equivalent education, training, and experience.

Preferred

Demonstrated project management expertise with at least three years of prior working experience.

The position is an individual contributor without supervisory responsibilities.