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Optum Health Education is a jointly accredited medical education company. We are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Psychological Association (APA) to provide continuing education for the health care team. We offer accredited educational activities in the form of onsite conferences and single activities such as live and on-demand webinars, newsletters and self-paced learning. Our learners include UHG employees as well as payers, providers and employers nationwide.
Mission
Optum Health Education is dedicated to providing interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) that improves patient outcomes and positively impacts the delivery of health care. We work diligently to foster the professional development of engaged, lifelong learners who seek to advance the skills, strategy and/or performance relevant to their clinical practice and/or their role within the health care team.
The Continuing Education Manager (CEM) participates in the coordination and execution of continuing education activities that are in adherence with ACCME/Joint Accreditation Criteria standards. The CEM has regular communication with OHE clients to ensure the activities meet their goals and priorities and high-quality deliverables are provided. They also communicate with faculty experts from across the U.S. This position requires someone with knowledge and experience working with continuing medical education. This position is ideal for someone who would like to advance his/her career in the area of continuing education/accreditation.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities
- Continuing education (CE) coordination: completion and processing of CE applications and supporting materials, organization and documentation of CE content for reporting purposes, assist with data collection and analysis to maintain the quality of education programs
- Activity management: work with clinical manager and faculty to ensure content development is completed and received in accordance with time and event schedule and meets timeline for website development, develop promotional flyer and send email blasts to promote activity
- Website management: build individual activity website on OHE website for registration, promotion, evaluation, and certificate generation
- Faculty management: coordination of speaker correspondence, collection of required CME/CEU speaker documentation (disclosures, objectives, biographical information, slide presentations etc.)
- Client management: communicate with and schedule regular meetings with clients. Customer -centric, focus on priorities and providing high quality educational activities to meet client expectations
- Budget reconciliation and invoicing upon activity completion.
- May be assigned to attend conferences to support continuing education/speaker management
You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years administrative and project management experience
- Experience with continuing medical education (CME) programs
- Intermediate level proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience working with external Learning Management Systems
- Experience with CME program development and coordination
Preferred Qualifications
- Meeting planning experience
- Experience with Joint Accreditation activity management
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with medical professionals
- Solid interpersonal and time management skills with the ability to deal effectively with deadlines and time pressures
- Self-directed, self-motivated team player experienced at effectively participating as part of a team
- All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $70,200 to $137,800 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
