Educational Program Specialist
Applies in-depth knowledge to develop and deliver educational programs to healthcare professionals by conducting needs assessments, designing and implementing educational curricula, facilitating training sessions or workshops, evaluating the effectiveness of educational programs, and staying abreast of current healthcare practices and advancements. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, contributes to the professional development of healthcare providers, and enhances patient care through effective clinical education initiatives.
What you will do:
- Develops and conducts educational programs and materials to support safe and effective patient behavioral health care.
- Applies in-depth knowledge for behavioral health training and education to healthcare professionals to ensure patient outcome improvement.
- Collaborates with clinical staff to identify and address any gaps in knowledge or skills to ensure consistent enhancement of patient care.
- Administers evaluations of clinical staff performance and the effectiveness of educational programs, offering improvements where needed.
- Mentors and coaches healthcare professionals to improve their clinical skills and knowledge to ensure continuous growth and improvement.
- Maintains accurate records of educational programs and materials, knowledge assessments and reviews, analytical reports, and budget parameters ensuring accurate and compliant handling and storage.
- Creates and implements quality improvement initiatives, providing feedback and coaching to staff to achieve a positive impact on the education and development of clinical staff.
- Coordinates with staying up-to-date with industry trends, promoting evidence-based practices, and fostering a culture of continuous learning, ensuring the organization's goals and key deliverables are met.
- Identifies opportunities to design complex and strategic behavioral healthcare improvement initiatives for clinical staff to ensure training program effectiveness and consistency.
Qualifications:
- At least 5 years work experience with Childhood Specialty populations
- BH clinician licensure
- Working knowledge of problem solving and decision making skills.
- Working knowledge of medical terminology.
- Working knowledge of digital literacy skills.
- Ability to deal tactfully with customers and community.
- Ability to handle sensitive information ethically and responsibly.
- Ability to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate option.
- Ability to function in clinical setting with diverse cultural dynamics of clinical staff and patients.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification.
Anticipated Weekly Hours: 40
Time Type: Full time
Pay Range: The typical pay range for this role is: $54,095.00 - $116,760.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
- Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
- No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
- Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.