Learning specialist job description

Rutgers University-Newark is an urban public research university and anchor institution, located in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise, is seeking a Unit Administrator/Specialist - Learning Specialist. Reporting directly to the Director, Rutgers Learning Center ( RLC ), School of Arts & Sciences, Newark, provides learning assistance to students through personalized programs of academic self-improvement, in group workshops, one-on-one consultations, and remote sessions. Collaborates with Director and campus office to create programming to support students' learning, success, and retention, utilizing best practices in the field. Provides routine and non-routine information and explanations to all clients of the Learning Center, including students, faculty, administrators and visitors. Maintains accurate records on individual and group users. Interacts with academic departments and offices, advisors, and student service programs; conducts outreach presentations on RLC services and learning strategies. May represent the RLC on campus as an ambassador for learning assistance program. Through tutoring and academic coaching, the RLC provides academic support to improve the academic performance, persistence, and success of RU-N undergraduate students. The RLC provides approximately 5000 hours of tutoring to on average 700 to 800 students, and academic coaching in various forms to approximately 400 students per academic year. Must perform all duties in accordance with and knowledge of, administration of, and compliance with all policies, procedures, and processes of RLC , SASN , RU-N, Rutgers, and any and all relevant external regulations. Must be able to maintain a professional demeanor and multitask in a fast-paced, student and service-focused, team environment; to complete work with an understanding of the mission, vision, role, and goals of the Center, SASN , and RU-N; and to complete the tasks and responsibilities of this position with an understanding of how it contributes to the achievement of these goals.
Minimum Education and Experience

Requires a bachelor's degree in education, communication, psychology, student personnel services, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and/or two years of relevant experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding in collegiate learning strategies and methodologies for individuals and groups.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Requires excellent written and oral communication skills; strong organizational skills; the ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks, and to interact successfully and confidentially with a wide range of individuals at various levels of the University community; and strong computer literacy, including use of databases. Requires excellent problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to multitask and function autonomously with limited supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, customer-service focused, team environment.

Overview

The Learning Center provides tutoring services for a range of subjects in either small groups or one-on-one. Our tutors are successful undergraduates who are trained to clarify important concepts with the understanding that everyone can learn and improve given sufficient time, attention, and encouragement.

University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) is a non-profit organization seeking driven individuals in both clinical and non-clinical areas to help transform health and medicine. Headquartered in Minneapolis, our organization employs more than 1,200 physicians, 300 advanced practice providers and 2,200 health professionals and staff throughout Minnesota and beyond.
Join us on a mission to advance medicine.

The Learning Specialist, Clinical Informaticist is knowledgeable in the use of the electronic health record (EHR) and health information technology (HIT) applied to clinical care and health care business operations. They are responsible for teaching (delivering content to users) and producing EHR and HIT mission critical learning content across multiple formats including (but not limited to) web-based learning, instructor-led training, blended instruction solutions, and virtual instructor-led sessions. This role uses tools like Ancile uPerform, Microsoft Office 365, and learning management systems and are proficient in the use of the EHR/HIT as applied to multiple roles and care settings. The Learning Specialist ensures customer-service excellence in all interactions and delivers course content using professional presentation skills and interactive techniques appropriate to adult learners.

Learning Specialist, Clinical Informaticist Overview
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Use informatics concepts, methods, and tools to promote safe, effective, and optimal use of technologies and are focused on the interaction of people, processes, and technology for the complete and accurate delivery of information needed for efficient, high quality and safe patient care.Teach and facilitate delivery of training content that engages learners and aligns with identified outcomes and adult learning principles.Collaborate across clinical informatics teams, analytics, information technology, practice and education, and operational teams to meet goals and deliver training content.Team with informatics, Information Technology (IT), and operational colleagues to assess, plan, and evaluate changes to systems and identify the impact to clinical workflows to plan for associated learning and training needs.Acquire and maintain knowledge of EHR/HIT use across multiple service lines, domains, care settings, Epic modules, and environments.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in health care or related field from an accredited program, informatics degree from an accredited institution or combination of education and experience.A minimum of 1 year clinical healthcare experience and/or 1 year informatics-related experience working in a health system directly with end users.A minimum of 1 year teaching curriculum and/or 1 year facilitating and producing virtual training. Understanding of clinical care workflows, health care operations, and have a working knowledge of computer systems lifecycle management Maintain current Epic certification(s)/credential(s) per vendor requirements as identified by manager/director.Obtain and/or maintain Epic certification/credentialing as identified by manager/director within 6 months of start date.

Preferred
Masters or Doctoral level degree in Instructional Design, informatics, or operational leadership Epic EHR use, implementations, upgrades, and/or build Industry-level certifications such as AACN, HIMSS, Lean, Master Instructional Designer, Master Trainer, Virtual Training Design, Virtual Training Certificate, etc.

Will have an on call shift approximately every 30 days.*

M Physicians offers competitive salary and excellent benefits and provides you with the opportunity to enhance your career in the exciting field of health care through rewarding and challenging assignments and the opportunities for advancement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

The E-Learning Specialist works to oversee the operation and development of online programs or computer-based virtual courses. The consultant is a well-round educator that is adaptive and has an interdisciplinary education and skill set. The consultant is expected to regularly transform content into engaging and interactive learning experiences.

• Collaborate across multiple departments to identify and assess training needs and support training initiatives for all employees.

• Support Learning & Development by designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining creative online learning solutions (including course content, interactivity, simulations, and games) using sound instructional design.

• Assists Learning & Development by implementing training programs, including working broadly with all other departments and units.

• Review, revise, and update on-line and instructor-led training materials on a regular basis and manage content on LMS.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues that relate to on-line learning technologies.

Minimum Qualification:
• Bachelor's degree with a concentration in instructional design or a related field; master's degree is a plus;
• Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning theories and instructional design methodologies applied to on-line learning content development;
• End-to-end on-line course development experience including needs analysis, script writing, storyboarding, course creation, video editing, and LMS content management;
• 5+ years creating e-learning using Adobe Captivate or a similar authoring tool (sample of work necessary);
• Experience creating content for diverse topics ranging from technical industry concepts and software overviews, to workflow and soft skills trainings;
• Customer focus and professionalism with excellent consulting, project management, and organizational skills, and experience working with SMEs at all levels of an organization;
• Experience with the learning management system Cornerstone.

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