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Why Work Here?
“Mission driven, great benefits and room for growth!”
Why consider AORN, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, as the next place for your career as our Director, Pfiedler Education? Because we’re innovative and all about quality and collaboration – we’re continually seeking to enhance our offerings to allow us to better tailor to the needs of our nurse members while expanding our market position and growing revenue across our business and sales divisions.
Our mission is to define, support, and advocate for patient and staff safety through exemplary practice for each phase of perioperative nursing care using evidence-based guidelines, continuing education, and clinical practice resources. We collaborate with professional and regulatory organizations, industry leaders, and other health care partners who support our mission. Our culture is one of openness, teamwork, risk taking and being at the cutting edge of our field and we only look for employees who hold these same traits.
Values mean more to AORN than just bullets on a page. They drive our daily decisions and impact how we work as an organization:
- Innovation: Taking courageous and bold actions for growth and sustainability.
- Communication: Exemplifying respect, collaboration, transparency and honesty.
- Quality: Ensuring accountability and excellence.
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusiveness: Promoting fairness, valuing differences, considering all perspectives.
- Achievement: Achieving our mission, realizing the vision.
Our Director, Pfiedler Education is responsible for the leadership, development, evaluation and maintenance of the products and services developed and coordinated by Pfiedler Education. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with relevant standards and criteria with all continuing education (CE) programs, maintaining and promoting relationships with CE program sponsors, and AORN stakeholders to achieve the vision of fulfilling learning needs. The Director, Pfiedler Education also provides support to the Industry Sales team and Clinical Program Managers in the development process of CE programs sponsored by medical device and pharmaceutical industry partners. In collaboration with the Sr Director, Industry and other stakeholders, they will be responsible for developing and managing the budget for Pfiedler Education Line of Business.
AORN is based in Denver, CO. Our Director, Pfiedler Education will work remotely.
More about what you’ll get to do as our Director, Pfiedler Education:
- Oversee and manage workflows for educational products, services, and events within Pfiedler Education.
- Mentor and develop direct reports.
- Collaborate with organizational partners to ensure effective communication with all team members on projects.
- Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate educational products, services and events for Pfiedler Education.
- Represent Pfiedler Education at selected professional association and interdisciplinary teams.
- Collaborate with the Director, Perioperative Education to maintain accreditation status with each accreditation organization by staying current with requirements and ensuring compliance with criteria.
- Collaborate with other stakeholders across the organization to develop and market relevant educational products, services, and events for Pfiedler Education.
- Partner with the Sr Director, Industry in developing, implementing, and monitoring the budget for Pfiedler Education, while overseeing the development, expenditure, and reconciliation of individual activity budgets.
- Educate staff regarding accreditation requirements, policies and procedures, and relevant issues (both with professional development and job training).
- Establish and manage systematic planning and review to ensure operational effectiveness of activity development and implementation. Conduct project planning meetings for all Industry Sponsored AORN Enterprise programs.
- Perform the duties of a Clinical Program Manager as necessary.
- Serve as AORN’s internal expert on education, learning technology and live education event excellence.
- Keep up to date with current speakers and their engagements to effectively coordinate professional speakers for educational events.
- Other duties as assigned.
Must Have’s to be our Director, Pfiedler Education:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in nursing, business, or related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in nursing or medical education.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience leading and managing a team of direct reports.
- Experience with managing budgets.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Registered Nurse.
- Nursing certification in specialty field (e.g., CNOR, CCRN, CEN).
- Experience managing continuing education programs, including live events.
- Experience working with pharmaceutical and/or medical device industry professionals.
- Knowledge of accreditation requirements.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of principles of adult education.
- Ability to evaluate educational programs and learner performance and create action plans to improve educational activities.
- Intermediate to advanced computer skills and proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and foster interdisciplinary collaboration and team building.
- Analytical thinking skills and the ability to conceptualize new products and services based on trends and market data.
- Strong business process mapping and organizational skills.
- Technologically savvy; aware of current trends as they relate to continuing education.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple programs, negotiate complex matters and contribute to the AORN leadership team.
- Ability to demonstrate and hold others accountable for organizational values of: Innovation, Communication, Quality, Diversity, Equity and inclusion, and Achievement.
Here are some of the excellent benefits we offer and why it’s so great to work here!
- Health insurance package options that include a HDHP plan and a PPO plan.
- Dental and vision coverage.
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Healthcare Savings Account (HSA) options.
- Employer paid short- and long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance coverage.
- Voluntary Life Insurance options including critical illness and accident insurance.
- 401(k) plan with immediate vesting.
- Pet insurance.
- LinkedIn Learning.
- Paid time off and 10 paid holidays per year.
- Paid sick time.
- Paid parental leave.
- Free subscription to Calm.
- Up to 8 hours of paid volunteer time.
- Employee Assistance Programs.
- Staff Incentive Bonus.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Remote work environment, using a computer, telephone and other office equipment daily. Ability to travel as needed to support departmental and Association functions.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or a sufficient number of applications has been received.
AORN provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. We encourage people with disabilities and from other diverse backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate based on disability.
