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Thursday, August 13, 2015

Public Health Job Opportunity

Project Manager - LUCENT Primary Care Training Program

LUCENT: Leadership for Urban Primary Care Education and Transformation

The purpose of this newly funded program is to create, implement and evaluate a new multidisciplinary primary care leadership training program at the University of Chicago. The goal of
the program is to develop effective leaders for primary care transformation across two levels of
training, including primary care residents and faculty development. Transforming primary care
clinics into high performing patient-centered practices requires building cohesive teams,
improving clinical operations, effectively using Electronic Medical Record (EMR), promoting
patient self-management, and linking patients to community resources to support healthy
lifestyles. Leading primary care transformation requires a robust understanding of health systems
and new models of care, patient centered practices, and data-driven population health
management. A diverse, well prepared workforce is needed to care for our increasingly diverse
patient populations. In addition, primary care leaders need strong skills for working with multidisciplinary teams, aligning incentives, leading quality improvement, change management, and
building collaborative networks.

SUMMARY
Working with the program leadership, the LUCENT Project Manager will oversee the following
main program components:

  • Develop and manage a multi-disciplinary primary care track in internal medicine, pediatrics, medicine-pediatrics, and family medicine residency programs
  • Design and manage the faculty development program,
  • Helps implement Primary Care symposia, including engaging speakers, publicizing schedule, and tracking evaluations. 
  • Manages internal and external program communications to publicize LUCENT program events to UC trainees, staff and faculty and to community primary care practice leaders
  • Coordinate all aspects of the LUCENT training program, including:
    • Assists with recruitment, selection, tracking and support of program trainees
    • Scheduling didactics, events, and resident rotations
    • Supporting recruitment and evaluation process
    • Managing travel and reimbursement
    • Maintaining regular communication with partner-site administrative staff
    • Coordinating with other Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Medicine-Pediatrics, and Family Medicine Residency activities
  • Assist with partnership development, participant recruitment, program building, and program evaluation
  • Develop strong professional relationships with leadership and administrative staff of allcore residency training programs and departments.
  • Develop and manage program budget, including:
    • Preparing annual operating budget
    • Ensuring that funds are spent according to budget while maintaining fiscal compliance with all applicable institutional and grant requirements
Job Description – LUCENT Program Manager 2

  • Reviewing and submitting all invoices and reimbursements for payment
  • Preparing annual report(s)
  • Manage LUCENT program administration, including:
    • Developing and monitoring of work plans, managing team priorities, and forecasting upcoming needs
    • Working with the GIM Section Administrator to manage human resource and space issues
    • The Project Manager performs complex program execution and tracking tasks.
    • Collects, records and analyzes program data.
    • Conducts relevant literature reviews.
    • Participates in writing reports and manuscripts.
    • Ensures compliance with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures,
    • directives, and mandates.
  • Responsibilities may include the following duties: 
    • transcribing and coding program data;
    • developing data collection instruments; presenting program findings at staff meetings,
    • seminars, and scientific conferences; assisting with building databases.
    • Provide as-needed support across a range of activities


Interested applicants can apply online at
http://jobopportunities.uchicago.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=228997