Coordinator, Learning and Technical Assistance Training
About the role
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is recruiting for a Coordinator, Learning and Technical Assistance Training. This position is responsible for developing needs assessments, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating educational, onboarding, outreach, and training activities supporting the Rural Patient Safety Organization (PSO). Working closely with participating rural healthcare organizations, PSO leadership, consultants, and subject matter experts, the position coordinates training programs, onboarding activities, educational resources, training requests, learning collaboratives, and participation tracking systems. The Coordinator serves as a primary resource for organizing and documenting educational and engagement activities while supporting the PSO's statewide mission of improving patient safety and organizational learning among rural healthcare providers. Responsibilities include program coordination, stakeholder communication, event logistics, documentation management, outreach tracking, and evaluation of education and engagement activities.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive community needs assessments to identify service gaps, resource deficiencies, and emerging issues affecting healthcare providers.
- Collect, compile, and analyze data to support grant development and program planning.
- Coordinate technical assistance training requests from participating healthcare organizations.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinate statewide meetings, learning events, orientation sessions, webinars, and collaborative programs.
- Manage registration, participant communications, meeting logistics, and event materials.
- Prepare reports regarding training, engagement, onboarding, and training activities.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience (one of the following):
- Bachelor's Degree in Education, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Nursing, Business Administration, Communications, Organizational Development, Adult Learning, or related field and two years of related work experience; OR
- Master's Degree in Education, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Nursing, Business Administration, Communications, Organizational Development, Adult Learning, or related field and one year of related work experience.
Experience
- Coordinating training, education, technical assistance, outreach, healthcare programs, workforce development programs, or related activities.
- Working with healthcare organizations.
- Working with grant-funded programs.
Certifications
- Nevada driver's license
Schedule
- Statewide travel and occasional national travel to conferences
- Variable work schedule
Pay
Compensation Grade: Administrative Faculty – B. Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience. View salary schedule (select Administrative Faculty by Grade).
Benefits
- Retirement: 19.25% employee contribution matched by the University; 100% vested first day. All permanent employees on an annual “A” or “B” contract employed at least 50% full-time are eligible for the NSHE retirement program.
- Health insurance: Options including dental and vision.
- Leave & insurance: Generous annual leave, sick leave, life insurance, and long-term disability.
- Fitness: E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships with spouse/domestic partner options.
- Local perks: Many Reno businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders.
- Employee assistance: Mountain EAP provides counseling and advising services for employees and eligible dependents.
- Faculty governance: Faculty Senate representation.
- Tax advantage: No state income tax.
- Tuition benefit: Grants-in-aid for faculty and qualified dependents — faculty may take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate; dependents (unmarried, under 24, receiving at least 50% support) have unlimited credits.
- Dual career assistance: Program for newly hired faculty spouses/partners providing resources and career opportunity identification in Northern Nevada.
About the organization
For over 50 years the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) has trained physicians who are leading the way to 'A Healthy Nevada', nation, and world. Community-based and research-intensive, UNR Med is committed to its four-part mission of education, research, clinical service, and diversity. Core values: people are our strength, we innovate and improve, we serve with integrity, and we succeed with trust and respect. The School of Medicine has statewide outreach with a local touch providing patient care, health services, and training physicians in Reno, Nevada and in the state's rural communities. UNR Med is expanding provider education to train medical specialists as Medical Doctors as well as Speech Pathologists and Physician Assistants, and actively expanding technologically-advanced infrastructure to support world-class research and the needs of students, patients, and researchers.