Senior Military Medical Advisor - Bethesda, MD

About the role

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is seeking a Senior Military Medical Advisor (SMMA) to serve as program lead for the clinical component of Creative Forces®: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Military Healing Arts Network. This position serves a critical role in planning, organizing, evaluating, advising, and coordinating healthcare operations activities for Creative Forces.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a Senior Healthcare Administrator and subject matter expert in military medical programs and policy.
• Holds administrative responsibility for successful implementation and operation of the clinical program across the network, including clinical research and evaluation activities.
• Works autonomously and makes decisions independently based on previous experience.
• Serves as liaison to all Clinical Sites as established in the MOUs between the NEA and each Clinical Site.
• Collaborates with Clinical Site Leaders, leveraging data from Performance Measurement to ensure efficient utilization of Creative Arts Therapists to deliver consistent, high-quality care across the Network.
• Supports community-based arts engagement activities and initiates and directs scholarly activities such as lectures, conference presentations and research and evaluation projects.
• Plans and supports expansion efforts across the Network, including program design, personnel recruitment and training, and mentorship within the Network and for any new programs, including those funded by the DoW/VA.
• Ensures employment of an analytical approach and data-driven decision making for the four-step development model that includes: Stage 1-Literature Review and Field Scan Stage 2-Pilot and Logic Model Development, Stage 3-Model Implementation and Evaluation, and Stage 4-Revise and Replicate.
• Provides strategic vision and operational support for executing the Creative Forces Research Strategic Plan and annual Evaluation Plan.
• Coordinates directly with the NEA Office of Research & Analysis to ensure alignment of Creative Forces research with the NEA’s Strategic Plan and research goals and objectives.
• Prepares, organizes, and engages in high-level strategic discussions for future year programming and budget development, integrating clinical program elements with the broader Creative Forces program design that includes development of the clinic to community continuum.
• Directs activities designed to develop and share resources for public good via the NEA Creative Forces website or other designated platforms for public access.
• Engaging communicator available to support speaking engagements across all venues and audiences, from school-aged children to senior military leaders and elected officials.
• Directly involved in planning, forecasting and monitoring Creative Forces clinical research budget activities.

Qualifications

• Possesses a Doctoral Degree in Medicine (MD/DO) or Graduate-level degrees in Nursing, Public Health, Psychology, Social Work, Creative Arts Therapies, Healthcare/Business Administration, or other Allied Health Professions.
• Has a minimum of 10 years working within healthcare with increasing positions of responsibility.
• Experience in a leadership position with responsibility for a team or organization of 20 people or more and an annual budget of a least one million dollars preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years working within the Department of War and Veterans Health Administration preferred.
• Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:
• Knowledge of critical healthcare operations activities within the DoW and VA, including credentialing, workload monitoring, quality assurance, and patient privacy and security.
• Experience in strategic planning and budgeting within healthcare operations.
• Experience with clinical research, program evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives, including the associated regulatory processes within the DoW and VA.
• Ability to use data and evidence to drive decision-making and management of programs and operations.
• Familiarity with arts and health-related research, associated evidence, and impact on patients and/or participants (community setting).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Sensitivity to people from varied backgrounds and cultures.
• Proficiency with the latest version of advanced and various computer software applications used by the DoW/VA and possesses strong skills in using the entire Microsoft Office suite of products.