The Department of Pediatrics, in the UNM School of Medicine is seeking a professional, detail-oriented scheduling coordinator who enjoys a fast-paced challenging work environment. The selected candidate will work in the Office of Education focusing on various aspects of residency scheduling to support residents in their pediatric training. The Scheduling Coordinator will be responsible for creating and maintaining an organizational clinical and educational schedule for the residents of the Pediatric Residency Program. Candidate must develop and maintain a keen understanding of the scheduling complexity and will communicate regularly with chief residents, residents, program staff, and clinical faculty as appropriate. This person must have excellent organizational skills, problem-solving skills, be detail oriented, and work well both as a team member and independently. The successful candidate will need to have excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, be facile with technology, and have the ability to address problems that are highly varied using innovative and creative techniques to resolve issues.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Scheduling/coordination of day-to-day residents schedules, making necessary adjustments throughout the year
• Principle liaison and problem solver for all scheduling issues
• Creation of annual block schedule for residents, including any away rotations
• Facilitating scheduling of special seminars, training sessions, meetings and special projects throughout the year
• Maintain records and run reports for schedule-related data
• Write, update, and maintain program policies and procedures as they pertain to scheduling

See the Position Description for additional information.

High school diploma or GED; at least 5 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

• Experience working with complex schedules a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Computer proficiency especially in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Demonstrated experience working in a detailed software system
• Experience with data entry
• Experience creating data reports
• Ability to function in a deadline driven environment

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