Education Assistant

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan

Preventive care coverage

Paid Time Off

TRS retirement program

Paid Parental Leave

Wellness programs

Tuition Reimbursement

PSLF Qualified Employer

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center is hiring an Education Assistant for a full-time, in-person role in Dallas. The position provides administrative support to clinical educators, coordinates programs, and ensures timely tasks within the department.

The ideal candidate will have at least a high school diploma and 2 years of related experience with strong writing and spelling; a bachelor's degree is preferred. This role emphasizes teamwork and reliable, confidential handling of information.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• 2 years experience combining education and skills with basic writing ability and accurate spelling.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides a responsive and helpful demeanor to internal and external associates and/or customers in person or via telephone.
• Provides department updates and changes to internal/external associates and/or customers.
• Ensures appropriate follow-up with department leadership team.
• Able to independently resolve discrepancies.
• Provides administrative support for programs and/or clinical educators as applicable.
• Relieves Clinical Education & Professional Practice team members of administrative duties.
• Coordinates and manages clinical projects and/or programs to ensure target schedules and deadlines are met.
• Works collaboratively to ensure high quality customer services to all end users.
• Facilitates activities to assist department needs and provides coverage for other staff.

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Education Assistant

Full Time

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

BENEFITS

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  High School Diploma

• Experience
  2 years experience of combination of education and skills and basic writing ability and accurate spelling required.

Preferred

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree

JOB DUTIES

• Provides a responsive and helpful demeanor to internal and external associates and/or customers in person or via telephone. Provides department updates and changes to internal/external associates and/or customers. Ensures appropriate follow-up with department leadership team. Able to independently resolve discrepancies.
• Provides administrative support for programs and/or clinical educators as applicable. Relieves Clinical Education & Professional Practice team members of administrative duties, which involves a thorough understanding of throughput and workload of the department.
• Coordinates and manages clinical projects and/or programs to ensure target schedules and deadlines are met.
• Works collaboratively to ensure consistent, high quality customer services is provided to all end users.
• Facilitates necessary activities to assist with department needs. Provides coverage as necessary for other staff in department. Utilizes downtime to assist others.
• Demonstrates effective and consistent performance of multitasking administrative duties to include, event arrangements, calendaring, advertisement, course management within applicable systems, and equipment preparation, maintenance, & storage.
• Maintains supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.
• Communicate issues identified by front line staff related to new administrative or departmental initiatives.
• Participate as a member of the clinical Education and Professional Practice team in implementing short- and long-term plans designed to enhance University of Texas Southwestern Hospital.
• Acts as a liaison with other areas of the hospital and campus. Coordinates support for department or nursing administration. Handles confidential and non-routine information according to established policies.
• Attends required meetings and performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.