Specialist, Career Advancement - Professional Development
Company: American Physical Therapy Association
Location: Alexandria
Posted on: September 14, 2023
Job Description:
Title: Specialist, Career Advancement - Professional
DevelopmentDepartment/Unit: Career Advancement/Scientific
AffairsFLSA Status: Full-time, ExemptLocation: -This position is
on-site at the APTA headquarters in Alexandria, VASend resume with
cover letter, including salary requirements, when applyingAbout
APTADo you want to contribute to an organization dedicated to
improving societal health? Would you like to collaborate with
colleagues who are passionate about making a difference? Are you
excited to work in a new state-of-the-art building designed to
encourage movement, participation, and employee health?Then you
want to work for APTA!APTA is the trusted leader for the physical
therapy profession, representing more than 100,000 physical
therapists, physical therapist assistants, and physical therapy
students. Our approximately 150 employees support the association's
mission to build a community that advances the profession of
physical therapy to improve the health of society. Learn more in
our Association Profile.Located in Alexandria, Virginia, APTA has
outstanding employee benefits, including flexible work schedules,
generous retirement contributions, and travel subsidies for
employees who choose public and active transportation.SummaryLead
staff within the Career Advancement department in the area of
physical therapy practice. Utilizes adult learning principles in
the design and recommendation of learning activities. Implements
strategies to support organizational priorities with focus on
departmental contributions to finance strategy, operations
strategy, systems and data strategy, membership strategy, education
and certification strategy, business strategy, and scientific
strategy for the Association. Supports appointed and member
volunteer groups and APTA leadership. Prepares for approval
compliance requirements and documents and seeks out opportunities
for continuous quality improvement in department activities.
Effective champion of the Association vision, mission and
brand.Essential Functions
- Contributes to the advancement of adult learning principles and
continued competency education.
- Contributes to implementing finance strategy, operations
strategy, systems and data strategy, membership strategy, education
and certification strategy, business strategy, and scientific
strategy for the Association.
- Accountable for meeting performance expectations and metrics
for department and respective budget activities.
- Assures preparation of compliance requirements as outlined
below including timely submission of all required forms.
- Provides recommendations on advancing operations within the
department to gain efficiencies, grow revenue, and provide
stewardship of association resources.
- Contributes to quality assurance and continuous
quality/performance improvement in department activities, including
supporting unit leader in annual assessments of respective budget
activities described above.
- Supports the Scientific Affairs team in the implementation of
the Association's programs, priorities, and projects
- Manages implementation of appointed and volunteer groups
efforts in partnership with unit lead and staff colleagues
- Provides department level data which supports and aligns with
the APTA data strategy respective jurisdictional budget
activities.
- Provides strategic insight, counsel, data and intelligence to
unit leader and executive leadership as appropriate on best
practices related to the work of through briefings, reports and
presentations.
- Supports external relationship growth and collaboration through
relationship building with external counterparts.
- Contributes to unit efforts to seek business opportunities
which align with finance strategy, operations strategy, systems and
data strategy, membership strategy, education and certification
strategy, business strategy, and scientific strategy, the APTA
brand, and organizational priorities.Staff Expectations
- Upholds and fosters team values
- Complies with all APTA policies and procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned to foster achievement of
association priorities Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required
- DPT required
- Leadership skills
- Organizational management skills
- Scholarly track record
- Educational experience in continuing education or PT/PTA entry
level education
- Strategic thinking abilities
- Strategic planning skills
- Project management skills
- Time management skills
- Master's preferred
- PhD preferredTravel Requirements10% - local, nationalHow To
ApplyPlease send resume and cover letter, including salary
requirements, when applying.Principals only; no agencies; no phone
calls, please. Candidates selected to participate in an interview
will be contacted by Human Resources.The American Physical Therapy
Association is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status,
protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by
law.APTA participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal
government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are
authorized to work in the U.S. For more information, please visit
e-verify.uscis.gov.APTA is committed to a diverse and inclusive
workforce and invites and welcomes applicants with diversity of
experience, mindset, and skills to add value to APTA and our staff
community.PandoLogic. Keywords: Professional Development
Specialist, Location: Alexandria, VA - 22309
Keywords: American Physical Therapy Association, Alexandria , Specialist, Career Advancement - Professional Development, Other , Alexandria, Virginia
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