The Division of Psychiatric Services Research (DPSR) for the Department of Psychiatry within the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) located in Baltimore, MD has an exciting opportunity for a Training Specialist. The Training Specialist will work with Drs. Melanie Bennett and Daniel Roche on a research project funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to increase prescribing of medications for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in psychiatry treatment settings. AUD is highly prevalent in and can be highly destructive for people living with mental illness. While effective medications for AUD exist, these individuals rarely are prescribed them. In this project, the study team and the Training Specialist will design and deliver an implementation facilitation intervention to support increased prescribing of AUD medications in three psychiatric treatment settings that are part of the University of Maryland Medical System. The intervention will offer education in AUD diagnosis, care coordination for AUD patients, and regular monitoring of prescribing. The goal of the project is to work with clinical sites to increase prescribing of AUD medications and to collect data to support a future large-scale clinical trial.

This position will be based at the Division of Psychiatric Services Research (DPSR) in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. DPSR supports applied clinical research, evaluation, training, and dissemination aimed at improving the quality and outcomes of care for persons with mental health and substance use disorders. The mission of DPSR is to contribute to the evidence base for safe and effective interventions for improving mental health outcomes and enhancing recovery, evaluate the best settings and circumstances for offering interventions, and promote implementation of effective interventions through training and dissemination.

The Training Specialist will be an employee of the University of Maryland, Baltimore's School of Medicine. This is an in-person, on-site position that will require some travel within the state.

Benefits Information
UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development, along with additional exciting perks that employees can take advantage of. This position participates in a retirement program that must be selected and is effective on your date of hire. Exempt regular staff receive a generous leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, paid holidays, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance; professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school; and flexible work schedules and teleworking options (if applicable per job).

UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically within the State of Maryland.

Primary Duties

• Build and foster relationships with clinicians and administrators at the three clinical project sites to provide training related to healthcare research. This includes facilitating group discussions to set priorities and aid decision making in training initiatives.
• Work with the project team and the three project sites to identify site implementation facilitators and barriers.
• Deliver implementation facilitation intervention with three project sites to include education of clinicians on AUD screening and diagnosis, education of clinicians on medications for AUD, collaboration with sites to develop processes for care coordination, and prescription tracking using electronic health record.
• Work closely with each clinical sites' internal champion and support their development as a content expert in medications for AUD at their site.
• Under the direction of the investigators, participate in collection of qualitative and quantitative training data, including administering surveys, conducting qualitative interviews, coding qualitative data, and participating in periodic reflections with hub site champions to evaluate effectiveness of training and analyze training data.
• Evaluate and track site training implementation activities and monitor data quality.
• Provide daily operational and administrative support for training initiatives as a part of the project implementation team.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education: Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational development, business, communications, psychology, counseling or related field to program. Master's degree preferred.
Experience: Two (2) years of related training experience.
Preferred Experience: Experience related to training and implementation of behavioral health services, health research, data collection, methodology and implementation; practice facilitation; specialty mental health and/or substance use disorder care and/or virtual/telehealth care settings; community organizing; AUD treatment and management, working with persons with mental health and/or substance use disorders in a psychiatric or addiction treatment setting; performed work in a behavioral health field; coordinate behavioral or other clinical intervention trials; quantitative and qualitative research methods; research administration, including managing human subjects and other research-related approvals; implementation science such as completion of change management coursework (LEAN or CAP, IHI training modules, PCPCI online learning module) preferred.
Other: Related experience may be substituted for education.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to facilitate and participate in in-person and virtual meetings.
• Excellent organizational skills, time management skills, and project management skills. Ability to develop systems to track all aspects of a complex training implementation work, and work independently to keep the study on track.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to adapt communication style to different audiences (e.g., people living with mental illness, people with AUD, mental health treatment providers, program administrators, support staff at project sites).
• Ability to discuss mental illness, alcohol and other substance use and disorders, and mental health with health care providers and individuals living with these conditions.
• Knowledge of quality improvement methods.
• Familiarity with Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) software and other survey tools.
• Familiarity with healthcare systems and clinical operations.
• Experience in implementation science such as completion of change management coursework (LEAN or CAP, IHI training modules, PCPCI online learning module).

Hiring Range: $69,000 -$77,000, commensurate with education and experience.

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