Current Job Opportunities
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July 17, 2018
The Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness (CSS-SMI) is a 5-year SAMHSA funded initiative to support implementation of evidence-based, person-centered pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) including those with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and recurrent major depression. The grant creates a national resource center for clinicians (physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, recovery coaches, and others) where they can receive individual consultation, evidence-based education, and access to technology to enhance service delivery.
The Director position focuses heavily on coordination and outreach efforts, ensuring grant deliverables and milestones are met; the development and maintenance of partner relationships with consultants, vendors, faculty, and the funder; budget supervision; and the tracking and reporting of milestones and quality measures. The position is for the duration of the granting period currently through July 2023.
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July 2, 2018
Join a successful, dynamic, fast-paced team that has grown membership in every segment in the past five years and pushed total membership to a 15-year high. The Director of Membership at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is a prominent position that works across the organization to provide leadership and direction to achieve the organization’s membership recruitment and retention goals. The Director oversees the development of membership standards and services; manages day-to-day operations; and leads a team of twelve that are accountable for recruitment and retention, database management, dues invoicing and renewals. The Director also provides primary support to the Membership Committee and works closely with District Branches and their leadership. This is a rewarding position, with a great team, and in a nationally prominent organization with a service orientated culture.
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July 2, 2018
In addition to being an HR Generalist within the APA Human Resources department, the incumbent is responsible for management and administration of the entire APA benefits program. Such benefits include but are not limited to health, dental, vision, life, retirement, worker's compensation, short and long-term disability, FMLA, COBRA, unemployment, and flexible spending accounts (FSA's). This position is also responsible for processing all appropriate employee benefits paperwork in the applicable systems, entering payroll changes and deductions related to employee benefits and will work directly with an external broker, responding to audit requests, vendor requests/billing and federal government compliance.
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June 29, 2018
The Membership Coordinator is responsible for management of all membership transactions and respective updates to member records in the Association Management System (AMS) (e.g., enrollments, reinstatements, district branch transfers, changes in member class, changes in membership status within the district branches assigned, the initial processing of resignation requests, dues relief requests, and processing of Fellow applications and Distinguished Fellow nominations). The Coordinator advises and consults with District Branch Executive Staff on appropriate and necessary courses of action for membership activities and transactions as well as overall operations based on APA policies and procedures. The Coordinator provides timely personalized attention to inquiries and requests for individual members. Information and assistance are provided to the Membership Committee, the Board of Trustees and others as needed.
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June 25, 2018
The Program Manager for Subspecialty Education is responsible for managing the short and long-term goals/activities for subspecialty medical education, including but not limited to HIV and addiction psychiatry. Duties include management of training activities, technical assistance, content review and faculty recruitment, support for online educational initiatives, and management of new medical education initiatives. Additionally, the Program Manager oversees a number of tasks within the Department of Continuing Medical Education (CME).
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June 21, 2018
The Acquisitions Editor works with the Editor-in-Chief, Acquisitions Coordinator, and Publisher to solicit, evaluate, and secure book-length manuscripts from authors and performs all developmental activities for manuscripts acquired, ensuring that they meet established standards for quality and content. The Acquisitions Editor provides strategic direction to APA’s book publishing program and develops new authors, manages existing relationships, develops series concepts, assists in the development of digital publishing, and manages the proposal submission process. The Acquisitions Editor works with the editorial, sales and marketing, and management teams to bring forth the best possible titles and represents APA in a professional manner as an easily available liaison with existing authors, potential authors, staff, and consumers.
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June 12, 2018
The HR Generalist is responsible for maximizing efficiency across the HR department over the long-term by cultivating and maintaining good relationships with all stakeholders within and outside of the APA administration, working with other members of the department to provide excellent customer service, and being the first point of contact for the HR department. The HR Generalist oversees every step of the talent acquisition process in addition to having responsibility for responding to general HR questions and administration across the entire HR department and acting as lead in the absence of other members.
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May 18, 2018
The Director of Development sets the direction of all APA Foundation (Foundation) development activities and staff related to corporate, foundation, and individual giving and accountable for the overall business strategy. The incumbent is expected to set comprehensive development goals and execute those goals into achievable steps; manage detailed, complex fundraising campaigns, and make rapid decisions regarding development issues; plan and implement projects, and supervise development team. As a member of the Foundation’s senior management team, the Director must establish strong and appropriate relationships with the ED, staff, board, volunteers, donors and the general community.
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