Student Success Advisor; Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences BS Program - Medicine

Overview

Job Title: Student Success Advisor (Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences BS Program - Medicine)

Location: Tallahassee, FL

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job : 62041

Department: College of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences BS Program

• This position is responsible for pre-med/pre-health advising and program activities support for the IMS Division.
• Serves as pre-med/pre-health advisor, assists students with their course schedule, career choice, and informs them of the resources available within the university. Provides academic guidance and counseling to prospective and current pre-health professional undergraduate students as to the pre-requisite courses and other qualifications for application to the professional school of their choice.
• Meets with students for individualized appointments. Maintains effective, efficient, and professional correspondence via email and other student communication services provided by the University.
• Maintains a log of advising notes in a computerized database both at the College of Medicine (COM) and with the university advising database system. Responsible for relationships building, monitoring progress, providing intervention, follow-up, and academic support as needed.
• Represents the pre-health advising services at University-wide orientation programs.
• Serves as faculty advisor for six student health profession organizations (The Alpha Epsilon Delta, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Dental, Pre-Vet, Pre-Optometry, and Physical and Occupational Therapy Clubs). Coordinates and manages COM Dean's Day, Pharmacy Day, and Pre-Professionals Organizations Day activities.
• Serves as backup in the letter of recommendation process, uploading student letters of recommendation to the virtual evaluation database system, providing quality customer service and feedback to students and faculty concerning the Virtual Evals process, and updating the outreach and advising webpage with instructions pertaining to securing letters of recommendation.
• Responsible for advising post-baccalaureate students, reviewing personal statements, mock interviews and designing an interpretation plan for student application or reapplication to medical school.

Bachelor’s degree and two years of experience; or a high school diploma/equivalent and experience equal to six years. (

Note:

post-high school education can substitute for experience at the equivalent rate.)

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to prioritize, organize and perform multiple work assignments simultaneously.
• Ability to utilize problem solving skills.

The ideal candidate for this position is student-centered and team-oriented. In the first 90 days of hire, the selected candidate should expect to participate in advisor training, shadowing colleagues, learning about the IMS Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences Division, and advising. The work environment in our Division is friendly and collaborative.

Meredith Warren: meredith.warren.edu

FSU is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.