College Program Advisor - Healthcare Career Pathways

JOB SUMMARY

WPMG, the medical group for Kaiser Permanente of Washington, is committed to building a future healthcare workforce that improves health equity. WPMG’s Healthcare Career Pathways program (HCCP) builds on Kaiser Permanente’s goals by creating experiential learning activities and workforce development pathways for students committed to health equity. HCCP programs introduce students to advanced healthcare careers that improve the health of communities such as public health practice and research, clinical careers (e.g., mental health, midwifery, optometry, medicine, pharmacy and dentistry), and health administration.

The College Programs Advisor tracks, advises and coaches HCCP students, supervises our existing programs, educates students on health professional school applications, supports WPMG clinician mentors, and strategically grows the health equity workforce across Washington state. This leader builds and maintains strong relationships with community and technical colleges, undergraduate, graduate and professional schools, educational non‑profits, community organizations and Tribal governments to support HCCP students as they apply for their next level of education and training.

The College Programs Advisor takes direct responsibility for advising cohorts of HCCP students from college into graduate or professional school. This role supplements other advising and career transition resources available to college students across Washington state. Therefore, the successful candidate will be an experienced advisor/coach with demonstrated success in helping students achieve academic success, who connects well with students from a wide range of backgrounds while supporting their professional development.

The College Programs Advisor will also work with programs and institutions serving K‑12 students to coordinate strategies to bridge students into higher education.

• Career exploration, skills development; strategic job and internship search.
• Increase students’ understanding/literacy of application process, timelines and program expectations.
• Provide recommendations on improving students’ science GPA and scores on standardized admission tests.
• Counseling for undecided and redirected students with change of Pre‑Health plans.
• Guide students to reflect fully on possible health careers, develop and articulate a unique story illustrating their commitment to this career based on written applications and weekly work.
• Limited case management and referrals to resources for students experiencing academic, financial, or legal difficulties.

• Oversee the programmatic work done by up to four college/young professional interns who work part‑time to deliver HCCP’s virtual programs, workshops, shadowing experiences and student outreach.
• Maintain institutional knowledge of best practices for managing all of HCCP’s college programs to train and support succeeding classes of interns.
• Support HCCP in maintaining electronic records for all programs.

• Maintain knowledge of current admission requirements for graduate/professional schools.
• Transition students from advising/coaching to understanding the requirements of their specific health‑related career and working with a mentor.
• Support students in crafting personal statements, guiding them through health professional application portals, coordinating letters of recommendation, and conducting practice interviews.

• Track and report on student matriculation; prepare reports, analyze results and establish and measure learning outcomes of programs and services.
• Prepare regular newsletters to mentors and system leaders.
• Participate in conferences and promote involvement opportunities to other professionals.

• Present regular training programs to support working health/public health professionals in mentoring practices and current health professional school requirements.
• Maintain digital resource library for students and mentors.
• Coordinate annual CME for mentor training.
• Serve as primary resource for KPWA professional…