Elizabeth Cline
The Senior Regional Director for Facilities and Grounds Management is responsible for a wide range of duties with the major duty to inspect and provide the appropriate maintenance of all HVAC systems across the four VCOM campuses and assuring all systems are kept in an optimal state. This position also performs other Facilities Management duties to assist the VP, including but not limited to, oversight of various projects (project management) that occur on campuses from time to time, inspections of facilities and grounds on each of the four VCOM campuses in four states (VA, LA, AL, and SC), reporting any facility and grounds issues to the VP and resolving those that can be addressed during the on-site visits.
Duties also include assisting with the occasional patching and painting of facilities when needed. This position may be called upon at times to assist with set-ups and breakdown for major events . This position assists the VP with inspections from time to time to assure the overall safety and security of the facilities. The person in this position also assists the VP in assuring all building policies are up to date and enforced across the VCOM campuses to assure the quality, continuity, and efïŹciency of college operations with an emphasis on effectiveness and compliance.
Salary Range: $60,000.00 - $90,000.00
Required Qualifications:
Education: Associates degree or higher preferred. A minimum of education and certification in HVAC systems. Education and certification in Facilities Management preferred and/or a plus in consideration.
Experience:
Other skills important to this position
Preference will be given to candidates who possess knowledge, experience and certifications in HVAC, electrical, and/or plumbing, and facilities. Preference will also be given to candidates who possess Facilities Leadership - Management training/education such as a BOMI/BOMA and/or college degree.
The successful candidate will be subject to a criminal history background check.
Regular, reliable or predictable attendance is a required function of the job as well as the ability to travel monthly.
Working Conditions and Efforts: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands and vision for office and work equipment such as computers and various tools; talk or hear; moderate telephone usage. The employee must be capable of lifting and/or move up to 50 pounds unassisted, frequent walking, standing, squatting, kneeling, bending, climbing of ladders, and working overhead. Ability to access remote work areas such as roofs and ceilings. The employee will be required to work outdoors frequently in all types of weather. Ability and willingness to participate as needed in on-call rotation and be available for emergencies
Work environment: Primarily non-office environments. Outside travel is required 25-40% of time at other VCOM campuses. The noise level in the work environment is often noisy consistent with working on mechanical equipment.
This position is classified as an exempt position because it requires that the candidate/employee exercise independent judgment and discretion regarding matters of significance.
Employment with VCOM is âat-will.â This means employment is for an indefinite period and it is subject to termination by the employee or by VCOM, with or without cause, with or without notice, and at any time. Nothing in this position description or any other policy of VCOM shall be interpreted to conflict with or to eliminate or modify in any way, the âat-willâ employment status of VCOM employees.
VCOM core values: The employee is expected to adhere to all VCOM policies. As the environment is a professional college, the VCOM faculty/staff are expected to dress and behave in a professional manner at work. The VCOM faculty/staff are also expected to as a VCOM employee to be a person who follows all laws and professional expectations of an upstanding citizen of the community. VCOM expects all employees to maintain a positive attitude in all working relationships with all VCOM departments, employees, medical students, prospective medical students, interns, and residents and to treat all others engaged in the duties of the employment, with mutual respect.
I have read and understand this explanation and job description. I also understand that the job duties and description or the existence of the need for the position may be changed at any time as required by the College where growth of the institution or change in direction of the institution may change the duties of my department or the need for the position.
I am notified that the College is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or disability.
VCOM-Virginia Campus Building 2 (VCOM 2), 2280 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24060
Location: VCOM 2 8:00am to 10:30am EST
VCOM-Virginia Main Campus Building, 2265 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24060
Location: VCOM Main Building 11:00am to 2:00pm EST
Registration is FREE, but required. Registration opens on October 20, 2025, and the deadline to register is Friday, January 16, 2026.
PLEASE NOTE: OMSII students do NOT need to register using the form. You are already included in this event.
With registration for this event, attendees receive:
For any problems with registration, please email Alyson Farrar or Dr. Jim Mahaney at ResearchDay@vt.vcom.edu.
TBA
Available the week prior to the event
Attendees are invited to share their research in poster format. Poster abstracts must be accepted for the event for posters to be displayed. The abstract submission form and a guide for writing research abstracts for posters are linked below. All posters will be on display during the event. In addition, the VCOM Research Recognition Day features an optional poster competition with distinct categories: Research by faculty members, residents and fellows, medical students, graduate students, and undergraduate students in the research disciplines of biomedical, clinical, education and simulation, and community and public health. In addition, there are two case report categories for residents and fellows, and medical students.
Abstracts must be submitted electronically to ResearchDay@vt.vcom.edu using the completed Abstract Submission Form linked below. The final deadline for abstract submission is Monday, November 24, 2025, by 5 pm.
Guidelines for Writing Research Abstracts for Posters (PDF)
Please note due to limitations in space, no extensions for abstract submission will be granted.
When an abstract is accepted, the submitting author will receive further instructions on poster submission via email. Abstract acceptance will be communicated by Monday, December 8, 2025.
VCOM provides free poster printing for any meeting attendee with an accepted abstract. Details will be sent to the submitting authors with the abstract acceptance email.
Free VCOM Poster Printing Deadline (if in-person conference) is January 23, 2026, at 5 p.m.
For questions about abstract submissions or participation in the poster competition, please email Alyson Farrar or Dr. Jim Mahaney at ResearchDay@vcom.vt.edu.
The Via Research Recognition Day is a forum for health professionals and scientists at academic institutions, teaching hospitals and practice sites to present or benefit from new research innovations and programs intended to improve the health of all humans. By attending the sessions with the speakers, participants will have the opportunity to learn cutting edge information in the physiological bases of osteopathic manipulative therapy efficacy, new trends in physician-based research networks, and how to develop innovative research projects with high impact for human health. By attending the poster session, participants will also learn about the biomedical, clinical and educational research activities at VCOM and its partner institutions and will have ample opportunity to identify new collaborative research opportunities.
Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, public health professionals, medical residents, health professions students and others interested in primary care issues and research.
It is the policy of the VCOM Medical Education Department to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational programs. All participating faculty are expected to disclose to the participants any real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations.
To address the maldistribution of healthcare providers in South Carolina, the Rural Provider Incentive Program provides financial incentives to qualified healthcare providers who contract to practice in rural and underserved areas for up to 4 years.
Physicians
âą Practicing in counties with populations less than 50,000 could receive up to $25,000 per year âą Practicing in rural areas of other counties or working in federally qualified health centers in urban areas could receive up to $15,000 per year
Sponsored by South Carolina AHEC
Geriatric Physician Loan Forgiveness
Established in 2005, the Geriatric Physician Loan Forgiveness Program was created to encourage physicians who are completing, or have completed, fellowships in geriatrics and/or geriatric psychiatry to practice in South Carolina by helping them repay their medical school debt. (South Carolina 43-21-200)
Sponsored by South Carolina Department on Aging
Mailing Address: 1301 Gervais Street, Suite 350 - Columbia , SC , United States 29201
The Commonwealth of Virginia (the Commonwealth) currently participates in the Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service (BCRS) Grants to States for Loan Repayment. This VA-SLRP is operated by the Virginia Department of Health-Office of Health Equity (VDH-OHE) providing an incentive to qualified medical, nursing, dental, behavioral health, and pharmaceutical (pharmacists) professionals in return for a minimum of two (2) years of service at an eligible practice site in one of the federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in a qualified field of practice in Virginia. VA-SLRP requires a dollar-for-dollar match from the community/Commonwealth of Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia will now pay the full match for eligible applicants who are selected by the advisory committee. The maximum award for a four (4) year commitment is $140,000 and shall be for a qualifying educational loan. After the application deadline, a thorough review is conducted in order of the application receipt date to determine initial eligibility; an advisory committee determines final eligibility. Priority VA-SLRP awards are given based on the HPSA scores for counties/cities/populations in Virginia and HRSA requirements, as well as the scoring rubric for equitable distribution. All approvals are based on the availability of funds. The participant shall meet and fulfill all requirements to be eligible for the VA-SLRP.
Sponsored by Virginia Department of Health
Mailing Address: 109 Governor Street, Suite 714 West, 7th Floor - Richmond, , VA , United States 23219-2448