Director of Clinical Education

1 month ago

Provo, United States Provo College Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionCompany Description

As a leading healthcare education organization, Unitek Learning’s family of schools helps thousands of students launch and accelerate their careers every year. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.

Job Description

We are looking for a Director of Clinical Education (DCE) for the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program Assistant to join our team

The Director of Clinical Education (DCE) for the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program is responsible for developing, scheduling and evaluating the clinical education curriculum for the PTA Program. The DCE is a faculty appointment with administrative, academic and service responsibilities consistent with classroom and clinical education practices. The DCE is responsible for teaching assigned courses which meet educational outcomes set by the College and regulatory bodies. The DCE partners with other College staff to ensure compliance with state and national agencies that regulate the PTA program goals

CLINICAL EDUCATION MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Partner with the PTA Program Director to maintain and audit compliance with CAPTE (The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education) standards and ABHES (Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools)  standards
  • Maintain a working knowledge of CAPTE standards with focus on clinical education
  • Build/procure new clinical affiliation agreements with prospective PTA clinical sites to meet the needs of the program
  • Effectively plan, develop, coordinate, and facilitate the clinical education curriculum and practices of the PTA program
  • Monitor and communicate changes in health care delivery systems and trends that impact PTA student enrollment, instruction, curriculum design, and clinical education
  • Participate in student enrollment tasks to include new student recruitment activities and product knowledge
  • Maintain open and timely communication among internal stakeholders at the College to identify and problem solve academic and nonacademic challenges to the learning process
  • Work with clinical education faculty to address the diverse learning needs of PTA students
  • Maintain and update all written affiliation contracts with clinical facilities
  • Develop, assign, and coordinate clinical affiliation schedules for students
  • Communicate with PTA clinical site staff to provide information regarding the clinical course rights and responsibilities of all students and site mentors
  • Ensure that teachers assigned to deliver clinical education curriculum provide appropriate supervision and feedback to PTA students during all clinical rotations
  • Maintain approved documentation/artifacts of clinical education experiences for all PTA students
  • Communicate with PTA clinical education site staff, students, and clinical faculty as needed to discuss topics on student progress, clinical instructors, and clinical education site development
  • Assist PTA Program Director and faculty in the development of ongoing accreditation reports and evaluation of the clinical education program
  • Monitor the academic outcomes of students to ensure success of clinical learning experiences and program requirements
  • Participate in regional, state, and national clinical education forums and committees, as applicable, and related activities designed to foster quality clinical education
  • Travel to clinical facilities within the College service area (~50 – 100 miles)
  • Comply with relevant laws and regulations for physical therapy assistants and related practitioners in Utah

GENERAL TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Participate at all commencement exercises
  • Plan and deliver instruction for PTA program courses within an area of specialty
  • Regularly evaluate students to measure progress in achieving curriculum and course objectives
  • Maintain PTA course syllabi, course objectives, and learning competencies
  • Maintain accurate and timely attendance and grade records
  • Monitor and follow-up on student attendance patterns using CampusVue student software management
  • Schedule and post office hours to provide academic support to students and act as tutor as necessary
  • Participate in PTA program curriculum development: review accuracy of course syllabi and evaluate academic policies related to student lab and clinical site practices
  • Partner with the PTA Program Director to organize and facilitate, at minimum, two annual Program Advisory Committee (PAC) Meetings for the PTA program
  • Partner with the PTA Program Director to review (PAC) meeting minutes and make suggestions for strategic program improvement; implement PAC suggestions that pertain to clinical education
  • Participate in PTA professional development activities, as applicable and approved by the PTA Program Director
  • Ability to manage class/cohort of 40 students (at minimum)
  • Make continuous efforts to improve quality of instruction by reviewing and utilizing different techniques in teaching
  • All other duties as assigned
Qualifications

  • Graduate of a CAPTE accredited physical therapist or physical therapist assistant program; possess a minimum of an associate degree (bachelor’s degree preferred)
  • Minimum of three (3) years of full-time, post-licensure clinical practice
  • Minimum of two (2) years of clinical practice as a Site Coordinator of Clinical Education (SCCE) or as a Clinical Instructor (CI) in physical therapy OR a minimum of two years of experience in teaching, curriculum development and administration in a physical therapy or physical therapy assistant program
  • Strong proficiency of Microsoft Office databases (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); experience with CampusVue preferred


Additional Information

We Offer:

  • Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
  • 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year.  Increasing based on years of service with company
  • 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
  • 401K with a Company Match
  • Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
  • Leadership development and training for career advancement
  • Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program

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