Program Director- Medical Assistant

Job Description
PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
▪Coordinate accreditation, program review, or assessment activities required for compliance with institutional accreditation standards and academic program accreditor (as applicable) standards.
▪Conduct periodic evaluation of academic program outcomes and write program evaluation plans (PEP)
▪Conduct periodic instructor observation(s) in an objective, unbiased, nonthreatening manner pertaining to quality and scope of instructional delivery.
▪Participate in course/program orientation; facilitate new student orientation. Maintain a schedule of student representative meetings; document meeting minutes; monitor action plans through completion
▪Coordinate the academic honors program for allied health students.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
▪Initiate curriculum changes to maintain high quality academic program(s).
▪Ensure faculty document of teachers required for compliance with institutional accreditation standards
▪Coordinate supply and equipment ordering and maintenance to meet program(s) objectives
.▪Provide mentorship to teachers and externship coordinators to maintain student retention.
▪Participate in new student enrollment activities
▪Coordinate teaching assignments
▪Plan and facilitate program advisory committee meetings to satisfy institutional and programmatic accreditation (as applicable) standards; document meeting minutes.
▪Compile faculty file(s)which include certifying and maintaining documentation related to faculty credentials and evaluations
MANAGEMENT OF PERSONNEL
▪Communicate professionally and respectfully with students and members of the college community.
▪Coordinate the academic advising of students.
▪Monitor course attendance and ensure that all attendance is entered in accordance with Collège policy.
▪Collaborate with the Regional Director of Allied Health, Assistant Dean, or Associate Dean to develop and promote internal communication.
▪Conduct periodic faculty meetings to discuss programmatic and departmental issues.
▪Provide ongoing supervision of instructor-externship coordinators.
▪Participate in the search process for new members of the faculty (screen, interview, liaison with human resources staff)
▪Facilitate program orientation for new members of the faculty
▪Provide instructional support to student sand refer to student advisors as needed.
EXTERNSHIP COURSE MANAGEMENT (as applicable)
▪Maintain contact with hiring managers to promote externship opportunities and extern-to-hire.
▪Partner with career services staff to identify externship opportunities and to match students to appropriate externship sites leading to employment.
▪Manage affiliation agreement procurement process to support the externship course requirement.
▪Monitor extern attendance and ensure that all extern assignments are completed in accordance with curriculum standards.
▪Maintain a schedule of externship site visits (online/remote or in-person) to review the quality of externship opportunities and evaluate student learning experiences.