Regional Allied Health Program Director

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary: The Regional Director of Allied Health & Online supports the Chief Academic Officer as a key leadership role responsible for overseeing the academic programs and initiatives within the institution. The AVP collaborates with faculty, staff, and administration to ensure the highest standards of academic excellence and innovation. This position requires a strategic thinker with a strong background in academic administration, curriculum development, and faculty management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership and Management: Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for academic programs and initiatives. Supervise and support academic deans, directors, and faculty members.
• Curriculum Development: Oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of academic curricula to ensure alignment with institutional goals and accreditation standards.
• Faculty Development: Promote professional growth and development opportunities for faculty. Facilitate training, workshops, and mentorship programs.
• Student Success: Implement strategies to enhance student retention, graduation rates, and overall academic success. Collaborate with student services to support student needs.
• Accreditation and Compliance: Ensure compliance with accreditation standards and regulatory requirements. Lead efforts in preparing for accreditation reviews and audits.

· Distance Education Management: Oversee the development and implementation of distance education programs. Ensure the quality and accessibility of online courses and support services for remote learners.

• Community Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with external partners, including industry, government, and other educational institutions. Represent the institution at academic conferences and events.
• Strategic Planning: Contribute to the development and implementation of the institution's strategic plan. Align academic goals with the overall mission and vision of the institution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Work with the college's Faculty and Program Directors, Deans, Campus Presidents and the Chief Academic Officer to assure allied health and online program effectiveness

· Identify trends within the allied health professions to include best practices, industry changes, new technologies, and other significant factors indicative of curricula or course revision/update.

· Participate in budget planning (maintain operational equipment, resources, and instructional/training tools).

· Maintain a strategic plan for the College's and allied health and online programs and provide leadership and oversight for all degree levels

· Maintain a current curriculum map and systematic plan of evaluation; reflective of on-going faculty assessment of student learning outcomes and program outcomes in determining overall program effectiveness

· Evaluate, and monitor faculty/staff performance and provide feedback in a timely manner

· Facilitate departmental meetings to discuss program effectiveness and methods for improvement

· Attend curriculum meetings, college faculty meetings and Advisory Board meetings as determined by the College

· Support programs in cultivating relationships with clinical sites, and evaluating and assure clinical education effectiveness

· Maintain current knowledge of professional discipline and educational methodologies through continuing professional development

· Work with the college Librarian to maintain current books, periodicals, and electronic resources relevant to professional discipline

· Back-up of Program Directors, as needed

· Utilize the staffing model to proactively identify hiring needs for the allied health and online programs

Additional Duties:

· Assists in managing all educational technology platforms, software, portals, etc.

· Assists with managing the college catalog, all programmatic handbooks, and academic manuals.

· Assists with maintaining updated Master Book List, syllabi, and Course Control Documents (CCDs).

· Runs SAP each term and works with Deans to correct any errors.

· Review various Power BI dashboards to identify issues to proactively address challenges.

Qualifications:

• Education: Minimum Master's Degree, Doctorate degree preferred, in a relevant field from an accredited institution.
• Experience: Minimum of 8 years of experience in academic administration, and education or administrative leadership roles. Minimum 4 years' clinical and teaching experience in an allied health field.
• Skills: Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to manage complex projects and initiatives. Expertise in curriculum development, accreditation processes, and faculty management.
• Knowledge: In-depth understanding of higher education trends, challenges, and opportunities. Familiarity with accreditation standards and regulatory requirements.

Required Work Hours:

A minimum of forty hours per week, plus other hours as may be necessary to complete job duties. A combination of day, evening, and weekend hours is required as needed.

Competencies: Language, Math and Reasoning

· Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.

· Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distributions, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

· Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Valid Driver's License

Current and Active license in an allied health field

Computer Skills:

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Power Point