Academic Program Director, DPT, Residential & Hybrid

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences Career Center•San Marcos, CA

10d•$107,360 - $186,780•Onsite

About The Position

The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences seeks an Academic Program Director for its DPT program. This full-time academic administrator reports to the Program Chair and collaborates with academic administrators, staff, and faculty. The Program Director is responsible for providing leadership and management to the program, ensuring curriculum delivery meets program goals, educational effectiveness, consistency, and institutional expectations. This role involves working with the Dean, Product Manager, and other Program Directors on program policies, admissions, academic progress, and graduation competencies. The Director implements strategic plan initiatives, acts as a liaison between the program and other University departments, and resolves student and faculty issues. A key aspect of this role is collaborating with stakeholders to develop a sustainable and scalable program model with a competitive curriculum. Additional expertise in business partnerships and industry networking is beneficial.

Requirements

Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy or a related field.
Experience teaching in the field of Physical Therapy.
Demonstrated experience as a chairperson or program director of an accredited program in Physical Therapy (preferred).
Current clinical certification as a Physical Therapist.
Must be licensure eligible in California, and other states as needed.
Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Being Resilient - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
Innovation - Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
People Leadership (People Managers Only) - Leads by example when it comes to finding and developing talent, with a focus on talent acquisition strategies, setting performance targets that raises standards and development of high potential talent.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience as a chairperson or program director of an accredited program in Physical Therapy.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership, vision, organization, processes, and infrastructure for a respective program, in concert with the University's strategic and quality improvement plan.
Develops and implements the department's strategic plan and identifies new opportunities.
Collects, analyzes, and develops improvement plans based on program metrics such as student learning outcomes, faculty workload, scholarly productivity, student satisfaction, graduation rates, licensure passing rates, employability, and enrollments.
Builds a culture of innovation and selects strategies that best achieve the program's mission and long-range plans.
Leads curriculum development and improvement efforts in concert with other disciplines as needed.
Responsible for the development and maintenance of effective department operations, including efficient workflow, achieving student learning outcomes, ensuring appropriate faculty numbers, and assuring quality curriculum.
Works effectively with other departments across the University to coordinate activities and promote change.
Communicates effectively and fosters collaborative relationships among all campus and programmatic constituencies, including students, faculty, and staff.
Advises students, assisting with problem-solving and complaint resolution.
Participates in student recruiting efforts.
Ensures faculty support the attainment of department and institutional outcomes as established in the Institutional Effectiveness Plan.
Participates in marketing activities as needed.
Coordinates scholarly project research and serves on committees as needed.
Monitors and improves progression, completion, and graduation rates.
Supports University efforts to maintain program approval and institutional accreditation.
Supervises, recruits, and hires faculty.
Works with instructional design teams in the development and delivery of curriculum.
Interacts with other post-professional programs for an interprofessional delivery of content.
Participates in the teaching of the DPT program.
Coordinates and further develops the Dissertation and Scholarly Projects process.
Demonstrates effective leadership and team-building skills in the selection, management, and development of program faculty and staff.
Utilizes standards for effective job performance and evaluates faculty effectiveness.
Mentors and develops employees to maximize individual performance, builds future organizational leadership, and enhances teamwork.
Promotes a programmatic culture in alignment with the University's core values that focuses on the academic success of all departmental students and employees.
Stays abreast of educational best practices, policy changes, and developments impacting the program through attendance and developing professional relationships at conferences, seminars, and organizations.
Meets scholarly goals as identified in annual performance evaluations.
Maintains visibility in respective professional organizations.
Uses research, practice, theory, and experience to foster professional development and student learning.
Works closely with enrollment and admissions departments to meet projected enrollment goals.
Establishes resource needs based on strategic goals and quality improvement plans.
Utilizes expected financial management practices of the University; creates a sound budget and manages expenses for areas of responsibility.
Manages program funds responsibly and equitably.
Leads participation in the accreditation process; assures full compliance with federal, state, and accrediting body standards and regulations.
Maintains superior customer service to internal and external customers.
Fosters a success-oriented environment; optimizes the health of the organization by building trust and accountability within the program and University community.
Develops, communicates, and upholds University policies and procedures.
Attends and participates in meetings where appropriate.
Approves prerequisite course substitutions and transfer credits.
Works with instructional design team to lead course development process, including hiring appropriate subject matter experts.
Collaborates with Clinical Education department to assure quality clinical experiences for students.
Serves on identified committees and councils.
Completes scholarship, service, and clinical work as identified in professional development plan.