Assistant Program Director, MRI Tech

West Coast University•Ontario, CA

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About The Position

The Assistant Program Director, MRI Tech provides leadership in managing, planning, and implementing the program in support of college and departmental goals. The role helps ensure compliance with programmatic accreditation and licensure, internal consistency, and graduate outcomes that meet placement expectations. The position participates in budget preparation and fiscal administration, curriculum development and coordination, teaching-assignment decisions using a blended instructional approach when applicable, faculty selection, and selection and coordination of program-specific external facilities and instruction. It also provides professional leadership and support to teaching faculty, serving as a mentor and facilitator and fostering an environment of creativity, responsiveness, and self-responsibility. At American Career College, the role contributes to educating students preparing for careers as MRI Technicians and supports the college’s student-centric approach to healthcare education.

Requirements

Be a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technologist knowledgeable about current MRI technology.
Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution.
Hold certification and registration in MRI from a national certification board.
Have a minimum of 3 years of post-certification MRI experience.
Have current CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of experience teaching in the didactic and/or clinical setting of an MRI program is preferred.
ARRT (MR) is strongly preferred.
Additional Radiologic Technologist credentials are beneficial.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership in managing, planning, and implementing the program in support of college and departmental goals.
Help ensure compliance with programmatic accreditation and licensure, internal consistency, and graduate outcomes that meet placement expectations.
Participate in budget preparation and fiscal administration.
Participate in curriculum development and coordination.
Determine teaching assignments using a blended instructional approach combining face-to-face and online instruction, as applicable.
Participate in faculty selection.
Select and coordinate program-specific external facilities and instruction.
Provide professional leadership and support for teaching faculty.
Serve as a mentor and facilitator for assigned faculty.
Foster an environment that encourages creativity, responsiveness, and self-responsibility.