Associate Director, Clinical Education (ADCE)

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

4d•$68,310 - $186,780

About The Position

The mission of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is the development of professional health care practitioners through innovation, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education. GENERAL SUMMARY The ADCE is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the clinical education portion of the DPT curriculum. This is a faculty position with teaching, scholarship, advisement, and service responsibilities in addition to the administration of clinical education. This position requires significant contact with students, outside constituents, professional consortiums, and ADCE faculty at the other USA campuses.

Requirements

Post-professional doctoral degree required. Candidates currently enrolled in a post-professional doctorate program will be considered.
Minimum of 3 years of post-licensure clinical practice.
Minimum of 2 years of clinical practice as SCCE or CI in Physical Therapy or a minimum of 2 years of experience in teaching, curriculum development and administration in a Physical Therapy program.
Must be currently licensed as a Physical Therapist in campus specific state.
Travel is an expectation and requirement of the position. Site visits to clinical and doctoral residency locations is often required to assess the suitability of the site and to monitor student’s performance. Visits to sites may be initiated by the site or the ADCE.
Committed to Mission and Values - Has a clear understanding of institution’s mission and values. Has a passion for facilitating learning and for enabling students to navigate their own learning journey.
Contribute Knowledge to the Discipline - Compelled by the opportunity to contribute through research, scholarship professional practice or creativity.
Accountable -Takes personal responsibility for own goals and outcomes to ensure student success. Establishes clear expectations, follows through on commitments to students and holds them accountable for assignments and performance
Collaborative - Works cooperatively with others across the institution and beyond, including the community and through partnerships. Represents own interests while being inclusive and fair to others.
Communicates Effectively - Adapts oral and written communication approach and style to the audience and based on the message. Also listens attentively to others.
Drives Engagement - Makes students feel welcome, understood and valued. Creates a learning environment that is compelling, challenging and productive.
Academic Discipline Expertise - Has sufficient credentials, industry expertise and/or experience in the discipline to teach according to the standards and qualifications required.
Education Design - Designs learning experiences closely linked to learning outcomes including lesson planning, design of project, work integrated, group learning experiences, or interactive learning objects. Has depth of expertise in pedagogy, andragogy and overall learning effectiveness.
Teaching Delivery/Learning Facilitation Skills - Manages small, large, blended, hybrid and/or online classrooms, monitoring and ensuring participation, managing oneï¿½s own and studentsï¿½ time and attention effectively.

Nice To Haves

Experience with distance learning preferred.
Experience in scholarly activity preferred.

Responsibilities

Course management
Prepares and delivers course instruction as assigned
Maintains environment conducive to learning and facilitates student participation
Assesses student performance, monitors student progress, and provides timely feedback
Interacts with program faculty at all campuses regarding clinical education and doctoral experiential component/residency curriculum
Advisement
Advises entry-level students with academic and/or personal issues
Scholarship
Sets scholarship plan, implements plan as prescribed by accreditation standards
Service
Serves on programmatic and university committees as assigned
Serves as university liaison in community and/or professional activities
Clinical Education Program Planning, Implementation, and Assessment
Development of students as clinicians in all domains of professional clinical practice; appropriately assesses student learning and performance
Coordinates or participates in the development of clinical education faculty
Analyzes the clinical education and doctoral experiential component/residency program academic outcomes for compliance to accreditation standards
Advances the vision of the profession and delivers new ideas with a forward-looking perspective of clinical education
Appropriately communicates to faculty and program directors on student and curriculum information
Communicates between the Academic Institution and Affiliated Clinical Education Sites
Communicates with all concerned stakeholders (e.g., clinical education sites, clinical faculty and students) to maintain current knowledge of the educational program, the clinical education sites, and health care changes affecting clinical practice and education
Communicates and oversees communication with Center Coordinators of Clinical Education (CCCEs), Clinical Instructors (CIs), and students to assess student performance. Provides guidance and support as required to problem solve and discuss pertinent issues with students, CIs, CCCEs
Places, supervises, and communicates with students while on clinical experiences.
Evaluates each clinical education site through student feedback, on-site visits, and ongoing communications, and routinely shares this information with academic and clinical faculties
Coordinates and plans clinical education with other campuses/programs and clinical education staff
Attends Clinical Education Meetings and local consortium meetings
Clinical Site Development
Maintains the procedures for clinical site selection, utilization, and assessment
Maintains an adequate number of clinical education sites relative to quality, quantity and diversity of learning experiences to meet the educational needs of students, the philosophy and outcomes of the program, and CAPTE evaluative criteria
Provides clinical education site development through ongoing evaluation and assessment of strengths and areas for development (e.g., in service training, discontinue student placements) as approved by the Program Directors
Clinical Faculty Development
Collaborates with clinical faculty to promote, coordinate, plan, and provide clinical faculty development opportunities using effective instructional methodologies and technologies with approval of the Program Directors
Encourages clinical faculty to participate in local, statewide, and national forums
Maintains knowledge of current trends in health care and its effect on clinical education and apprises clinical educators and faculty of any changing trends
Mentors other academic faculty about their role and responsibilities related to clinical education (e.g., clinical site visits, determining readiness for the clinic)
Works under the direction of the Clinical Education Department Head to support a collaborative environment in the clinical education office with behaviors such as:
Demonstrating mutual respect for each member of the team and the policies of the university; displays positive interpersonal relationships
Being attentive to staff job responsibilities and chain of command
Participating in the planning and coordination of clinical education functions
Communicating regularly and clearly with all members of the team
Demonstrating a productive attitude toward improvement processes within the department
Other responsibilities as assigned by the Academic Program Director