Physical Therapy Assistant Program Director

Louisiana State University

23h•$70,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

The PTA Program Director serves as the academic and administrative leader responsible for ensuring the program meets CAPTE accreditation standards. Their primary purpose is to develop, maintain, and enhance a high-quality educational program that prepares students to become competent, ethical, and licensed physical therapist assistants.

Requirements

Master's Degree
Minimum of five years, full-time, post licensure experience that includes a minimum of three years of full-time clinical experience.
Experience in classroom, lab, or clinical teaching experience
Experience in administration, management, and leadership. (clinic experience acceptable)
Professional development or education in educational theory and methodology, instructional design, student evaluation, and outcome assessment.

Nice To Haves

Ph.D
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Eight years, full-time, post licensure experience that includes a minimum of five years of full-time clinical experience.
Experience in classroom, lab, or clinical teaching experience
Experience in administration, management, and leadership. (clinic experience acceptable)
Professional development or education in educational theory and methodology, instructional design, student evaluation, and outcome assessment.

Responsibilities

Organize and assure program effectiveness; conduct on-going program review and assessment; evaluate outcome measurements and effectiveness of the program; timely and periodic communication with officers of CAPTE as needed (substantive changes, annual report, etc); keep the Dean of the Division of Health Sciences and Business Technology apprised of problems pertaining to the overall operation of the Program.
Participate in continued development and budget planning; accept committee assignments, either departmental or university, and contribute to the welfare of the institution; assist in the recruitment of qualified students and faculty.
Provide leadership for PTA faculty and students by developing and participating in activities that promote the image and involvement of the PTA profession.
Conduct regular meetings with faculty and with communities of interest while maintaining documentation; evaluate all PTA faculty members on a regular basis.
In cooperation with the DCE/ACCE, the Program Director shall ensure that non-clinical units of instruction are properly coordinated and that all students receive didactic and laboratory instruction sufficient to ensure adequate background for entry into practice. Maintain academic records on all students enrolled in the clinical phase of the Program; assure that appropriate and relevant student, faculty, and clinical agency evaluations and surveys are developed and utilized.
Other duties as assigned