Program Director of Allied Health - Medical Assistant Experience Required

Unitek Learning • Fremont, CA

1d • $90,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Program Director -Allied Healthleads all diploma program planning, development, and delivery while promoting the College's values. They ensure excellence in teaching, student service, strategic planning, resource development, personnel management, budgeting, and program evaluation. The PD AH oversees all program management aspects, including teaching loadsaligned with the student population and program goals.

Requirements

• Associate degree required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Possess the necessary academic credentials and work-related experience required by the institutional accreditor.
• At least three years of experience managing teams and working with diverse groups of people
• At least three years of experience analyzing data, making decisions based on data,and preparing presentations.
• Must be able to manage and forecast program performance metrics.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Coordinate accreditation, program review, or assessment activities required for compliance with institutional accreditation standards and academic program accreditor (as applicable) standards.
• Conduct periodic evaluation of academic program outcomes and write program evaluation plans (PEP)
• Conduct periodic instructor observation(s) in an objective, unbiased, nonthreatening manner pertaining to quality and scope of instructional delivery.
• Participate in course/program orientation; facilitate new student orientation. Maintain a schedule of student representative meetings; document meeting minutes; monitor action plans through completion
• Coordinate the academic honors program for allied health students.
• Initiate curriculum changes to maintain high quality academic program(s).
• Ensure faculty document of teachers required for compliance with institutional accreditation standards
• Coordinate supply and equipment ordering and maintenance to meet program(s) objectives
• Provide mentorship to teachers and externship coordinators to maintain student retention.
• Participate in new student enrollment activities
• Coordinate teaching assignments
• Plan and facilitate program advisory committee meetings to satisfy institutional and programmatic accreditation (as applicable) standards; document meeting minutes.
• Compile faculty file(s)which include certifying and maintaining documentation related to faculty credentials and evaluations
• Communicate professionally and respectfully with students and members of the college community.
• Coordinate the academic advising of students.
• Monitor course attendance and ensure that all attendance is entered in accordance with Collège policy.
• Collaborate with the Regional Director of Allied Health, Assistant Dean, or Associate Dean to develop and promote internal communication.
• Conduct periodic faculty meetings to discuss programmatic and departmental issues.
• Provide ongoing supervision of instructor-externship coordinators.
• Participate in the search process for new members of the faculty (screen, interview, liaison with human resources staff)
• Facilitate program orientation for new members of the faculty
• Provide instructional support to student sand refer to student advisors as needed.
• Maintain contact with hiring managers to promote externship opportunities and extern-to-hire.
• Partner with career services staff to identify externship opportunities and to match students to appropriate externship sites leading to employment.
• Manage affiliation agreement procurement process to support the externship course requirement.
• Monitor extern attendance and ensure that all extern assignments are completed in accordance with curriculum standards.
• Maintain a schedule of externship site visits (online/remote or in-person) to review the quality of externship opportunities and evaluate student learning experiences.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company
• 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
• Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
• Leadership development and training for career advancement
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Associate degree