Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education and Physical Therapist Assistant Instructor

General Summary

The Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education and Physical Therapist Assistant Instructor is responsible for providing high-quality instruction in the Odessa College Physical Therapist Assistant program; instructing students in didactic courses and in the simulation laboratory; and serving as the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education for the PTA program. This position oversees and coordinates students clinical education experiences while maintaining strong relationships with healthcare and clinical affiliates. Additional responsibilities include student advising and mentoring, curriculum development, assessment activities, accreditation compliance, and supporting student success through effective classroom, laboratory, and clinical instruction.

Specific Position Duties

• Maintains up-to-date knowledge in the teaching field.
• Demonstrates willingness and ability to teach various courses, times, locations, and delivery methods, as needed and as reasonably requested by the college.
• Utilizes appropriately challenging coursework to help students realize their full potential as learners.
• Provides students with written expectations, including syllabi, policies, assignment instructions, graded evaluations, and other course materials.
• Administers tests that are appropriate to course content, including a comprehensive final exam measuring overall understanding of course objectives.
• Through various instructional methods, affirms the worth and dignity of all persons and the right of all persons to learn.
• Maintains an appropriate learning and assessment environment in the classroom, web-based, or distance-learning setting that encourages the free exchange of ideas while upholding academic honesty and objectivity.
• Prepares adequately for class and arrives promptly for class meetings, labs, and other scheduled instructional activities.
• Delivers material in a clear and understandable manner.
• Addresses student concerns, including comments, questions, and input, both in class and through posted office hours, timely electronic communication, and other appropriate means.
• Effectively handles routine procedures necessary for the successful day-to-day operation of the department, as delegated by the department chair.
• Submits required reports and schedules to the department chair in a timely manner.
• Maintains effective relationships with professional counterparts throughout the college and community.
• Maintains individual student advisement regarding degree plans and degree applications to ensure compliance with completion requirements.
• Assists with recruiting, marketing, and outreach efforts for department programs.
• Actively participates in college functions and events and engages in community service activities.
• Maintains and/or develops adequate clinical sites for the clinical education component of the curriculum and ensures clinical affiliation agreements remain current.
• Provides appropriate feedback and developmental activities to clinical sites.
• Determines grading criteria for clinical education experiences.
• Determines, with appropriate input from Clinical Instructors (CIs), the students final grade for each clinical education experience.
• Assigns students to appropriate clinical education experiences and monitors student progress.
• Develops assigned curricular content and designs and implements assigned instructional, didactic, and laboratory activities.
• Assists with activities necessary to maintain program accreditation.
• Assists with planning the instructional program and related policies.
• Participates in program administrative activities, including advisory committee meetings, budget preparation, Physical Therapy Club activities, and related functions.
• Teaches assigned Physical Therapist Assistant classes according to approved course syllabi.
• Utilizes, or is willing to learn, instructional technology and computerized therapeutic equipment.