Chair, Physical Therapist Assistant Program

faculty support and supervision, student success, responsible stewardship of resources, and continuous improvement. Represents the program within the College and with clinical partners, advisory committee members, professional organizations, transfer partners, employers, and community stakeholders.

Essential Functions:

1. Program Leadership and Accreditation

• Serve full time as the CAPTE-defined Program
  Director and provide overall leadership, direction, and accountability for the Physical Therapist Assistant Program and related
  certificates.
• Maintain continuous compliance with CAPTE standards, required elements, policies, procedures, and reporting
  expectations; coordinate accreditation self-studies, annual reports, substantive change submissions, site visits, and required
  follow-up.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and current accreditation, curriculum, assessment, faculty, student, clinical education, and
  program records.
• Monitor applicable federal, state, College, Ohio Department of Higher Education, Higher Learning Commission,
  transfer/articulation, and professional requirements and implement changes necessary to maintain compliance.
• Lead program planning,
  evaluation, goal setting, continuous quality improvement, and completion of Program Review and Evaluation and other institutional
  reports.

2. Curriculum, Teaching, and Assessment

• Lead faculty in developing, reviewing, revising, and evaluating the
  program mission, goals, outcomes, curriculum, course sequence, related certificates, and instructional materials.
• Ensure curriculum
  reflects contemporary physical therapy practice, employer and community needs, credentialing expectations, CAPTE standards, and applicable
  state transfer and articulation requirements.
• Coordinate preparation and submission of course and program changes through College
  and state approval processes.
• Lead assessment of institutional, program, and course student learning outcomes, including selection
  of measures, establishment of benchmarks, collection and analysis of data, implementation of action plans, and evaluation of
  effectiveness.
• Provide classroom, laboratory, clinical, or other instruction as assigned and ensure course materials and syllabi are
  accurate, accessible, and available by established deadlines.

3. Clinical Education and Clinical Partnerships

• Serve as
  the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education (ACCE) and lead the planning, development, coordination, evaluation, and continuous
  improvement of the clinical education component of the program.
• Develop and maintain a sufficient and diverse network of qualified
  clinical education sites and current affiliation agreements to support program enrollment and learning outcomes.
• Coordinate clinical
  placements, site visits, clinical instructor communication, student readiness, required records, evaluation processes, and resolution of
  clinical education concerns.
• Ensure clinical education policies, practices, documentation, and site expectations comply with CAPTE
  requirements, College policies, applicable laws, and professional standards.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with
  clinical partners, employers, professional organizations, and community stakeholders.

4. Faculty Leadership and
Supervision

• Recruit, recommend for hire, orient, support, supervise, coach, and evaluate full-time and adjunct faculty assigned to
  the program and related certificates.
• Ensure faculty qualifications, assignments, workloads, compensation documentation, schedules,
  professional development, and contractual responsibilities are managed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Maintain a qualified and
  sufficient faculty pool and coordinate substitute or replacement coverage when needed.
• Facilitate regular faculty meetings,
  collaborative planning, performance feedback, professional development, and continuous improvement activities.
• Promote a positive,
  respectful, inclusive, and student-centered work environment that supports accountability, trust, collaboration, and professional
  growth.

5. Student Success and Program Operations

• Support recruitment, admission, orientation, advising, retention,
  progression, completion, credentialing preparation, and career readiness of students in the program and related
  certificates.
• Respond to student questions and concerns, apply College and program policies consistently, maintain confidentiality,
  and refer students to appropriate College resources.
• Monitor enrollment, retention, completion, licensure examination, employment,
  and other program outcomes; use results to improve student support and program effectiveness.
• Coordinate semester scheduling, course
  offerings, faculty assignments, textbook and instructional material selection, transfer-credit review, and program
  communications.
• Ensure student, faculty, clinical, and program records are maintained in accordance with College, accreditation,
  legal, and records-retention requirements.

6. Budget, Facilities, Laboratories, Equipment, and Safety

• Develop and
  responsibly manage the approved program budget, including personnel, instructional, laboratory, clinical education, technology, travel,
  supplies, and professional development needs.
• Review course and laboratory fees, purchasing needs, contracts, and expenditures;
  reconcile resources and recommend priorities to College leadership.
• Plan for maintenance, replacement, acquisition, inventory, and
  appropriate use of specialized laboratory equipment, technology, instructional materials, and furnishings.
• Monitor facilities,
  laboratory conditions, accessibility, safety, security, infection-control practices, and risk-management requirements; coordinate corrective
  action with appropriate College offices.
• Collaborate with Business Affairs, Human Resources, Information Technology, Facilities,
  Public Safety, and other College offices to support effective program operations.

7. Advisory Committee, Outreach, and
Institutional Service

• Establish and maintain an effective program advisory committee and facilitate at least two meetings each
  academic year to gather input and support strategic decision-making.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications, Admissions,
  Workforce and Community Services, and other offices to recruit students and communicate accurate program information.
• Develop and
  maintain articulation, transfer, workforce, and community partnerships that advance program quality and student
  opportunity.
• Participate in College, school, and program committees, councils, governance, planning, and strategic
  initiatives.
• Represent the College professionally with community partners, employers, professional associations, accreditors, and
  other stakeholders.

8. Professional Practice and Other Responsibilities

• Maintain current knowledge of physical therapy
  practice, higher education, accreditation, pedagogy, clinical education, technology, and workforce trends through ongoing professional
  development and professional organization participation.
• Model professionalism, ethical conduct, respect, accountability,
  collaboration, and commitment to the College mission and values.
• Perform other related duties and special projects as
  assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge

• CAPTE accreditation standards, required
  elements, policies, procedures, reporting, self-study, site-visit, and continuous compliance expectations for Physical Therapist Assistant
  education.
• Contemporary physical therapy and physical therapist assistant clinical practice, professional standards, ethics,
  credentialing expectations, and the Ohio Physical Therapy Practice Act.
• Curriculum development, instructional design, educational
  theory and methodology, learning modalities, student evaluation, program evaluation, and outcome assessment.
• Clinical education
  administration, clinical site development, affiliation agreements, student placement, clinical instructor development, and clinical
  performance evaluation.
• Higher education administration, faculty supervision, student success practices, budgeting, enrollment
  management, program review, records management, and applicable laws and College policies.
• Laboratory operations, specialized
  equipment, safety, risk management, accessibility, and technology used in PTA education.

Skills

• Academic and
  administrative leadership, supervision, coaching, performance management, delegation, and team development.
• Clear, respectful, and
  effective written, oral, interpersonal, presentation, and conflict-resolution communication.
• Strategic planning, project management,
  organization, prioritization, problem solving, negotiation, and timely decision-making.
• Curriculum design, teaching, assessment,
  data analysis, report preparation, accreditation documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Budget planning, resource stewardship,
  purchasing, scheduling, recordkeeping, and use of common academic and administrative technology systems.
• Relationship building with
  students, faculty, staff, clinical partners, employers, advisory members, accreditors, and community stakeholders.

Abilities

• Lead a complex academic program while simultaneously meeting accreditation, institutional, clinical, personnel, budget,
  and student-support responsibilities.
• Interpret and apply accreditation standards, laws, policies, procedures, contracts, and
  professional expectations consistently and recommend improvements when appropriate.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative
  information, identify risks and opportunities, establish priorities, implement action plans, and evaluate results.
• Work
  independently and collaboratively, manage multiple deadlines, remain composed during conflict or changing conditions, and exercise sound
  judgment with confidential information.
• Create an inclusive, respectful, supportive, and accountable learning and work environment
  focused on student success and program quality.
• Travel to clinical sites and participate in occasional evening, weekend, or
  off-campus activities as program needs require.

Minimum Requirements:

• Master's degree from an
  institutionally accredited college or university.
• Must be a licensed Physical Therapist with a minimum of five years (or equivalent)
  of full-time, post-licensure experience, including at least three years (or equivalent) of full-time clinical experience in a United States
  jurisdiction.
• Experience in classroom, laboratory, or clinical teaching.
• Experience in administration, management, and
  leadership; qualifying leadership experience may be obtained in an educational or clinical setting.
• Documented professional
  development or education in educational theory and methodology, instructional design, student evaluation, and outcome assessment. Evidence
  must meet current CAPTE expectations, including at least 60 contact hours covering all four areas, completion of the ABPTRFE Faculty
  Residency program, or another CAPTE-recognized equivalent.
• Because the position serves as ACCE, at least two years of clinical
  practice experience must include experience as a site coordinator of clinical education or clinical instructor in physical therapy, or the
  candidate must have at least two years of experience in teaching, curriculum development, and administration in a Physical Therapist
  Assistant education program.