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Benefits:
*Medical
*Dental
*Vision
FSA/HSA
Tuition Assistant Program
Long/Short Term Disability
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
401K Match
Paid Time Off
12 Paid Holidays
* includes domestic partner coverage
SUMMARY:
The Chair is a faculty member of the College of Health Professions
and serves as an academic leader for the program(s) within their
assigned discipline for the South University system. The Department
Chair reports to the Assistant/Associate College Dean for the
College of Health Professions, Graduate Programs and interfaces
with campus academic personnel and/or the campus leadership for the
efficient and effective delivery of their assigned programs. The
Chair is responsible for fulfilling all duties in conformity with
the policies and procedures of the University as well as those
processes and mechanisms developed on the multiple campuses at
which the program is offered and those identified for expansion.
Travel at a minimum includes twice a month to multiple campuses and
all future expansion sites.
This position offers a $10,000
signing bonus.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Conduct on-site/campus at least twice a month across multiple
campuses and all future expansions of all faculty, staff, Medical
Directors, and Program Directors (PDs) to manage:
- Supervise PD all faculty, staff, Medical Directors on daily
program operations
- Convene a collective PD committee bi-weekly to review
admissions, curriculum, accreditation updates, and program
policies
- Conduct one-on-ones with PDs bi-weekly
- Develop and revise quarterly schedules for all campuses to
ensure alignment with registrar and academic terms.
- Evaluate fiscal use of resources and manage, hire, and
credential adjunct/instructor pool
- Ensure and audit implementation of appropriate and correct
departmental course syllabi, course content, and course polices for
all 6 campuses the program is offered.
- Assist students timely with appeals, grievances, and concerns
in the department across all campuses.
- Oversee program assessment, admissions, course delivery,
remediation process, dismissal and re-entry procedures for all
campuses.
- Implement retention initiatives across all 6 campuses including
other departments such as Admissions, Academic Counselors, and
other Student services.
- Supervise and review the budget developed by each PD, working
with campus leadership on proposed expenditures.
- Meet with clinical partners at each campus frequently to ensure
recruitment and retention of clinical sites.
- Oversee processes and procedures conducted by all clinical
education faculty on every campus including clinical
faculty/preceptor development and other requirements according
ARC-PA.
- Oversee processes and procedures conducted by all didactic
education faculty on every campus including didactic instructional
faculty development and other requirements according ARC-PA.
- Audit PD and faculty documentation within every campus’s
student files to ensure proper documentation of progression and
academic advising.
- Manage the Student Progress and Promotions Committee process
and procedure to ensure student access to due process across all
campuses.
- Ensure that program advisory committees are formed and meet at
least twice a year on every campus.
- Manage and evaluate all PDs performance and conduct on every
campus in conjunction with the Campus Dean.
- Evaluate the student recruitment process on each campus and
ensure growth with PD and faculty, Medical Directors, and staff
involvement and integration with other departments.
- Provide input on the evaluation of all faculty, Medical
Directors, and staff performance and conduct on every campus in
conjunction with the Program Director and Campus Dean.
- Coordinate and supervise Interprofessional activities for each
campus to ensure Medical Directors, and staff participation.
- In the absence of a PD, the Chair may serve in the interim role
to support the campus.
- Act as a liaison between faculty, staff, Medical
Directors/Program Directors and the Campus Deans, including the
Assistant/Associate College Dean.
2. Supervise and manage all current and future expansion campus
PD’s required accreditation and compliance reporting to meet
applicable regulations:
- Supervises program outcomes and action plans to ensure
successful graduation, licensure rates, and other accreditation
benchmarks.
- Provide ongoing compliance data tracking of metrics for each
campus as identified by the Compliance Department and accreditor
within 30 days of changes in metrics.
- Audit and revise every campus website to reflect accuracy and
current content with compliance regulations within 30 days of
metric changes.
- Audit and supervise program admissions documents and
background/drug screen processes and procedures on every
campus.
- Produce standardized program materials such as handbooks,
clinical manuals, program admissions applications, fliers, etc.
that align with compliance requirements.
- Supervise and collate department data to produce quarterly and
annual assessment reporting.
- Audit clinical affiliations for each campus to ensure
sufficiency and alignment with regulations.
- Review and complete all ARC-PA required self-studies,
applications, monitoring reports, annual reports, and other
documentation with the PDs and Assistant/Associate Dean of the
College for every campus.
- Audit all documentation provided and requested by ARC-PA
through the 6 campuses, including all portal submissions.
- Conduct mock site visits and preparation sessions for all
campuses prior to site visit with the Assistant/Associate Dean of
the College.
3. Serve as an academic advisor and teaches within 4 courses
annually.
4. Supervise and develop curricular innovation such as hybrid
curriculum for the department as deemed necessary and in
collaboration with all South University campuses.
5. Implement PD, MD, faculty, and staff development quarterly and
annually for areas identified with College Dean/Assistant Dean and
Campus Dean.
6. Assist in the utilization and standardization of digital
resources for all courses within the department.
7. Produce and monitor the annual budget for the department.
8. Perform instructional duties as assigned as outlined in the
Faculty job description and complete required professional
development activities annually.
9. Ensure that the PA programmatic curriculum, policies, and
procedures meet state and national accreditation standards
(ARC-PA).
10. Serve the College and University on committees as requested by
the Assistant/Associate College Dean and College Dean and
contribute to the work of this group.
11. Perform other duties as assigned by the Assistant/Associate
College Dean and College Dean.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education: Earned terminal degree (Master’s level) from a PA
program accredited by ARC-PA and regionally accredited
university
- A minimum of 3 years of experience as a Program Director in PA
Education
- A minimum of 3 years of full-time higher education
experience
- A minimum of 2 years successful performance in a full-time
university-level teaching role and prior management experience in
higher education or in another organization within the PA
discipline.
- Current State licensure
- Practical experience in the discipline of the program with
knowledge of current clinical best practices
- Teaching experience at the college level
- Experience with computerized administrative systems. Proficient
with the use of standard office applications on personal
computers.
- Ability to Travel up to 75% of time with at twice a month to
multiple campuses and all future expansion sites.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret accreditation criteria,
state agency regulations, and academic journals.
- Ability to resolve inquiries and complaints from employees,
students, regulatory agencies, or members of the academic or
business community.
- Ability to effectively present information to faculty, academic
and campus leaders, corporate leaders, and public groups.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those encountered while performing the essential
functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made
to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions of the position.
South University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and
embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student
and graduate success. We are committed to building and developing a
diverse environment where a variety of ideas, cultures and
perspectives can thrive.
