Director of Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement

duties, as assigned.

Minimum Education: Master's

Required Licenses/Certification: This position requires the candidate to have a valid and current driver's license, as regular travel including overnight travel is required.

Skills Required

Education and Experience
Requires master's degree with a minimum of five years' experience in higher education accreditation; a doctorate is strongly preferred. An equivalent combination of relevant and recent experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered. COCA and/or HLC experience preferred. Project management skills required. Excellent interpersonal skills required for communication with all aspects of the campus community and with external agencies. Demonstrated ability to write, edit, and format professional documents; meet deadlines; manage multiple, complex priorities; and work both independently and as part of a team. Must be detailed oriented. Must have mastered or be willing and able to master Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat (creation of long, multi-section documents with hyperlinks), SharePoint, Outlook, and Excel.

Duties and Responsibilities

General Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provides leadership and strategic oversight for institutional accreditation activities, including participation in national accreditation workshops and collaboration with leadership to address identified risks, gaps, and compliance concerns.
2. Leads the development and delivery of accreditation-related training and education for faculty, staff, and administrative leadership to ensure institutional readiness and ongoing compliance.
3. Directs and manages regional (Higher Learning Commission) and programmatic (American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation) accreditation processes, including:
   1. Maintaining and monitoring comprehensive accreditation calendars, timelines, and tracking systems to ensure timely completion of all requirements
   2. Leading the development, coordination, and finalization of accreditation reports and submissions
   3. Monitoring changes in accreditation standards and informing stakeholders on institutional implications and required actions
   4. Overseeing centralized accreditation documentation systems to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and accreditation readiness
4. Working in collaboration with administrators, faculty, and appropriate staff, completes accreditation reports.
   1. Staffs committees related to accreditation documentation, visits and reports.
   2. Reads standard requirements and ensures that the supporting evidence meets the requirements.
   3. Prepares supplemental documentation.
   4. Ensures that reports are completed on time and with excellent quality (ensuring professional formatting in Word, PDF, Excel, and so on).
   5. Maintains the institutional calendar of accreditation deadlines.
5. Leads institutional preparation for accreditation site visits, overseeing planning, coordination, and execution. Manages all operational aspects, including travel logistics, on-campus programming, and event delivery. Coordinates cross-functional engagement by preparing faculty, staff, and volunteers to support visit activities. Serves as the primary liaison to accreditation teams, responding to requests and ensuring clear communication before, during, and after visits.
6. Supports Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) processes at the institutional and/or departmental level, as assigned.
   1. Maintains CQI documentation and tracks reports, outcomes, and follow-up actions.
   2. Provides support to institutional and/or departmental CQI committees, workgroups, or review processes.
   3. Assists in monitoring and advancing CQI plans and initiatives.
   4. Collaborates with WVSOM colleagues on CQI-related activities and projects.
7. Collaborate with the Associate Dean of Assessment and the Faculty Development office to design, plan, and implement faculty and staff training on accreditation and quality improvement.
8. Facilitates, develops, and institutes innovative programs and methods to aid outcomes analysis and quality improvement
9. Provides support to the mapping and expression of institutional competencies and outcomes.
10. Reports to and works closely with the Associate Dean of Assessment and other appropriate leaders to facilitate strategic changes to enhance and improve institutional outcomes based on data and analysis.
11. Researches and writes other reports needed by the institution (e.g. AACOM Annual Report, COCA Annual Supplemental Report, COCA Mid-cycle Report, etc.), or otherwise assists the Associate Dean of Assessment with strategic planning or other projects.
12. Other related duties, as assigned.

Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions

Position
This is a full-time, non-classified position; it is exempt from FLSA regulations concerning overtime; salary is commensurate with education and experience, plus a full state benefits package. This position will be eligible for moving expenses. Not all activities of this position occur within the confines of an 8:00-4:30 schedule and may require evening and weekend scheduling, as needed. The weekly schedule for this position will be established between the supervisor and the employee and approved given the needs of the department and the institution. This position has been designated as Essential. This means that when WVSOM is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover and continue operations at WVSOM.

Application
Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. Final candidates are subject to employment and credential verification, reference and background checks. All applications are confidential.

The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.

Quick Link to Posting: https://careers.wvsom.edu/postings/3487

Organization

The mission of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) is to educate students from diverse backgrounds as lifelong learners in osteopathic medicine and complementary health related programs; to advance scientific knowledge through academic, clinical and basic science research; and to promote patient-centered, evidence based medicine.

WVSOM is dedicated to serve, first and foremost, the state of West Virginia and the special health care needs of its residents, emphasizing primary care in rural areas.

10 REASONS TO CHOOSE WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
Because of our outstanding medical education programs. Because of our latest high-tech learning tools. Because WVSOM has a sense of community togetherness and family feeling.

Reason #1: The feel of a small school with a national reputation
Our legacy of excellence has earned WVSOM national recognition for many years as a leader in the nation for family medicine, primary care and rural medicine by the highly regarded U.S. News & World Report. With a passion for providing the best osteopathic medical education, WVSOM fosters the development of caring and compassionate physicians. WVSOM has also been named by The Chronicle of Higher Education in “Great Colleges to Work For.”

Reason #2: Education is our top priority
At WVSOM, our faculty is dedicated to our principal mission: educating osteopathic students in all areas of medicine. Because we are a free standing program—not part of a larger university—our faculty of nationally and internationally recognized PhDs, DOs and MDs are free to focus on the education of our students. Their passion for teaching and commitment to lifelong learning are the hallmarks of a WVSOM medical education.

Reason #3: Preparing students for primary care and all other specialties
WVSOM is leading the charge to elevate community-based services to a more prominent position in our nation's health care system. With the firm medical education that we provide, students are well prepared to succeed in any field of medicine they choose to pursue.

Reason #4: Curriculum to maximize learning style
WVSOM presents a 21st century, clinically integrated approach to medical education. In the first two years, students are exposed to a variety of learning modes, including small group case presentations, lectures and laboratory experiences, and interaction with standardized patients and robots. Students learn a variety of clinical skills, and have early clinical encounters with real patients. All of these curricular activities integrate the basic sciences and their application to the patient. During years three and four, through the Statewide Campus System, students spend time in physician offices and hospitals, honing their skills with actual patients.

Reason #5: Our professors
Students at WVSOM have unprecedented access to consult with professors on an individual basis beyond the classroom setting. Open office hours, combined with the fact that most faculty members live in close proximity to campus, ensure that instructors are not just available, but eager to address questions or concerns one-on-one. Teaching is our primary objective, and we understand that learning often happens outside of classroom time.

Reason #6: A holistic approach to healing and emphasis on preventive medicine
The osteopathic philosophy of medicine provides everything students need to become a fully competent, practicing physician with a more holistic approach to the patient. While osteopathic physicians practice traditional medicine and surgery, they also focus on preventive medicine and ways to attain and maintain wellness. An osteopathic medical education provides training in OMM (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine), a practice where physicians use their hands as another tool to diagnose and treat injury and illness.

Reason #7: Leading edge technology
WVSOM is on the forefront of innovation, providing a cutting-edge medical education. For first and second year students, wireless Internet service envelops the entire campus, ensuring 24/7 access to research sources, classroom materials and a global communications network. Each first year student receives a new, fully programmed laptop computer to utilize during their four years of study. During third and fourth year off-site rotations, students can gain access to testing, grading and evaluation forms, required reading lists and other instructional materials via WVSOM's secure student portal.

More traditional research needs can be fulfilled in WVSOM's modern library facility. Consisting of over 33,000 items, the library features current books, literature, scientific journals and access to over 8,000 full-text e-journals. Of special note is the osteopathic history collection and a unique index of over 23,000 osteopathic articles. The library also provides comfortable space for individual and group study with computer workstations, AV study rooms and individual cubicles.

Reason #8: Human patient simulators (robots) put real-life scenarios in students' hands
Students at WVSOM utilize human patient simulators to confront and treat real-world patient situations in a safe, controlled clinical training environment. These full-size, interactive, computerized mannequins can provide real-life simulations of more than 80 medical conditions, allowing for many different kinds of training scenarios.

With their life-like exterior and hi-tech internal components, WVSOM's patient simulators provide an incredibly realistic training experience for students.

With the robots, failure does not mean a bad grade; failure means a patient dies. This visceral experience enhances the learning experience and makes a lasting impression.

Reason #9: World-class anatomy lab offers hands-on learning environment
The study of human anatomy is a core component of the nationally recognized osteopathic medical education program at WVSOM. Our advanced anatomy lab features state-of-the-art equipment and ventilation systems, along with a multipurpose anatomy demonstration room to enhance the learning experience. This tactile learning environment offers a level of hands-on exposure to the human anatomy in a sterile and controlled environment that no simulator or model can provide.

Reason #10: Standardized patients training
In the medical field, effectively communicating with the patient is critical to acquiring complete medical histories, performing thorough physical exams and accurately diagnosing and treating the whole patient. In a simulated and controlled environment, actors portray patients with a specific set of medical issues and symptoms. Students must complete a comprehensive physical examination on the patient. This experience provides an invaluable opportunity to practice interview skills and develop a compassionate bedside manner.