Medical Assistant Program Director

Position Summary

The Medical Assistant Program Director provides leadership, administration, and oversight of the Medical Assistant program to ensure compliance with institutional policies and accreditation standards established by the Medical Assistant Review Board (MAERB) and the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP). The Program Director is responsible for instruction, curriculum development, program evaluation, student success and maintaining program effectiveness to prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide classroom/lab/clinical/simulation instruction and evaluation over medical assistant students as assigned; maintain currency in all areas of the medical assistant and related allied health curriculum; collaborate with the development and evaluation of the medical assistant program; participate in faculty and other institutional meetings as directed; work collaboratively with adjunct instructors in tandem with the dean. Day, evening and/or weekend hours may be required to accommodate the schedule of students.

The position serves as program director, practicum coordinator, and instructional staff and is responsible for all aspects of the program, including but not limited to:

• Leadership, administration and organization of the program.
• Ensure compliance with MAERB and CAAHEP accreditation standards.
• Coordinate program planning, implementation, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain program documentation required for accreditation and regulatory reporting.
• Prepare program reports, accreditation materials, and annual program assessments.

Curriculum Oversight

• Develop, review, and revise curriculum consistent with industry standards and accreditation requirements.
• Ensure curriculum maintains appropriate sequencing and consistency for cognitive, psychomotor, and effective competencies for medical assistant education.
• Collaborate effectively with medical assistant and medical coding and billing faculty and adjunct instructional personnel.

Program and Clinical Coordination

• Ensure orientation to the program’s requirements.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate the purpose, philosophy/mission, and outcomes of the program.
• Provide students with written policies related to admission, progression, and completion.
• Participate in academic advisement and guidance of students.
• Responsible for all didactic, laboratory, and clinical instruction to which a student is assigned, and provide instruction, supervision, and timely assessments of the students' progress in meeting program requirements.
• Must be effective in teaching and knowledgeable in the Medical Assistant Education Review Board (MAERB) Core Curriculum content included in assigned teaching as documented by education or experience in instructional methodology
• Ensures appropriate clinical and practicum sites and educational experiences. Coordinates students' experiences and placements.
• Ensures documentation of the evaluation and progression of practicum performance. Makes clinical site visits and maintains appropriate documentation.
• Maintains professional relationships with healthcare providers and advisory committee members.
• Leads and participates in advisory committee meetings to support program relevance and workforce alignment.
• Promote the program through outreach, recruitment activities, and community partnerships.