Position Summary
As program director, this position is responsible for all aspects of the Surgical Technology program, including the program budget, participating in program faculty hiring decisions, maintaining program accreditation, providing subject matter expertise and actively participating in the curriculum development, revision and implementation process, providing face to face program knowledge training to the student group, utilizing materials generated during curriculum development and revision, and…
facilitating student assessment and program evaluation to determine effectiveness of instruction. Course delivery may include both face-to-face and online modalities. The Program Director is a member of the full-time faculty and reports to the Dean of Health Professions. The Dean of Health Professions recommends appointment to the Provost, President of the College, and Board of Trustees.
Key Performance Indicators
1. Maintain current knowledge and consistently improve curriculum
2. Maintain excellent certification pass rates
3. Collaborate with department faculty to meet goals
4. Propose and implement improvement ideas
Essential Functions
2. Participates in
faculty hiring decisions and facilitates faculty meetings per institutional requirements.
3. Administers and leads Program Advisory
Committee meetings.
4. Maintains Surgical Technology program accreditation includes compiling of accreditation reports.
5.
Facilitates a program of student assessment and program evaluation to determine effectiveness of instruction and student achievement.
Remains current with developments in the scholarship of teaching. Uses the latest supportive instructional technology and alternative
delivery methods
6. Maintains knowledge of current industry trends by attending conferences, joining professional organizations, and
performing related tasks. Gains and maintains required professional certifications, including requirements related to applicable Higher
Learning Commission (HLC) standard, and professional requirements for program and college accreditation, all within the designated
timeframes.
7. Teaches and educates students in accordance with needs, abilities, and identified potential, which includes:
developing lesson plans and curriculum; developing learning plan materials; monitoring student progress to ensure academic success;
assigning student grades; and teaching assigned subject(s).
8. Prepares for assigned classes, including: develops course syllabi in
current learning management system; organizes and maintains classroom(s) to facilitate learning; works with area healthcare organizations to
deliver instruction at those sites; maintains and updates existing course curriculum to meet required accreditation standards.
9.
Performs institutional requirements, including: participating in events and meetings as required; orienting new instructors; and planning
events to assist in advertising Mineral Area College.
10. Works with Allied Health Admin Assistant to perform compliance activities
such as: creating and entering TSA data
11. Assures faculty, including the clinical coordinator, General Education faculty members,
Allied Health Navigator, and clinical partner preceptors are included in ongoing program planning and evaluation, per accreditation
standards.
12. Encourages student inclusion and engagement by incorporating student correspondence, student assistance/remediation
with coursework, and student involvement in course and program planning.
13. Mediates student grievances/complaints at program
level.
14. Works collaboratively with internal and external partners to recruit students. Markets the Surgical Technologist program,
and participates in planning for expansion of the student pool.
15. Develops and maintains relationships with regional healthcare
organizational leaders. Works collaboratively with these and other external entities to promote student recruitment, retention, and job
placement.
16. Secure and maintain clinical training sites appropriate to support specific cohort sizes, ensuring adequate capacity,
scope of procedures, and learning experiences to meet program and accreditation requirements.
17. Negotiate and obtain fully
executed clinical affiliation agreements with cooperating healthcare facilities, ensuring compliance with institutional, state, and
accrediting body standards.
18. Serve as the primary point of contact for all clinical coordination activities-including site
placement, scheduling, communication with clinical partners, and resolution of site-related issues-until a Clinical Coordinator is hired.
19. Following the hiring of a Clinical Coordinator, maintain administrative oversight of clinical site operations, ensuring
continued compliance, adequacy of sites, and adherence to program standards and affiliation agreements.
20. Communicates responsibly
with students, colleagues, and community members.
21. Performs other related duties and non-instructional activities as assigned.
22. Maintain regular office hours.
23. Participate on committees as designated by Mineral Area College.
24. Perform
departmental and divisional responsibilities.
25. Maintain class schedules and dismiss classes only with prior approval from the
Dean of Health Professions.
26. Provide budget requests and input during the budget planning cycle to the Dean of Health Professions
that will provide sufficient resources to students and staff.
27. Must attend graduation ceremonies
Required Behaviors,
Competencies, and Skills
Interpersonal skills:
Ability to coordinate multiple tasks and work under time
pressures effectively to meet deadlines.
Communicate clearly and effectively with a variety of people both inside and
outside of the organization.
Ability to identify and express problems and develop solutions from alternative methods and procedures.
Ability to understand directions, ask questions for clarification, and demonstrate appropriate action.
Technical skills:
Excellent computer skills including proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, and
data base software.
Effective speaking and writing skills
Experience
1. An Associate's Degree with
concentration in the field of Surgical Technology; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
2. 5 years relevant scrubs experience, either in the
operating room scrub role or as an instructor in surgical technology, or a combination of both, within the past ten years
3. Possess
a credential in the field of Surgical Technology through a national certification program that is accredited by the National Commission on
Certifying Agencies (NCCA) - Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or Certified Surgical Technologist/Certified Surgical First Assistant
(CST/CSFA).
4. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
5. Ability to plan, organize, and implement
responsibilities effectively.
6. Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with students, other
professionals, staff, and the public.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements
Working in professional education
and health care environments and allied health lab setting this position requires sitting, standing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, walking,
pushing, pulling, light lifting, grasping, talking, seeing, hearing, and repetitive motion. Must maintain clinical eligibility including,
but not limited to, current immunizations, drug screen, physical.