Program Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy

Job Description:

1.    GENERAL POSITION INFORMATION 
Position Name: Program Director, Physical Therapy 
Classification: Exempt, benefitted
FTE: Full-time
Location: Remote with required travel to campus multiple times per year
Work Hours: 8:00-4:30, Monday – Friday
Department/Division: Academic Affairs
Supervisor: Dean, College of Graduate Studies

2.    POSITION SUMMARY 
The inaugural Program Director is a strategic leader responsible for launching a hybrid Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. This individual will provide vision, leadership, and oversight for the program’s launch in July 2028.
The Program Director will offer both academic and operational leadership, overseeing curriculum development, facility planning and preparation, and ensuring compliance with the standards set by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). They will be responsible for building, supporting, and promoting the program, including the recruitment of internship sites.

Key responsibilities include providing effective leadership in faculty hiring, mentoring, and evaluation; leading program development and fiscal management; conducting program assessment activities; managing curriculum and student advising; overseeing student admission processes, and leading programmatic accreditation.

As a member of the faculty, the Program Director is also expected to teach in their area of expertise, engage in scholarly activities, and service to the College, University, and broader community.

In alignment with University strategy, policies, and procedures—and under the direction of the Provost and Dean—the Program Director will oversee all activities within the program.

3.    SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES 
# of employees this position supervises     TBD
Job titles of employees supervised    Academic Faculty, Core Faculty, Adjunct Faculty

4.    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Management (60%):
•    Support the university mission, vision and the program’s mission, vision and commitment to training whole health providers who provide compassionate care for the good of all patients/clients.
•    Provide vision and oversight of program development.
•    Provide vision and oversight for program assessment.
•    Ensure the design, development and administration of the didactic and clinical curriculum based on clearly articulated learning outcomes, objectives and performance criteria in accordance with accreditation standards.
•    Establish and maintain communication among faculty, students and staff.
•    Establish and maintain program accreditation and compliance with CAPTE and support the institutional accreditation of the University with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
•    Participate in quality improvement efforts of the curriculum, program assessment, and program organization through administrative and faculty governance structures. 
•    Create, maintain, and report annually on longitudinal tracking documentation for programmatic improvement efforts, measuring outcomes of changes to determine levels of effectiveness.
•    Conduct ongoing environmental scanning for anything that might impact the success and/or viability of the program. This includes factors such as regulatory changes related to clinical scope of practice, shifts in higher education policy or practice, career outcomes, and more.
•    Work collaboratively with the Scheduler to create and maintain the programmatic class schedules with the primary objective of providing a schedule that is efficient for students and cost effective.
•    Engage program faculty and staff members in analysis and reporting of program effectiveness. 
•    Support student success and respond to student concerns.    

Personnel Management (20%): 
•    Lead recruitment and training of qualified faculty. 
•    Monitor and review performance and collaborate on development plans for all direct reports. 
•    Analyze faculty performance data and evidence to provide appropriate support and mentoring.   
•    Create and implement faculty development initiatives involving individuals and/or groups of faculty members.   
•    Maintain the schedule and required duties expected of support staff working in the program.   
•    Assign faculty to appropriate courses and other responsibilities.
•    Ensure that faculty teaching and clinical schedules are accurate and meet the program and student needs.   
  
Planning, Budgeting and Leadership (20%): 
•    Guide, develop, and implement a multi-year strategic plan for the doctor of physical therapy program that fosters student success, faculty and staff engagement, and integrated health.