Director, School of Physical Therapy

Overview

The Director of the School of Physical Therapy is responsible for creating and managing the physical therapy educational programs of Touro University Nevada. The Director of the School of Physical Therapy (SOPT) is responsible for providing leadership and directing the day-to-day activities of the physical therapy educational programs.

 

Located in Henderson, Nevada, approximately twenty-five minutes from the notorious Las Vegas strip, Touro University Nevada is a non-profit medical, health sciences, and education graduate university focused on positively impacting our community in healthcare and education. Our values surrounding social justice, intellectual pursuit, and service to humanity are steadfast and are clearly visible in the actions of our students, faculty, staff, and graduates.

 

We invite you to apply to our position for consideration to join the ranks of our diverse, talented, and professional staff and faculty. Please visit the tun.touro.edu/administration/human-resources website where you can see a comprehensive listing of optional benefits and Human Resources contact information.

Responsibilities

• Assure program approval for accreditation or licensure by the Nevada Postsecondary Education Commission, Middle States Commission on Higher Education Accreditation and related agencies.  
  • Coordinate the School of Physical Therapy’s development and implementation of the Strategic Planning Process.
  • Develop, review, and justify the SOPT budget with recommendations to the Dean of the College of Health and Human Services.
  • Monitor budgetary expenditures on an on-going basis.
  • Establish policies and procedures to comply with accreditation and regulatory standards.
  • Maintain open communication with the Commission of Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) including notification of University, College, and School/ Departmental leadership changes.
• Engage in leadership activities which are in concert with organizational direction.
  • Assure SOPT committees have appropriate representation, leadership, and minutes of activities.
  • Assist appropriate institutional support departments in preparation of promotional materials.
  • Work with appropriate personnel to develop/implement current and projected programs.
  • Collaborate with the Dean and Institutional Advancement on relevant grant and philanthropic activities.         
• Maintain positive relationships with community agencies, advisory committees, and other academic institutions. Be the lead initiator, when appropriate, in customized or specialized partnerships with external healthcare agencies, foundations, organizations and/or schools.
  • Facilitate faculty in the development, review, and enforcement of admission criteria for   the program.
  • Assist the Director of Admissions in the recruitment of qualified students to the program.
  • Support faculty, admissions, and marketing department in their efforts to market academic programs.
  • Work with appropriate administrators to mediate academic student problems and concerns.
  • In cooperation with Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, monitor student enrollment trends and registration to effectively coordinate master schedules, teaching schedules, program requirements, and classroom/faculty utilization.
• Recruit and recommend staff and faculty for hire.
  • Facilitate program faculty to establish criteria for the selection of new full-time faculty, manage the hiring process, and collaborate with the Dean of The College of Health and Human Services in their final selection according to TUN guidelines and external accreditation/approval regulations.
• Promote, encourage, and facilitate professional development activities and orientation of Faculty.
  • Promote, encourage, and facilitate scholarly productivity and related activities of faculty.
  • Promote, encourage, and facilitate service opportunities for faculty in the SOPT, TUN, professional associations, and civic/community groups.
  • Provide an annual faculty development and evaluation plan for each member of the PT faculty.
• Oversee the development and implementation of the Physical Therapy curriculum.
  • Work with faculty to prepare curriculum materials
  • Collaborate with faculty and the Dean of the College of Health and Human Services to ensure the curriculum is current, relevant, and successfully preparing students for productive careers.
  • Facilitate the establishment of clinical agreements and clinical placements for students by the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education (ACCE).
  • Facilitate academic program review and outcomes assessment processes.
  • Monitor program effectiveness on a scheduled