Program Director, Occupational Therapy
Department: Occupational Therapy
Location: Metropolitan Campus
Reports To: Associate Dean, Health Professions M & E
Recruitment Type: External/Internal
Requisition ID: req6323
Employment Type: Administration and Professionals
Union Position: Non-Union
Work Schedule: Standard College Hours: M-F, 8:30am-5pm)
Number of Openings: 1
Job Description:
SUMMARY
The Program Director, Occupational Therapy, is a full-time, year-round
professional staff position that oversees and manages the organization,
administration, periodic review, planning, development, and general
effectiveness of the Occupational
Therapy Program. The Program Director oversees and is responsible for
the program’s compliance with the accreditation standards set forth by the
Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education. Other tasks assigned
to the Program Director not to exceed 50% of total effort.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- The
program director is responsible for the management and administration of
the program, including planning, evaluation, budgeting, hiring
recommendations, maintenance of accreditation, and commitment to
strategies for professional development
- Responsible for accreditation activities relating to the Occupational Therapy program
- Provides leadership by assuring accreditation standards are met
- Markets the Occupational Therapy program and recruits students
- Prepares and administers budget
- Supervises and assesses the performance of assigned staff
- Serves as a liaison between the college and health care
facilities
- Oversees didactic and clinical instructional process including student evaluations and schedules
- Counsels and advises students
- Coordinates development of curriculum and revisions
- Prepares course schedules and recommends instructional assignments
- Performs didactic instruction and evaluation of program courses
- Coordinates Advisory Committee and all program admission
activities
- Provides input for outcomes assessment and program objectives
- Develops and maintains effective communication with prospective applicants, students, graduates, faculty, clinical instructors and community
- Conducts faculty, clinical instructor, and staff meetings
- Maintains required BCI and up to date immunizations
- Performs other duties as assigned
REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING
- Master’s Degree from an accredited institution, not limited to a
degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered as a certified Occupational
Therapist or Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Minimum of five years of demonstrated full-time experience in the
Occupational Therapy field
- Minimum of two years of experience in a full-time academic
appointment with teaching responsibilities at the postsecondary level
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with working with Occupational
Therapy Assistants
- Demonstrated experience supervising, planning, assigning, scheduling,
and ensuring the quality of the work of others
- Demonstrated experience effectively making decisions that have
major implications on the management and operations within a department
- Demonstrated
experience forecasting, planning, maintaining, preparing, and monitoring a
business area’s budget
- Demonstrated effectiveness in a role requiring dynamic and
abstract problem-solving methods in adaptive situations
- Must successfully complete a Bureau of Criminal Identification
and Investigation (BCI) Background Check to include fingerprinting, social