Academic Program Manager - Medical Coding - MCCG

Position Status: Exempt

Work Hours:  Mon–Fri. Ability to work some evenings and Saturdays; Secondary holidays may be a scheduled work day.

Reports To: Dean of Instruction

Location: Orchard Park, NY.  This position may be performed on-site, remote, or work a hybrid schedule.

Summary:

Bryant & Stratton College Program Managers (PM) perform both administrative and instructional duties.  As administrators, PMs support the College mission and vision by overseeing the day-to-day management of their program areas.  They are responsible for coaching and mentoring instructors within their program area as related to classroom methodology and delivery.  PMs are also responsible for providing guidance to subject-area instructors and for ensuring that all required record keeping and reporting are completed in a timely and accurate manner.  This position is best suited to someone who prefers a fast-paced environment, adapts to change, and seeks to actively develop new skills.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Faculty Management & Development

1. 1. Recruit, train, develop, evaluate, and terminate instructors under the direction of the DOI.
   2. Schedule faculty leveraging data and per policy 035
   3. Adhere to and consistently track faculty credentialing per policy 035, including currency of licensures and certifications
   4. Coach faculty using the GROW model
   5. Work with faculty to improve success rates
   6. Work with faculty to improve best practices in teaching online
   7. Evaluate faculty through formal and informal measures, including course audits each session, monitoring of weekly discussion report, formal classroom evaluations performed annually & host development discussions with faculty
   8. Assists DOI in on-going faculty development to include planning and delivery.
   9. Provide on-going faculty development opportunities
   10. Supervise, coach, develop, & collaborate with Faculty Administrator (FA) and Faculty Coach (FC) on-going
   11. Conduct regular meetings with FA/FC/adjuncts on curriculum changes, updates, and/or specific training per discipline.
   12. Ensures faculty teaching portfolios are developed and maintained

 

Curriculum

1. 1. Perform curriculum monitoring for consistent improvement and adherence to the college tenants and academic quality standards
   2. Collaborate with Design team members in the course corrections, redesigns, and new build processes
   3. Integrate and include instruction and assessment of each of the College’s lifelong learning competencies
   4. Conduct quality rigor audits on master courses to ensure college standards are being met and maintained.

 

Classroom Management

1. 1. Required to teach 1 course as assigned by per semester adhering to the Seven Principles of Good Teaching and the Community of Inquiry Framework
   2. Meet formal classroom observation criteria
   3. Class preparation
      1. Review/verify content(links), ensure proper course set up
      2. Creating & uploading quality BOT documents
   4. Effective use of Retention center to identify at risk students
   5. Proper use of course announcements in each class section
   6. Provides 1 hour of Virtual Office Hours each week to support the classroom teaching and learning
   7. Maintaining and adhering to grade book requirements

 

Administrative Responsibilities

1. 1. Provide program and/or course retention and graduation analysis and recommendations for improvement strategies.
   2. Adhere and uphold, and comply with all established operational policies and procedures
   3. Ensures FA’s, FC’s, and faculty adhere to classroom responsibilities as outlined in the description
   4. Reviews all BOT documentation each session for accuracy and quality as outlined in the Instructional Guide
   5. Creates at minimum three action plans annually
   6. Assists in scheduling process to include creating and monitoring the Online schedule, campus only section waitlist, and Professional Skills Center requests every session.
   7. Ensures all course section final grades are posted on time

 

Professional Development

1. 1. Lead training opportunities with faculty such as through faculty meetings and/or discipline specific meetings
   2. Organize and facilitate on-site or asynchronous meetings under the guidance of the Dean.
   3. Attend team professional development web calls/workshops, etc
   4. Indepen