Department Chair, Physician Assistant

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Benefits:
*Medical
*Dental
*Vision
FSA/HSA
Tuition Assistant Program
Long/Short Term Disability
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
401K Match
Paid Time Off
12 Paid Holidays
* includes domestic partner coverage


SUMMARY:
The Chair is a faculty member of the College of Health Professions and serves as an academic leader for the program(s) within their assigned discipline for the South University system. The Department Chair reports to the Assistant/Associate College Dean for the College of Health Professions, Graduate Programs and interfaces with campus academic personnel and/or the campus leadership for the efficient and effective delivery of their assigned programs. The Chair is responsible for fulfilling all duties in conformity with the policies and procedures of the University as well as those processes and mechanisms developed on the multiple campuses at which the program is offered and those identified for expansion. Travel at a minimum includes twice a month to multiple campuses and all future expansion sites. This position offers a $10,000 signing bonus.
KEY JOB ELEMENTS:
1. Conduct on-site/campus at least twice a month across multiple campuses and all future expansions of all faculty, staff, Medical Directors, and Program Directors (PDs) to manage:
• Supervise PD all faculty, staff, Medical Directors on daily program operations
• Convene a collective PD committee bi-weekly to review admissions, curriculum, accreditation updates, and program policies
• Conduct one-on-ones with PDs bi-weekly
• Develop and revise quarterly schedules for all campuses to ensure alignment with registrar and academic terms.
• Evaluate fiscal use of resources and manage, hire, and credential adjunct/instructor pool
• Ensure and audit implementation of appropriate and correct departmental course syllabi, course content, and course polices for all 6 campuses the program is offered.
• Assist students timely with appeals, grievances, and concerns in the department across all campuses.
• Oversee program assessment, admissions, course delivery, remediation process, dismissal and re-entry procedures for all campuses.
• Implement retention initiatives across all 6 campuses including other departments such as Admissions, Academic Counselors, and other Student services.
• Supervise and review the budget developed by each PD, working with campus leadership on proposed expenditures.
• Meet with clinical partners at each campus frequently to ensure recruitment and retention of clinical sites.
• Oversee processes and procedures conducted by all clinical education faculty on every campus including clinical faculty/preceptor development and other requirements according ARC-PA.
• Oversee processes and procedures conducted by all didactic education faculty on every campus including didactic instructional faculty development and other requirements according ARC-PA.
• Audit PD and faculty documentation within every campus’s student files to ensure proper documentation of progression and academic advising.
• Manage the Student Progress and Promotions Committee process and procedure to ensure student access to due process across all campuses.
• Ensure that program advisory committees are formed and meet at least twice a year on every campus.
• Manage and evaluate all PDs performance and conduct on every campus in conjunction with the Campus Dean.
• Evaluate the student recruitment process on each campus and ensure growth with PD and faculty, Medical Directors, and staff involvement and integration with other departments.
• Provide input on the evaluation of all faculty, Medical Directors, and staff performance and conduct on every campus in conjunction with the Program Director and Campus Dean.
• Coordinate and supervise Int