Dean - Health Science Professions

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Job Description

Department: Division of Health Science

General Statement of Job

The Dean for Health Science Professions is responsible for providing college-wide leadership for Health Science Professions programs. Leads the exploration and integration of new media in the classroom and laboratory, to include online teaching and simulation activity. Collaborates with health industry partners to determine program development needs, to design innovative curriculum that enhance student’s skills and knowledge and comply with professional accreditation requirements. Serves as a liaison with outside agencies, community organizations, and other constituencies with the College. Participates in institution wide planning in support of the mission and goals of the College and creating a learning environment where all the students have the opportunity to succeed. Responsible for the direct supervision of the program chairs and their faculty and staff.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Directs the development, implementation, and evaluation of a learner-centered curriculum and the performance indicators of the division with an emphasis on quality of instruction and the innovative use of technology.
• Manages the division’s faculty and staff and recommends hiring, advancement, and retention. Appoints and evaluates program chairs, evaluates the division’s support staff, and administers personnel procedures.
• Develops, recommends, implements, and administers the annual division budget. Monitors program expenditures to ensure compliance with approved budget. Oversees procurement, usage, and disposition of division properties and materials.
• Manages faculty utilization and workload. Ensures that qualified faculty are available for staffing of courses.
• Facilitates responsiveness of support services to meet needs of the division faculty, staff, and students.
• Recommends and implements marketing, promotion, recruitment, and retention strategies for programs in the division in cooperation with the Office of Public Relations and Marketing and community leaders and organizations.
• Approves program class schedules developed by program chairs, schedule changes, and initiates class cancellations.
• Submits required reports and provides specific information to college administrators and regulatory bodies as requested.
• Serves as a member of standing college councils, committees, and task forces.
• Participates in institution-wide planning in support of the mission and goals of the College.
• Monitors national, regional, and local trends in the health care system and interpret the significance of such trends to the administration and faculty.
• Leads exploration and integration of new media in the classroom and laboratory, to include online teaching and simulation activity.
• Provides leadership and expertise in the area of curriculum development, and teaching innovation including use of new media in the classroom and laboratory.