Academic Program Director: Patient Care Technician

State-of-South-Carolina; South Carolina; Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The State of South Carolina seeks a Program Leader for the Patient Care Program to provide strategic oversight, planning, and administration. The role includes operation and supervision, program development, and ongoing review of enrolled students to ensure quality and compliance.

Responsibilities include maintaining accreditations, coordinating class schedules, enrollment, instruction, student advising, recruitment and retention, marketing, and developing clinical sites.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Health Sciences, or closely related field preferred.
• Experience in nursing facility, hospice, acute care facility, or other health care setting preferred.
• Experience coordinating clinical education, establishing clinical partnerships, and supervising students in healthcare settings.

Aufgaben

• Provide program leadership and administration for the Patient Care Program.
• Lead operation and supervision of the program and drive program development and ongoing review of enrolled students.
• Maintain and develop accreditations, coordinate scheduling classes, enrollment, instruction, student advising, recruitment and retention, and marketing.
• Develop clinical sites and maintain appropriate records; oversee experiential and clinical site development.
• Lead curriculum and instructional development and implement assessment functions to include student and program learning outcomes.

Kenntnisse

Clinical nursing

Teaching/instructional skills

Program coordination

Student advising

Curriculum development

Clinical partnerships

Team leadership

Accreditation knowledge

Instructional technology

Infection control knowledge

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing

Healthcare Administration

Health Sciences

Tools

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Jobbeschreibung

Provides program leadership, planning & administraton in managing the Patient Care Program. Includes operation & supervision of the Patient Care program, program de-velopment, continous review and general effectiveness of enrolled students. Responsible for maintaining & developing accreditations, coordination of scheduling classes, en-rollment, instruction, student advising, student recruitment and retention, marketing, developing clinical sites, & maintaining appropriate records. Responsible for maintaining & developing experiential & clinical sites. Includes curriculum & instructional development, assessment functions to include student & program learning outcomes.

Faculty teaching associate degree courses not designed for transfer to the baccalaureate degree: bachelor's degree in the teaching discipline, or associate's degree and demonstrated competencies in teaching discipline, & have two (2) yrs. progressively responsible related work/teaching exp. Must hold current SC license registered nurse with unencumbered, active nurse license. Three (3) years’exp. in healthcare. Prefer bachelor's degree, and exp. in nursing facility, hospice, acute care facility.

Bachelor’sdegreeinNursing,HealthcareAdministration,HealthSciences,oracloselyrelatedfieldpreferred.Experienceinanursingfacility,hospice,acutecarefacility,orotherhealthcaresettingpreferred.Additionalpreferredqualificationsinclude:

• Three(3)ormoreyearsofprogressivelyresponsibleclinicalnursingexperience,preferablyinvolvingdirectpatientcare,supervision,orhealthcareeducation.
• Previous teaching or instructional experience in a postsecondary, technical college, or healthcare training environment.
• Experience in academic program coordination, curriculum development, instructional planning, and student learning assessment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Patient Care Technician competencies, clinical procedures, patient safety standards, infection control, and healthcare regulations.
• Experience coordinating clinical education, establishing clinical partnerships, and supervising students in healthcare settings.
• Previous leadership or supervisory experience, including faculty coordination, staff development, scheduling, or program administration.
• Familiarity with program accreditation standards, regulatory compliance, and continuous quality improvement in healthcare education.
• Experience utilizing instructional technology, simulation-based learning, and learning management systems.
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with students, faculty, healthcare partners, and institutional leadership.