Dean of ARCOM

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A private health sciences institution in Fort Smith is seeking a Dean for the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine. The Dean will enhance the academic environment, manage resources, and oversee accreditation. Candidates should have extensive experience in academic medicine and strong leadership skills. This role requires full-time commitment and collaboration with faculty and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in academic medicine as a dean or similar leadership roles.
• Knowledge of COCA accreditation requirements.
• Understanding of educational curriculum development.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the curriculum and ensure COCA accreditation is maintained.
• Manage the operations and budget of the COM.
• Foster relationships with faculty, staff, and students.

Skills

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Mentoring

Education

D.O. degree from an accredited College of Osteopathic Medicine

Job description

About Arkansas Colleges Of Health Education

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) is a private, non-profit, graduate-level health sciences institution located on over 500 acres in Fort Smith, Arkansas. ACHE’s service-driven mission is to educate and train a diverse group of competent and compassionate healthcare professionals; to create health and research support facilities; and to provide healthy living environments to improve the lives of others. Founded in 2014, ACHE has experienced rapid growth and is poised to be a leader in healthcare education for years to come.

About Fort Smith And The Arkansas River Valley

Fort Smith is a vibrant community of around 90,000, with a low cost of living and ample recreational opportunities. Located in the beautiful Arkansas River Valley at the foothills of the Ozark mountains, Fort Smith is nestled between the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests.

Job Summary

The Dean of the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine is the chief academic and administrative leader responsible for advancing the mission, vision, and strategic goals of the COM. They are responsible for cultivating strong relationships across faculty, staff, and students with decisiveness, ethical judgment, and consistent communication.

The Dean of ARCOM is responsible for the outcomes of the COM, including the educational outcomes, curriculum development, recruitment/retention, and continued evaluation of all. They are responsible for ensuring that the COM has the resources, facilities, faculty, staff, and affiliations required for delivery of the educational, service and research missions of the COM.

Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of any COCA Self-Study, all COCA-related reports, and all matters aligned with COCA accreditation requirements.
• Management of the development, delivery, evaluation and revision of the curriculum, policies, procedures, budget, faculty, and affiliations of the COM.
• Provides budgetary oversight and approves resources provided to students, faculty and staff.
• Approves and presents to the Provost, or their designee, the annual operational plans and budgets for the COM.
• Provide leadership and management for the COM, its faculty, students, and the constituents it serves while working cooperatively and collaboratively with other professionals, faculty, staff, students, and the public.
• Responsible for the policies and processes that determine applicant screening, interviewing, and selection for admission to the ARCOM.
• Advises the Provost on policy and procedures, mission, vision and values, strategic planning and long-range budgeting for the COM.
• Collaborates with CoHS Deans to assure that ACHE’s educational facilities and resources are equitably available to all ACHE students.
• Prepares and submits to the Provost annually or more often if requested a report that details the operations, outcomes, long and short-range plans and status of the COM.
• Reviews and approves the expenditure of funds allocated to the COM, including oversight of the budget for the COM.
• Develops and oversees policies and procedures that allocate, and ensures the effective use of financial resources, human resources and physical resources of the COM.
• Responsible for the allocation and effective use of all space in the ARCOM Building assigned for medical education, clinical service, and research.
• Responsible for ensuring that the COM accreditation standards and requirements set by state, regional, programmatic accrediting bodies and USDE are met.
• Administers student, faculty and staff personnel policies and procedures for the COM in accordance with established policy and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
• Responsible for the recruitment and management of all direct reports, to include development of job descriptions and securing appropriate approvals of same and verifying that academic requirements are satisfied before submitting to the Provost for approval.
• Selects and recommends for appointment, reappointment, and promotion to the Provost all members of the Senior Administrative Leadership Team for the COM as well as supervises and evaluates per policy and procedures the Associate/Assistant Deans and Senior Administrative Leadership for the COM.
• Selects and recommends for appointment, reappointment and promotion as well as provide supervision for and evaluation of all Biomedical Science and Clinical Science Department Chairs in consultation with the Associate Deans to the Provost per policy and procedures.
• Selects and recommends for appointment, reappointment, and promotion, to the Provost qualified individuals to serve as faculty for the COM, oversees the process for their evaluation and remediation consistent with policies and procedures.
• Identifies recruits, evaluates, and manages or delegates the management of all other academic faculty and related staff within the COM in consultation with their immediate supervisor.
• Assures that all college health care professional faculty, physicians-in-training and other faculty members are appropriately licensed, credentialed and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations both nationally and within the state of Arkansas.
• Serves as the primary liaison between the COM and the medical profession, medical associations, medical professionals, licensing boards, the board of health, other governmental agencies, the legislature, and its divisions in the state of Arkansas, nationally and internationally.
• Serves as the institution’s official representative to the AACOM’s Council of Deans and represents the COM in relationships liaisons with other professional organizations, national and state governmental bodies.
• Ensures that the COM commitments to academic freedom, diversity, integrity, ethics, nondiscrimination as well as its commitment to excellence and integration of Osteopathic philosophy and principles in all its teaching, research and service programs are complied with by the COM, its faculty, staff, and administration.
• Provides leadership for the administration, faculty and students during the development and updating of the COM’s mission, vision and goals, its strategic plan, assessment of the outcomes of the COM and how they affect the COM.
• Oversee the development and availability of processes for individual professional growth, faculty development and advancement for the staff, faculty, and members of the administration.
• Provide direction and oversight for the development, assessment, and implementation of the affiliation agreements with healthcare facilities, hospitals, clinics, and other health related organizations required to meet the requirements of the curriculum and advance the COM’s mission and vision and values.
• Assures the efficient use of resources and maintenance of high standards for all medical, academic, research and clinical programs.
• Responsible for seeing that the policies, procedures, mission, vision, and values of the COM are consistent with those of ACHE and advance the mission, vision, and goals of ACHE.
• The Dean of ARCOM shall be a full-time employee of Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, a division of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education and shall dedicate themselves wholly to the functions of the job and shall have no outside employment.
• Other duties as assigned by the President or Provost or their designee.

Qualifications And Credentials

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualifications:

• D.O. degree from an accredited College of Osteopathic Medicine. Board Certification from of the American Osteopathic Association.
• Experience in academic medicine as a Dean, Assistant or Associate Dean, Full time Chair of a Clinical Department at a College of Osteopathic Medicine, Director of Medical Education/Program Director.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 5 years’ experience as a Dean, Assistant or Associate Dean, Full time Chair of a Clinical Department at a College of Osteopathic Medicine, Director of Medical Education/Program Director.
• Clinical, academic, business operations, and legal experience and expertise suitable to allow him/her to provide mentorship and leadership for students and faculty.
• Professional involvement and positions of leadership within the Osteopathic profession, its associations and organizations.
• Experience with scholarly activities, publishing, scientific research, writing, evaluation and management of grants.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Demonstrate knowledge and skill in the delivery of medical education in the classroom, laboratory, simulation and standardized laboratory settings and in clinical settings for students and residents.
• Demonstrate knowledge of varied curriculum templates and educational formats.
• Demonstrate ability to mentor and motivate students and peers.
• Demonstrate a depth of knowledge in one or more of the medical, psychological, or social disciplines required for the education of medical students, the practice of medicine, the advancement of medical knowledge and research.
• Demonstrate leadership skills, organizational skills, delegation skills, and time management skills.
• Requires a minimum of 20% travel or time away from campus; and up to 50%.
• Demonstrate proficiency in computer skills, i.e. Microsoft Office.
• Display professionalism for the college in all communication and interaction.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy.
• Ability to prioritize and organize numerous and varied assignments.

ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Communication and Comprehension

ACHE is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodations when necessary.

• Ability to orally communicate effectively with others with strong interpersonal skills and customer service orientation.
• Ability to work cooperatively with colleagues and supervisory staff at all levels.
• Ability to understand oral and written information, using the English language, and organize thoughts and ideas into effective forms of communication.
• Ability to make decisions which range from moderate to a significant impact on the immediate work environment, as well as outside contributors.
• Possess public communication skills that allow professional representation of ACHE to a variety of business and community customers and associates.
• Strong organizational skills.

Problem Solving

• Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
• Expertise in negotiation.

Physical And Sensory Abilities

• May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
• May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies to include, but not limited to pens, pencils, calculators, computer keyboards, telephone, etc.
• May be required to transport oneself to other campus offices, conference rooms, and on occasion, to off-campus sites to attend meetings, conferences, workshops, seminars, etc.
• May require significant travel or work away from campus.
• Requires attendance at events representing ACHE both within as well as outside of the college setting.
• Frequently required to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations.
• Frequently required to see for purposes of reading matter.
• Frequently required to hear and understand speech at normal levels.
• Occasionally required to lift items in a normal office environment.
• Frequently required to operate office and presentation equipment.