Director of Clinical Education

Maryville University of Saint Louis; St. Louis (MO); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Maryville University of Saint Louis is seeking a Director of Clinical Education for an 11‑month appointment. The role plans, coordinates, facilitates, administers, and monitors clinical education activities in collaboration with academic and clinical faculty.

You will oversee communication with clinical sites, implement assessment strategies, develop faculty, and ensure compliance with program requirements and CAPTE/HLC reporting.

Formación

• Must be PT-licensed (or eligible for license) in the State of Missouri.
• Experience in clinical education as a clinical instructor, site coordinator, previous DCE experience, and CPI Training.
• Advanced Academic Degree or Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree Required. Certifications Preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Plan, coordinate, facilitate, administer, and monitor activities for the academic program with clinical faculty.
• Communicate between Maryville University and the Affiliated Clinical Education Sites.
• Develop, implement, and assess the Clinical Education Program.
• Prepare students for clinical experiences and advise on clinical placement.
• Evaluate student performance with program director and clinical instructors.
• Oversee all clinical education activities and ensure documentation is current.

Conocimientos

Clinical education experience

Site coordinator experience

DCE experience

CPI training

Educación

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Advanced academic degree

Descripción del empleo

Essential Responsibilities: What You Will Be Doing

The Director of Clinical Education’s primary responsibilities during this 11-month appointment are to plan, coordinate, facilitate, administer, and monitor activities on behalf of the academic program and in coordination with academic and clinical faculty.

This Includes:

• Communication between Maryville University and the Affiliated Clinical Education Sites
• Clinical Education Program Planning, Implementation, and Assessment
• Clinical Site and Clinical Faculty Development
• Preparation of students for clinical experiences and advising students on clinical selection
• Evaluation of student performance in cooperation with the program director, other faculty, and the clinical instructor

The Director of Clinical Education oversees all activities related to clinical experiences.

This Includes:

• Review all clinical experiences evaluations by the students and clinical instructors to facilitate change in the clinical experience if needed.
• Oversee and review all clinical site visits scheduling of faculty and review of documentation post-visit to ensure success of the students.
• Presenting all students and their clinical placements to the faculty for review to ensure students have met the following 4 areas to move into clinical experiences.
• Safety
• Professional Behavior
• Communication
• Knowledge
• Monitoring and tracking all students' progress through clinical experiences.

Manages the business of clinical education.

• Present to faculty CPI Results (Overall and Individual Student) and any comments/issues by clinical instructors that may need to be addressed by the program.
• Update the clinical handbook annually and ensure students and clinical sites are aware of any updates.
• Utilize the EXXAT system for clinical updates and site/student matching process.
• Meet deadlines for:
• Maryville University Legal Team (contracts and issues related to NC-SARA)
• EXXAT for clinic matching
• All reports needed for CAPTE, HLC, and any other university requirements.

Clinical Management - The DCE Is Responsible To Ensure:

• All clinical sites are updated and current. On March 1st each year a request for clinical slots the following year is sent.
• Establishment of agreements with clinical experience sites and ensures all clinical site agreements are current.
• Ensure all clinical instructors meet requirements and are qualified to be a clinical instructor.
• Ensure all clinical instructors are trained in the use of the CPI.
• All students are submitted into the system going into the 5th year and matched to sites according to the established timeline; current 6th year students are matched for their three terminal clinical experiences in early fall. Then, 5th year students are matched for their first integrated clinical experience.
• All communication with clinical sites is updated and current.
• All documentation for each clinical experience is up to date and provided with clinical sites with letters regarding student placement.

Required Qualifications

To perform this job satisfactorily, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability, and environmental conditions required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Knowledge

• Must be PT-licensed (or eligible for license) in the State of Missouri.

Required Skills And Abilities

• Experience in clinical education as a clinical instructor, site coordinator, previous DCE experience, and have completed 3.0 CPI Training.

Required Formal Education

• Advanced Academic Degree or Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree Required. Certifications Preferred.

The above statements describe the job's essential responsibilities and requirements. They are not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be assigned to job incumbents.