DPT Program Director and Chair - CAPTE Leader, Relocation

A T Still University of Health Sciences; San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Clinical practice one day per week

Job summary

ATSU is seeking a Founding Department Chair and Program Director to provide full-time academic and administrative leadership for the DPT program in San Luis Obispo, CA. You will guide CAPTE candidacy, accreditation compliance, curriculum design, faculty development, and strategic planning for a ~30-month accelerated curriculum.

The role includes budget management, admissions oversight, and forging clinical education partnerships while maintaining national accreditation standards and professional

Qualifications

• Professional physical therapist education plus an earned academic doctoral degree (PhD, EdD, ScD, or equivalent). A professional DPT degree alone does not satisfy CAPTE's academic doctoral degree requirement for a DPT Program Director.
• Required knowledge: Physical therapist professional education; CAPTE Standards and Required Elements and accreditation processes; curriculum design, teaching and student assessment; program assessment and continuous improvement; faculty governance and development; higher education administration; fiscal and resource management; clinical education; contemporary physical therapist practice and evidence-based practice.
• Minimum six years of full-time higher-education experience, including at least three years of full-time experience as a core faculty member in a CAPTE-accredited entry-level physical therapist education program.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in academic leadership, curriculum development/evaluation, program assessment and planning, faculty development/evaluation, communication, and fiscal/resource management.
• Experience with CAPTE candidacy, self-study, accreditation reporting, and/or site visits is strongly preferred. Experience developing or substantially redesigning an academic program is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of DPT program development, CAPTE candidacy, initial accreditation, and continuing compliance; direct preparation of the Application for Candidacy, self-study and required reports, and readiness for accreditation reviews and site visits.
• Establish and maintain the program's mission, goals, curriculum, assessment plan, academic policies, outcome measures, and continuous-improvement processes in alignment with ATSU requirements and CAPTE Standards and Required Elements.
• Recruit, hire, supervise, mentor, develop, and evaluate faculty and staff; lead phased recruitment of the Director of Clinical Education (DCE), core faculty, associated faculty, and administrative support needed for candidacy and program implementation.
• Provide leadership for curriculum design and delivery, including the planned accelerated approximately 30-month curriculum, interprofessional education, evidence-based practice, health promotion, community health, and Lifestyle Medicine-related curricular development as approved.
• Develop and manage the department budget and long-range resource plan, including personnel, instructional space, laboratories, equipment, technology, professional development, and other resources required for program quality and accreditation.
• Oversee admissions and enrollment strategy, student progression, retention, academic performance, professional development, and program outcomes in collaboration with Admissions, Student Affairs, the Registrar, and other University offices.
• In partnership with the DCE, ensure development and maintenance of sufficient, high-quality clinical education partnerships, affiliation agreements, clinical placement capacity, and processes for monitoring clinical education quality and compliance.
• Build and sustain relationships with regional healthcare organizations, academic partners, feeder institutions, professional organizations, and community stakeholders to support workforce development, student recruitment, clinical education, interprofessional education, and community engagement.
• Participate in teaching, scholarship, service, and institutional governance consistent with faculty rank and assigned workload; maintain contemporary expertise in physical therapist education and/or practice.
• Represent the department and program with CAPTE, University leadership and governance, institutional and state regulatory bodies, professional organizations, and external partners; promptly identify and identify material accreditation, academic, personnel, fiscal, or operational risks.

Skills

Academic leadership

Curriculum development

Budget & resource management

Faculty recruitment & development

CAPTE accreditation knowledge

Communication

Strategic planning

Education

Doctoral degree in academia (PhD/EdD/ScD)

Professional PT education (DPT) considerations

Job description

ATSU is seeking a Founding Department Chair and Program Director to provide full-time academic and administrative leadership for the DPT program in San Luis Obispo, CA. You will guide CAPTE candidacy, accreditation compliance, curriculum design, faculty development, and strategic planning for a ~30-month accelerated curriculum.

The role includes budget management, admissions oversight, and forging clinical education partnerships while maintaining national accreditation standards and professional