Instructor/Clinical Coordinator, Physical Therapist Assistant Program

NC Community Colleges; Raleigh, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) is hiring an Instructor/Clinical Coordinator for the Physical Therapist Assistant Program. The role collaborates with the Program Director and Dean of Health Sciences to ensure robust clinical experiences, recruit clinical sites, and provide didactic and clinical instruction to students.

The position emphasizes leadership in clinical education, site development, and adherence to state regulations and external accreditation standards, with full-time

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy or an Associate’s degree in Physical Therapist Assistant with a health-related bachelor’s.
• Active, unencumbered PT or PTA license in North Carolina.
• Three years of full-time post-licensure clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and didactic instruction for PTA students.
• Recruit and maintain clinical sites and clinical relationships.
• Coordinate clinical education activities and supervise students.
• Support data collection, documentation, and compliance with accreditation standards.

Job description

Instructor/Clinical Coordinator, Physical Therapist Assistant Program

Guilford Technical Community College

Job Location

Salary Grade

Commensurate with experience

Yes

Job Category

Instructional (Faculty)

Application Period

Opens:

Closes: 10/11/2026

Target Start Date

Expected Work Hours

Employment Type

Full-time Regular

Minimum Qualifications

Education Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy or an Associate’s degree in Physical Therapist Assistant with a Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field.
• Holds an active, unencumbered PT license or PTA license in North Carolina

Experience Required

• Three years of full-time post-licensure clinical experience as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant
• Teaching and/or hospital-based instruction experience in Physical Therapy topics in any of the following formats: teaching courses, training sessions, conducting professional development workshops, and/or other continuing education seminars
• Demonstrated experience in clinical education through service as a clinical instructor, site coordinator of clinical education, student mentor, faculty member, or other relevant clinical education activities.

Preferred Qualifications

Education Preferred

• Master’s degree or higher in Physical Therapy or health-related field.
• Completion of the American Physical Therapy Association Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program.
• Physical Therapist: American Physical Therapy Association Specialist Certification
• Physical Therapist Assistant: American Physical Therapy Association’s PTA Advanced Proficiency Pathways Certification

Experience Preferred

• Greater than three years of full-time post-licensure clinical experience as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant
• Post-secondary teaching experience
• Experience working with patients with neurological conditions in acute care, skilled nursing, and/or inpatient rehabilitation
• Experience with a community college physical therapist assistant program.
• Experience with assessment of student learning outcomes.
• Experience with distance learning and/or alternate instructional delivery systems.

Position Description

At Guilford Technical Community College ( GTCC ), we are dedicated to transforming lives through education and creating a lasting impact on our community. We invite passionate and innovative educators to join our mission-driven team, where you can enjoy a fulfilling work-life balance and competitive benefits, including a robust pension plan. Our beautiful, well-maintained campuses provide an inspiring environment for both teaching and learning, within an atmosphere of collaboration and excellence. At GTCC , you’ll be part of a supportive, dynamic, and inclusive culture committed to delivering exceptional results, making it a truly amazing place to work and thrive. We are looking for an exceptional leader who shares our institutional mission, vision, and values, to join the instructional team.

The Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Coordinator/Instructor works in close collaboration with the Physical Therapist Assistant Program Director and the Dean of Health Sciences, to ensure a robust and relevant clinical experience for program students, including recruiting new clinical sites and fostering existing clinical relationships, to ensure the program has a sufficient number of clinical sites to meet enrollment. This position will also provide clinical and didactic instruction, customer service, data support, and documentation services in accordance with state and college regulations as well as external accreditation standards. The full-time faculty member is afforded some administrative release time to carry out clinical coordinator duties.