Instructor/Clinical Coordinator, Physical Therapist Assistant Program

Guilford Technical Community College; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) invites applications for an Instructor/Clinical Coordinator in the Physical Therapist Assistant Program. This full-time role collaborates with the Program Director and Dean of Health Sciences to provide robust clinical experiences, recruit sites, and deliver both didactic and clinical instruction in compliance with accreditation standards.

Responsibilities include organizing orientation, coordinating clinical faculty, and maintaining accurate

Qualifications

• 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
• Master's degree or higher in Physical Therapy or health-related field (preferred)
• Completion of APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program
• PT: APTA Specialist Certification
• PTA: APTA Advanced Proficiency Pathways Certification

Responsibilities

• Orient clinical faculty on evaluation instruments documenting student progress and competencies.
• Organize and participate in new student orientation regarding clinical expectations.
• Assist in hiring and selecting clinical faculty.
• Serve as liaison between the program and clinical agencies/sites.
• Conduct clinical faculty meetings to ensure instructional consistency.
• Ensure documentation of all clinical experiences and competencies.

Skills

Clinical coordination

Teaching

Communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's in Physical Therapy

Associate's in Physical Therapist Assistant with Bachelor's in health-related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Trajecsys

Job description

Instructor/Clinical Coordinator, Physical Therapist Assistant Program

Job Title Instructor/Clinical Coordinator, Physical Therapist Assistant Program

Status Regular

Full Time/Part Time

Full Time/Part Time Full-time

Location Jamestown Campus

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.

Duties/Functions

Administrative Duties

• Orienting Physical Therapist Assistant clinical faculty on approved evaluation instruments that document student clinical progress and achievement of required competencies as well as other college policies and processes
• Organizing and participating in new student orientation regarding clinical expectations
• Assisting the Physical Therapist Assistant Program Director in hiring and selecting new Physical Therapist Assistant clinical faculty
• Functioning as a liaison between the Physical Therapist Assistant program and employees of the cooperating clinical agencies/sites
• Conducting clinical faculty meetings regularly to ensure consistency in instruction
• Ensuring accurate and complete documentation of all clinical experience and competencies

Contacts

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

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 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.

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.

Department/Job Specific Requirements

1. Eligible to work with students in clinical settings and have access to student images for educational purposes.
2. Have communication skills as a liaison for the program with Physical Therapist Assistant staff in clinical settings and with students.
3. Willing and able to travel to clinical sites.
4. Learn program assessment tools and clinical documentation system (Trajecsys).
5. Schedule may require day or evening responsibilities and travel between campuses as required for performance of job duties.
6. Responsibilities may include overnight travel in and outside of the state, in support of college programs and initiatives.

Physical Demands

• Physical Activity: Primarily sitting
• Lifting: <=20lbs.

May include teaching day and evening and on multiple campuses
Criminal history checks with acceptable results, are required.

601 E. Main Street P.O. Box 309 Jamestown, NC 27282