Practical Nursing/ Program Director

Job Description

Job Description

OVERVIEW :

The core mission of Southeastern College is to provide targeted educational services that meet community needs. Program Directors play a key role in meeting this mission.

First and foremost, their role as Faculty members is to engage students, foster learning, role model professionalism, and ultimately produce competently trained students prepared for professional careers.

Faculty designated as Program Directors also have the responsibility of developing and maintaining their programs.

Qualifications :

Program Directors oversee the development and monitor the delivery of academic programs and are responsible for ensuring a quality education for students in their programs.

The Program Director of Practical Nursing must have :

• A Doctorate degree
• Three years of experience in the field
• A valid RN license
• Two years of full time teaching experience

BUSINESS CONTRIBUTIONS :

Program Directors are responsible for leveraging their expertise to develop, maintain and deliver education services to students through :

• Creating and maintaining core curriculum
• Communicating and monitoring delivery of core curriculum
• Delivering their own course lectures
• Facilitating student engagement
• Working one-on-one with students
• Assessing students and providing developmental feedback

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Program Director Responsibilities : Faculty designated as Program Directors are responsible for the oversight and management of their specific program curricula across the college.

To meet this responsibility Program Directors must :

• Review program curriculum to ensure materials are up-to-date
• Review courses within their respective programs
• Review text books, equipment, and materials
• Create and modify course control document as necessary
• Work with program coordinators to ensure consistency of delivery across campuses
• Meet with local advisory boards to ensure programs meet community / employer needs
• Develop and monitor externship programs
• Prepare for and facilitate annual faculty convocation to ensure programs are up-to-date

Faculty Responsibilities : As Faculty Members, Program Directors are also responsible for course delivery at their campus.

This includes the following core areas :

Prepare Course Plans and Materials :

• Review Course Control Document (CCD)
• Prepare syllabus
• Create lesson plans
• Create exams, quizzes, and projects / assignments
• Coordinate with librarian and bookstore for availability of materials

Deliver Courses :

• Administer pre-test / post-test
• Deliver lectures / facilitate labs
• Grade projects and exams
• Provide progress reports / mid-term feedback
• Maintain grade book
• Enforce policies (attendance, dress code, no food and drink)

Monitor Progress / Attendance :

• Monitor student progress and follow-up as needed
• Take daily attendance and enforce attendance policy
• Follow-up with students who miss a class (phone calls)
• Report attendance issues to the Dean

Advise Students :

• Answer student questions
• Be available for one-on-one assistance / tutoring

Record Grades and Submit Reports :

• Maintain grade books
• Adhere to departmental grading policies
• Provide Dean with weekly reports
• Provide students with mid-term evaluations
• Submit final grades

Other Duties Adjunct and Full-time Faculty :

• Monitor equipment and supply needs
• Maintain classroom
• Maintain any relevant licensures and certifications

Other Duties Full-time Faculty :

• Attend campus faculty meetings
• Participate in committees and knowledge sharing forums
• Prepare for and participate in convocation

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands are those required in a professional office setting and higher education teaching environment : communicating with coworkers, presenting to a classroom of students (virtual classrooms for on-line), demonstrating procedures and techniques, and getting to and from appropriate classes and offices.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

Professional office setting : moderate noise levels and controlled indoor climate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

LOCATION :

This position is an onsite position located at your campus unless otherwise determined by the Executive Director and / or designee.

Any changes must be reviewed by the Campus President and all final approvals must come from the Executive Director and / or designee.

Job Specification Program Director

Program Director is responsible for managing the development and monitoring of specific assigned academic programs. This includes coordinating with campus level Program Coordinators and program faculty to ensure consistent and high quality delivery.

Below is an inclusive but not exhaustive list of various knowledge, skills, and other characteristics that are necessary for effective performance in the Program Director position.

Knowledge : All Program Directors must have education and relevant expertise within their specific discipline related to the program or specific courses they teach.

Program Directors must also have knowledge of :

• Academic administration
• Curriculum development
• Business planning
• Skills :
• Management communicating with and facilitating discussions among a diverse range of highly educated professionals across a variety of disciplines
• Goal setting setting reasonable, yet high targets, and creating a plan for attaining those targets
• Planning organizing and prioritizing the needs and goals of several programs and departments
• Experience Training : Experience in an academic environment, and particularly in a career college environment, is of great importance.

Work experience in the following areas is highly valued :

• Academic administration (college / university level)
• Career college teaching / management (program / department chair)
• Professional / executive education (administration)

Note : Nothing in this job specification restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.