Director of Healthcare Programs

Under limited supervision, directs students and Instructors including Nurse Aid Coordinator in healthcare education and Command Spanish programs both in the classroom/lab and in a clinical setting and performs related administrative and recordkeeping duties. Is responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of all healthcare programs within the Division of Health Sciences. Reports to the Dean of Health Sciences. Ensures instructor coverage of all healthcare programs during all instructional periods which may include conducting class or clinical rotations if necessary. Directs administrative duties of the department to include review of current programs and courses and planning development and implementation of new programs. Oversees student orientation session; evaluation and selection of textbooks; reviews and approves lesson plans, course syllabi, handouts, tests, etc.; Directs and ensures completion of various reports and forms related to classes including yearly reports, grade reports, attendance sheets/rosters, clinical experience records as required by governing agencies Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) and North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) to maintain approval of applicable programs. Duties include conducting regular needs assessment of healthcare employers to determine training needs; holding advisory committee and focus group meetings to ensure healthcare program delivery meets the needs of local employers as well as students. Supervises to ensures that programs meet requirements of governing agencies (DHSR) and NCBON); preparing, evaluating, and revising the curriculum; developing, planning, and implementing courses; coordinating the use of facilities; procuring supplies and equipment for classes and labs; contracting with clinical facilities regarding clinical experiences of students; planning schedules for clinical rotation for students; implementing policies; providing support to instructors and staff; directing and overseeing the efficient completion of all administrative forms; evaluating the program; marketing the program, maintaining equipment and supplies, etc. Conforms with the health requirements/screening for clinical agencies and presents a certificate of health as requested. Directs and oversees the work of instructor(s) in the Department. Performs such supervisory duties as instructing; assigning, reviewing, and planning work of others; maintaining standards; coordinating activities; allocating personnel; acting on employee problems; selecting new employees; and recommending disciplinary actions, discharges, and salary increases. Actively recruits students, advises and counsels students, assists students with class registration, with career and job placement and contacts, writing letters of recommendation, etc. Ensures completion of various student forms such as attendance records, grade sheets, clinical experience records, health records, by department staff and instructors. Ensures student records provided to clinical sites conform to Pitt Community College policies and directives. Responds to phone calls, providing information and answering inquiries as appropriate. Remains active in professional organizations and activities. Keeps abreast of newest research and technological advances relative to nurse aide education courses by reading professional journals and attending seminars, conferences, meetings, etc. Maintains good working relationships and communicates information within the Division and with all departments/divisions on campus. Receives, reviews, processes, files and/or submits a variety of documents and reports such as attendance report, grade sheets, evaluation forms, schedules, annual objectives, and various other forms, memos, and general letters of correspondence. Maintains files of instructional and administrative materials. Oversees and directs marketing efforts of the department. Receives reviews and ensures accuracy and compliance of various records and reports including attendance sheets, inquiries, issues, records, reports, correspondence, memos, etc. Refers to policy and procedure manuals, computer manuals, codes / laws / regulations, publications and reference texts, etc. Operates, utilizes, and maintains various types of office and medical equipment and supplies including computer, adding machine, medical monitors, stethoscope, calipers, diagnostic tools, IV equipment, general office and medical supplies, etc. Ensures adequate resources are provided to staff and faculty under this department to perform job duties and responsibilities. Interacts and communicates with various groups and individuals including immediate supervisor, co-workers, staff, and the general public. Serves on various College committees and organizations and attends meetings as required. Performs other duties as required. Associate degree in nursing; a current unencumbered North Carolina Registered Nurse license; two years' experience as a Registered Nurse; one year experience in the provision of long term care facility services, or experience supervising or teaching students in a long term care facility, or experience in a skilled nursing facility which is a distinct division of a hospital; experience teaching adults or supervising nurse aides; and one year of experience providing care for the elderly or chronically ill. Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of types of office and medical equipment including computer, medical monitors, stethoscope, diagnostic tools, IV equipment, etc. Must be physically able to exert up to fifty pounds of force occasionally and/or frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Physical demands are in excess of sedentary work; position requires walking, standing, stooping, reaching, crouching, fingering, grasping, etc. for extended periods of time. Must be able to lift and/or carry weights of approximately one hundred pounds. Must be able to perceive attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of receptors in skin, particularly those of fingertips. Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things. Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. Includes the giving of instructions to students and staff. Includes the receiving of information and instructions from supervisor. Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of documents, reports, and various books such as various manuals, PCC handbook and catalog, various texts, PCC FACT book, etc. Requires the ability to prepare various documents and reports such as lesson plans, grade/evaluation reports, attendance report, yearly reports, student records, etc., using the proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar. Requires the ability to communicate with co-workers, supervisor, subordinates, other PCC personnel, etc. with poise, voice control, and confidence. Requires the ability to be conversant in the theory, principles, and methods of effective and persuasive speaking, voice and diction, phonetics, and discussion and debate. Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems; to deal with nonverbal symbolism in its most difficult phases; to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables; to comprehend the most abstruse classes of concepts. Requires the ability to apply rational systems such as education (teaching), nursing, etc., in order to solve problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables. Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information and to follow verbal and written instructions. Must be able to instruct others via effective verbal communication. Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers; determine percentages and decimals; determine time and weight; and apply algebraic principles. Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape. Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes in utilizing automated office and medical equipment, etc. Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, office and medical equipment, control knobs, switches, etc. Must have high levels of eye/hand/foot coordination. Color Discrimination and Visual Acuity: Requires the ability to differentiate colors and shades of color; requires the visual acuity to determine depth perception, night vision, peripheral vision, inspection for small parts; preparing and analyzing written or computer data, etc. Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under high stress when confronted with an emergency. Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and/or hear (talking - expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing - perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Knowledge of Job: Has thorough knowledge of the methods, policies, and procedures of the Health Sciences Division of the Academic Affairs Department as they pertain to the performance of duties of the Instructor/Coordinator Nurse Aide. Has considerable knowledge of the practices, procedures, rules and regulations of the Division and the College as they pertain to the position. Has comprehensive knowledge of the Department. Has extensive knowledge of the subject matter and courses taught. Has excellent knowledge of techniques, practices, and procedures to effectively instruct others . click apply for full job details