Allied Health Director

About the role

The Director of Allied Health Programs is responsible for the administration and support of the College’s non-credit Allied Health programs, including initial certification classes, continuing education for medical professionals, classes for individuals seeking to pursue registration as a nurse aide or phlebotomist, and specialty continuing education classes for related health care professionals.

Responsibilities

• Teaching, hiring, training, and assisting instructors in allied health programs.
• Maintains collaborative working relationships with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina Board of Nursing to ensure all training content and program requirements meet applicable standards and regulations.
• Manages and oversees every aspect of program development and maintenance.
• Actively recruits students to the program.
• Provides demonstrated evidence of retention effort for the program.
• Hires, supervises, and evaluates adjunct instructors for the program.
• Schedules all course work for each enrollment period.
• Sets up accurate records to the appropriate college entities.
• Oversees the evaluation and ordering of textbooks for coursework that falls within the program area.
• Participates in professional development and other relevant activities.
• Serves as the primary planning leader for his/her program area.
• Engages and maintains an external advisory committee for the program which he/she oversees.
• Advises students in his/her program area.
• Keeps an advisee record for ALL active advisees.
• Manages budget for his/her area in a timely fashion.
• Performs internal audits of the program's progress and needs on a timely basis.
• Attends state, national, and local meetings geared toward program's growth and enhancement.
• Keeps program curriculum competitive and up to date.
• Participates in college-wide committees and functions.
• Provides positive feedback on student success within the program to the administration and fosters positive alumnae relationships between graduates and the college.

Requirements

• Aceessory Degree in Nursing required.
• Current, unencumbered North Carolina RN license with at least 2 years of work experience (4000 hours) as a registered nurse.
• At least one year (2000 hours) of RN experience in the provision of long term care facility services demonstrated by: working in a long term care facility licensed as a skilled nursing facility or a skilled nursing facility which is a distinct part of a hospital, OR supervising or teaching students in a long term care facility licensed as a skilled nursing facility or a skilled nursing facility which is a distinct part of a hospital.

Qualifications

Roanoke-Chowan Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, sex, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, veteran status, or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law).