Associate Director, Clinical Education (ADCE) Hybrid Immersion Program

About the role

The Associate Director of Clinical Education (ADCE) is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the clinical education portion of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) curriculum. This is a faculty position with teaching, scholarship, advisement, and service responsibilities in addition to the administration of clinical education. This position requires significant contact with students, outside constituents, professional consortiums, and ADCE faculty at the other USAHS campuses. This position specifically supports the Hybrid Immersion Pathway.

Responsibilities

• Course management
• Prepares and delivers course instruction as assigned
• Maintains environment conducive to learning and facilitates student participation
• Affirms student performance, monitors student progress, and provides timely feedback
• Interacts with program faculty at all campuses regarding clinical education and doctoral experiential component/residency curriculum
• Advisement
• Advises entry-level students with academic and/or professional and personal issues
• Scholarship
• Sets scholarship plan, implements plan as prescribed by accreditation standards
• Service
• Serves on programmatic and university committees as assigned
• Serves as university liaison in community and/or professional activities
• 5. Clinical Education Program Planning, Implementation, and Assessment
• Develops students as clinicians in all domains of professional clinical practice; appropriately assesses student learning and performance
• Clinical Education Program Planning, Implementation, and Assessment
• Coordinates or participates in the development of clinical education faculty
• Analyzes the clinical education and doctoral experiential component/residency program academic outcomes for compliance to accreditation standards
• Advances the vision of the profession and delivers new ideas with a forward-looking perspective of clinical education
• Appropriately communicates to faculty and program directors on student and clinical education curriculum outcomes

Essential Duties and Responsibilities with Clinical Education Department

• Communicates between the Academic Institution and Affiliated Clinical Education Sites
• Communicates and oversees communication with Center Coordinators of Clinical Education (CCCEs), Site Coordinators of Clinical Education (SCCEs), Clinical Instructors (CIs), and students to assess student performance. Provides guidance and support as required to problem solve and discuss pertinent issues with students, CIs, CCCEs
• Places, supervises, and communicates with students while on clinical experiences
• Evaluates each clinical education site through student feedback, on-site visits, and ongoing communications, and routinely shares this information with academic and clinical faculties
• Clinical Site Development
• Maintains the procedures for clinical site selection, utilization, and assessment
• Maintains an adequate number of clinical education sites relative to quality, quantity and diversity of learning experiences to meet the educational needs of students, the philosophy and outcomes of the program, and CAPTE evaluative criteria
• Provides clinical education site development through ongoing evaluation and assessment of strengths and areas for development (e.g., in service training, discontinue student placements) as approved by the Program Directors
• Clinical Faculty Development
• Collaborates with clinical faculty to promote, coordinate, plan, and provide clinical faculty development opportunities using effective instructional methodologies and technologies with approval of the Program Directors
• Encourages clinical faculty to participate in local, statewide, and national forums
• Maintains knowledge of current trends in health care and its effect on clinical education and apprises clinical educators and faculty of any changing trends
• Mentors other academic faculty about their role and responsibilities related to clinical education (e.g., clinical site visits, determining readiness for the clinic)
• Works under the direction of the Clinical Education Department Head to support a collaborative environment in the clinical education office with behaviors such as:
• Demonstrates mutual respect for each member of the team and the policies of the university; displays positive interpersonal relationships
• Being attentive to staff job responsibilities and chain of command
• Participating in the planning and coordination of clinical education functions
• Communicating regularly and clearly with all members of the team
• Demonstrates a productive attitude toward improvement processes within the department

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Other responsibilities as assigned by the Academic Program Director

Position in Organization

Reports to: Academic Program Director/Assistant Academic Program Director

Collaborates with: Clinical and Career Services Personal, Clinical Education Associates (CEAs), Clinical Support Specialists (CSSs), and Records Administrators (RAs)

Technical, Managerial & People Skills Required

• Committed to Mission and Values - Has a clear understanding of institution’s mission and values. Has a passion for facilitating learning and for enabling students to navigate their own learning journey.
• Contribute Knowledge to the Discipline - Compelled by the opportunity to contribute through research, scholarship professional practice or creativity.
• Accountable - Takes personal responsibility for own goals and outcomes to ensure student success. Establishes clear expectations, follows through on commitments to students and holds them accountable for assignments and performance
• Collaborative - Works cooperatively with others across the institution and beyond, including the community and through partnerships. Represents own interests while being inclusive and fair to others.
• Communicates Effectively - Adapts oral and written communication approach and style to the audience and based on the message. Also listens attentively to others.
• Drives Engagement - Makes students feel welcome, understood and valued. Creates a learning environment that is compelling, challenging and productive.
• Academic Discipline Expertise - Has sufficient credentials, industry expertise and/or experience in the discipline to effectively lead and mentor clinical education programs.