Director of Clinical Education

Responsibilities

The Director of Clinical Education’s primary responsibilities are to plan, coordinate, facilitate, administer, and monitor activities on behalf of the academic program and in coordination with academic and clinical faculty.

• Communication between Maryville University and the Affiliated Clinical Education Sites
• Clinical Education Program Planning, Implementation, and Assessment
• Clinical Site and Clinical Faculty Development
• Preparation of students for clinical experiences and advising students on clinical selection
• Evaluation of student performance in cooperation with the program director, other faculty, and the clinical instructor

Overseeing Clinical Experiences

• Ensure all students are ready to enter clinical experiences and have the opportunity for success:
  • Review all clinical experiences evaluations by the students and clinical instructors to facilitate change in the clinical experience if needed.
  • Oversee and review all clinical site visits scheduling of faculty and review of documentation post-visit to ensure success of the students.
  • Present all students and their clinical placements to the faculty for review to ensure students have met the following areas to move into clinical experiences:
    • Safety
    • Professional Behavior
    • Communication
    • Knowledge
  • Monitor and track all students' progress through clinical experiences.

Managing the Business of Clinical Education

• Present to faculty CPI Results (Overall and Individual Student) and any comments/issues by clinical instructors that may need to be addressed by the program.
• Update the clinical handbook annually and ensure students and clinical sites are aware of any updates.
• Utilize the EXXAT system for clinical updates and site/student matching process.
• Meet deadlines for:
  • Maryville University Legal Team (contracts and issues related to NC-SARA)
  • EXXAT for clinic matching
  • All reports needed for CAPTE, HLC, and any other university requirements.

Clinical Management

• Ensure all clinical sites are updated and current. On March 1st each year, a request for clinical slots the following year is sent.
• Establish agreements with clinical experience sites and ensure all clinical site agreements are current.
• Ensure all clinical instructors meet requirements and are qualified to be a clinical instructor.
• Ensure all clinical instructors are trained in the use of the CPI.
• Ensure all students are submitted into the system going into the 5th year and matched to sites according to the established timeline; current 6th year students are matched for their three terminal clinical experiences in early fall. Then, 5th year students are matched for their first integrated clinical experience.
• Ensure all communication with clinical sites is updated and current.
• Ensure all documentation for each clinical experience is up to date and provided with clinical sites with letters regarding student placement.

Requirements

To perform this job satisfactorily, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability, and environmental conditions required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Knowledge

• Must be PT-licensed (or eligible for license) in the State of Missouri.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Experience in clinical education as a clinical instructor, site coordinator, previous DCE experience, and have completed 3.0 CPI Training.

Required Formal Education

• Doctor of PT Degree and board certification or Advanced Academic degree.

The above statements describe the job's essential responsibilities and requirements. They are not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be assigned to job incumbents.