Director - School of Physical Therapy

Responsibilities

• Assure program approval for accreditation or licensure by the Nevada Postsecondary Education Commission, Middle States Commission on Higher Education Accreditation and related agencies.
• Career Development
  • Coordinate the School of Physical Therapy’s development and implementation of the Strategic Planning Process.
  • Develop, review, and justify the SOPT budget with recommendations to the Dean of the College of Health and Human Services.
  • Maintain open communication with the Commission of Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) including notification of University, College, and School/ Departmental leadership changes.
  • Engage in leadership activities which are in concert with organizational direction.
  • Assure SOPT committees have appropriate representation, leadership, and minutes of activities.
  • Aid appropriate institutional support departments in preparation of promotional materials.
  • Work with appropriate personnel to develop/implement current and projected programs.
  • Collaborate with the Dean and Institutional Advancement on relevant grant and philanthropic activities.
• Community Engagement
  • Establish positive relationships with community agencies, advisory committees, and other academic institutions.
  • Be the lead initiator, when appropriate, in customized or specialized partnerships with external healthcare agencies, foundations, organizations and/or schools.
  • Facilitate faculty in the development, review, and enforcement of admission criteria for the program.
  • Aid the Director of Admissions in the recruitment of qualified students to the program.
  • Support faculty, admissions, and marketing department in their efforts to market academic programs.
  • With appropriate administrators, mediate academic student problems and concerns.
  • In cooperation with Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, monitor student enrollment trends and registration to effectively coordinate master schedules, teaching schedules, program requirements, and classroom/faculty utilization.
• Hiring and Management
  • Recruit and recommend staff and faculty for hire.
  • Facilitate program faculty to establish criteria for the selection of new full-time faculty, manage the hiring process, and collaborate with the Dean of The College of Health and Human Services in their final selection according to TUN guidelines and external accreditation/approval regulations.
  • Promote, encourage, and facilitate professional development activities and orientation of Faculty.
  • Promote, encourage, and facilitate scholarly productivity and related activities of faculty.
  • Promote, encourage, and facilitate service opportunities for faculty in the SOPT, TUN, professional associations, and civic/community groups.
  • Provide an annual faculty development and evaluation plan for each member of the PT faculty.
• Curriculum and Program Management
  • Oversee the development and implementation of the Physical Therapy curriculum.
  • Collaborate with faculty and the Dean of the College of Health and Human Services to ensure the curriculum is current, relevant, and successfully preparing students for productive careers.
  • Facilitate the establishment of clinical agreements and clinical placements for students by the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education (ACCE).
  • Facilitate academic program review and outcomes assessment processes.
  • Monitor program effectiveness on a scheduled basis.
  • Evaluate performance of individual faculty and staff.
  • Assure compliance with CAPTE Evaluative Criteria and maintain program development to pace with the changing healthcare environment and professional standards.
• Teaching and Research
  • Teach didactic and clinical courses in area of specialty.
  • Conduct and report appropriate research and other scholarly activity.

  Qualifications

  • Licensed physical therapist and eligible for licensure as a physical therapist in Nevada.
  • Doctoral in Physical Therapy (DPT), Earned Academic doctorate, individuals in candidate status will be considered.
  • Minimum of five years’ experience as a physical therapy clinician.
  • Five years’ experience full-time teaching in a CAPTE accredited physical therapy program.
  • A record of successful teaching performance.
  • Two years’ experience in a higher education program leadership role or completion of the American Physical Therapy Association Leadership Training program preferred.

  Skills & Abilities

  • Ability to multi-task
  • Supervisory skills
  • Knowledge of physical therapy curriculum and accreditation processes
  • Clinical Expertise
  • Ability to teach effectively
  • Strong record keeping skills
  • Strong written and verbal skills
  • Good organizational skills
  • Leadership abilities