DMS - Specialty Concentration Coordinator - Adult Echo and Vascular

Responsibilities

• Cook up and oversee the curriculum and educational content for the Adult Echo and Vascular Sonography concentration within the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program.
• Maintain academic and clinical standards in accordance with accrediting bodies (CAAHEP, JRC-DMS).
• Develop and update course materials, assessments, and other educational resources for the concentration.
• Collaborate with faculty to plan, evaluate, and enhance course offerings, ensuring integration of current trends and technologies in echo and vascular sonography.
• Mentor, counsel and advise students, providing academic and career guidance in the field of adult echocardiography and vascular sonography.
• Cook up, evaluate and supervise clinical rotations, ensuring students gain the necessary hands-on experience in adult echo and vascular procedures.
• Foster relationships with local healthcare organizations and industry professionals to support internship opportunities, clinical placements, and job placement for graduates.
• Aid with program assessments, accreditation processes, and other administrative duties as assigned by the Program Director.
• Maintain all student clinical records in conjunction with Clinical Coordinator including calculation of quarterly grades.
• Review and revise performance objectives to assure valid clinical learning experiences.
• Maintain student data and analyze retention rates, credential pass rate, employer/student surveys.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Required, Master’s Degree Preferred.
• Credentials: Current RDCS or CCI credential (required), RDMS credential preferred; candidates holding both RDCS and RDMS credentials are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Experience: Must have documented experience in supervision, instruction, evaluation, student guidance and in educational theories and techniques. Evidence the equivalent of two years’ full-time clinical experience as a registered sonographer in the field. Evidence proficiency in curriculum development, instructional methodologies, evaluation and assessment, supervision, instruction, education, and counseling.