Full- Time Cardiovascular Sonography Director Clinical Education

San Diego Campus • $115-119K DOE • $2000 sign-on bonus

About the role

The Cardiovascular Sonography Director of Clinical Education ensures the availability of clinical sites for the educational experience of Cardiovascular Sonography students. This role prepares students for their clinical experience through lab practice, classroom lectures, and scheduling of physicals, background checks, and/or drug testing required for clinical placement.

All Concorde associates are required to display professionalism and uphold Concorde’s Mission and the core values of respect for the individual, integrity, teamwork, customer service, and achievement.

Responsibilities

• Initiate, administer, assess, and document clinical education programs.
• Secure new clinical affiliation agreements (contracts) as required by the program.
• Maintain affiliation agreements and ensure timely renewals of expiring contracts.
• Develop, monitor, and refine the clinical education component of the curriculum.
• Coordinate clinical education with didactic education as assigned by the program director and schedule students in appropriate clinical rotations.
• Evaluate and ensure the appropriateness/effectiveness of all clinical education affiliates.
• Ensure proper and complete documentation of all visits to clinical sites.
• Visit clinical affiliates at regular intervals to ensure students meet clinical objectives and all requirements for clinical education are met.
• Review and maintain students’ records related to immunizations, background checks, and drug testing to assure compliance with Concorde and individual affiliate requirements prior to placing students at clinical sites.
• Serve as Instructor of Record or assist with instruction in didactic/laboratory courses as assigned and within accreditor guidelines.
• Provide support and supervision to ensure programmatic and institutional completion, licensure, and placement outcomes are met.
• Orient and train clinical instructors and/or preceptors at clinical sites.
• Maintain supervisory responsibility of all students attending a clinical site.
• Advise, coach, and mentor students as appropriate and necessary.
• Be available in person, by phone, or other methods of communication to solve problems as they arise at any time a student is in clinic.
• Ensure that clinical documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained securely as directed by the Program Director.
• Assist with all requirements of programmatic and institutional accreditors including advisory committee meetings, scheduled and unannounced visits, annual reports, self-studies, and responses.
• Assist with performance feedback, including formal classroom observations, for instructional faculty as appropriate and be open to coaching from the Program Director or Academic Dean.
• Participate in community involvement and local/national societies if requested.
• Attend all program graduation ceremonies.
• Work independently and coordinate work with colleagues and peers.
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Director.

Supervisory Responsibility

• Supervise students in the classroom and at clinical sites/laboratory.
• Schedule and supervise clinical instructors to ensure all clinical students are seen as required by the program.
• Assume the Program Director’s duties and responsibilities in their absence.
• Establish and maintain a high-performance team of professional, motivated, and engaged staff through effective training, performance management, and career-development activities.
• Lead staff to achieve established business results and performance metrics.
• Recognize and reward employee contributions and achievements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of an Associate’s degree in Cardiovascular Sonography or related field.
• Four years of full-time professional experience as a cardiac sonographer.
• Must be ARDMS RDCS with Adult Echocardiography (AE) OR CCI Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS).
• Documented coursework in instructional methodologies, evaluation and assessment, and demonstrated proficiency in curriculum development.
• Preferred experience with educating students in a clinical setting.
• Strong communication, organization, interpersonal, problem-solving, and counseling skills.
• Current knowledge and skill in the use of information and computer technology (word processing, email, database) or proven ability to learn these skills.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Standard Abilities

• Able and willing to communicate, think, learn, and reason.
• Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to process transactions, store documents, enter data, or perform assigned tasks.
• Safely ambulate and/or maneuver when on-site at Company locations.
• Demonstrate and utilize active listening, inductive reasoning, information ordering, and category flexibility.
• Use good judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion.
• Work in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential and multiple projects are worked simultaneously.
• Gain, understand, and apply information and data as it relates to essential functions of the position.
• Foster long-term relationships with stakeholders.

Benefits

• Tuition Waiver: Enjoy a tuition waiver after 6 months of employment for you and your immediate family at UTI and Concorde campuses.
• Paid Time Off: Competitive paid time off programs for employees (Vacation, Sick, Flexible).
• Retirement Matching: 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions after 90 days.
• Paid Parental Leave: 4 weeks of paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents to bond with a new baby.
• Competitive Insurance: Health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your dependents.
• Pet Insurance: Competitive coverage for your furry family members through ASPCA Health Plan.
• Health Plan Enrollment: Eligibility starts the first of the month following one full month of employment.