Program Chair

About the role

If you’re a self-motivated, experienced education manager with a passion for the healthcare field and you have a desire to help others succeed, we want to hear from you! We’re looking for a dedicated Medical Assisting Program Chair to join our Fort Worth Campus and assist the Campus Dean in leading the Campus’s medical assisting program, along with managing department personnel and student relations.

Responsibilities

• Helps to develop the curriculum for his or her department.
• Assists in the recruitment, orientation, and training of faculty.
• Provides suggestions and recommendations as to the hiring, firing, promotion, demotion, discipline, or any other change of status for an employee under his or her direct supervision to the Campus Dean; suggestions and recommendations are given particular weight.
• Exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to specific subject matter areas under his or her administrative guidance.
• Adheres to all Company policies and procedures and operates within state and federal statutes and regulations and within standards of accreditation at all times.
• Assists in organizing student orientations and graduation ceremonies and participates in such activities.
• Assists in organizing Program Advisory Committee (PAC) meetings in his or her department and attends such meetings.
• Monitors students’ attendance and attrition.
• Controls attrition for his or her department.
• Researches and implements technological changes in his or her field.
• Completes CPR training or the relevant refresher course, if required.
• Supervises, coordinates, and customarily and regularly directs the work of all employees in his or her academic program.
• Provides assistance and support to the Campus Dean in the implementation of academic program objectives and for positive outcomes.
• Teaches courses as required.
• Travels as required.
• Performs other duties or special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• An associate degree or higher in medical assisting, nursing, chiropractic sciences, medicine, or healthcare-related discipline.
• Must hold a current RMA, CCMA, or similar certification.
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience as a medical assistant or healthcare provider, at least one (1) year of in-class teaching experience.

Benefits

• competitive salary
• health
• dental
• disability
• life
• vision
• 401K
• flexible spending accounts