Program Director, AS Biomedical Engineering Technology (BMET)

About the role

The Program Director for the Associate of Science in Biomedical Engineering Technology (AS-BMET) serves as the on-site program head responsible for the leadership, academic quality, operational management, and continuous improvement of the BMET program. The Program Director ensures that the program is delivered in full compliance with the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) Standards of Accreditation, applicable state and federal regulations, and HCI College’s institutional policies. This is a full-time, on-site position responsible for administering all occupational components of the program, supervising faculty, engaging employer partners, and ensuring that graduates achieve the knowledge, technical skills, and professional competencies required for employment as entry-level Biomedical Equipment Technicians (BMETs). This position satisfies ACCSC’s program-head requirement for each distinct occupational area that leads to an academic degree, and supports ACCSC’s full-time on-site management and administrative capacity requirement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the on-site program head for the AS-BMET program, providing day-to-day leadership for all occupational components.
• Ensure the program’s mission, educational objectives, program learning outcomes, and course-level outcomes are current, published, and consistently implemented.
• Administer curriculum design, sequencing, textbook selection, laboratory activities, and program length to ensure graduates achieve entry-level BMET competencies.
• Maintain alignment with recognized industry standards, including AAMI CBET body of knowledge, FDA, Joint Commission, NFPA 99, and IEC 80001 where applicable.
• Lead ongoing review, evaluation, and revision of the BMET curriculum, incorporating input from the Program Advisory Committee (PAC), employers, faculty, students, and graduates.
• Conduct and document annual program effectiveness assessment consistent with ACCSC standards on educational effectiveness.
• Establish and monitor benchmarks for student retention, graduation, credentialing (CBET), and graduate employment in the field, and implement corrective action when benchmarks are not met.
• Recruit, hire