The Program Director is responsible for the direction and overall success of the online Healthcare Management and Management Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS) Programs. . This includes (but is not limited to) faculty selection, supervision, evaluation and development, curriculum and program development and improvement, student recruitment and problem solving, program and course outcomes assessment. The Program Director of Healthcare Management and Management (HCM/MGT) is also responsible for developing and administering the annual program budget, academic advising for assigned students and performing other related duties as assigned.
The Program Director of HCM/MGT must have a commitment to the college mission, diversity and inclusion, and the centrality of learning for student success. A strong commitment to academic integrity, and experience teaching at the undergraduate level, with online program development and delivery, in the supervision of the work of others, in the delivery of remote student services; and/or a combination of education, training and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position.
The Program Director HCM/MGT must have a broad understanding of academic fields; vision and creativity with respect to program design, assessment, standards and development; strong organization skills including the ability to manage diverse tasks at the same time. The Program Director HCM/MGT must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to coalesce diverse constituents around common purposes and goals and actions with appropriate speed to completion.
Program Director Duties also include teaching three courses (up to 9 credits)annuallyacross the Summer, Fall or Spring semesters.
Minimum Qualifications:
Master's degree in Administration, Business, Health Science, Healthcare Management/Leadership/Administration or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution, and a prior record of professional leadership. The Program Director HCM/MGT must possess full-time professional experience in a related field and have a minimum of one to three years' teaching experience in higher education with online programs.
Preferred Qualifications:
Earned Doctorate in Healthcare Administration, Business, Leadership, or closely related field from a regionally accredited institution, five to ten years' experience as an Instructor in higher education with online programs, three to five years of supervisory and/or management experience in higher education administration, new online program development, and experience with budget management. Experience with grant-seeking preferred.
HCM/MGT Program Director Duties and Responsibilities
Resources
Developing, maintaining, and managing program budgets
Determining appropriate levels of critical resources and ensuring financial support for these resources through requests
Ensure best in class online program delivery in coordination with the Director of Digital Learning and other campus departments
Participating in institutional advancement activities, grants, and other sources of funding for the program(s)
Participate in grant-seeking/writing activities as appropriate
Faculty/Staff
Ensuring faculty and staff are appropriately credentialed and are maintaining currency in their field
Ensuring faculty and staff are meeting or exceeding the expectations of their job and in compliance with the collective bargaining agreement
Assignment of faculty to courses each semester, including assignment of overload
Evaluation of faculty and staff according to arranged schedules
Mentoring, training and team building for faculty and staff
Participate in recruitment and search committees to secure appropriate faculty and staff for the program(s) and the college
Maintains a Program Advisory Council which meets at least once a year and which provides feedback on program currency which is then used in program planning activities and to evaluate the curriculum and other program features
Students
Participating with other departments to assure that appropriate support services are available to students enrolled in the program
Maintaining an organized process to address student concerns
Providing students with timely response to concerns
Ensuring that students in the program are receiving appropriate advisement
Curriculum, Assessment & Currency
Responsibility for planning, implementation and evaluation of program curriculum, including following processes whenever content of the curriculum needs to be changed. Evaluates program status in relation to New York State inventory of registered programs to ensure a match
Evaluating curriculum to ensure that it is accessible to students, using such methods as compressed schedules, decreasing the number of credits, provision of credits for experience, provision of online courses, etc.
Ensuring that all faculty measure, report on, and apply the results of college student learning outcomes within their courses
Developing and maintaining an outcomes assessment plan, embedded in a 3-year program plan, to improve program quality on a continuous basis
Monitor external changes, such as legislation and regulations, which may impact the program currency, its graduates, and its curriculum
Providing appropriate communication and other information to internal and external constituents about program offerings, activities, and program policies
Completing an annual report which provides information on program strengths and weaknesses and which includes a 3-year program plan with associated outcomes assessment
Demonstrates evidence of maintaining currency in the program discipline and/or in trends in higher education through readings, webinars, and attendance at conferences and workshops
Contribute to the development of new program ideas, new delivery modalities, and new ways of making the program accessible to students
Enrollment
Monitoring program enrollment trends
Participating with admissions and enrollment management to provide enrollment forecasts
Participating in outreach and recruitment activities for the program as requested
