What are the responsibilities and job description for the Radiation Therapy Program Director position at MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY?
POSITION SUMMARY: This is a non-tenure track full-time Teaching Faculty position. Provides Leadership of educational services through the administration of financial, physical, and human resources necessary for instruction in Radiation Therapy.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
In collaboration with program faculty:
- Assures effective program operations
- Fosters achievement of program goals through general management of financial, physical, and human resources
- Assumes leadership role in the development and structure of the program admissions criteria for applicants, and participates in efforts of student recruitment
- Assumes didactic responsibilities and functions within the position description of full-time faculty as needed
- Maintains current knowledge of the professional discipline and educational methodologies through continuing professional development
- Provides continuity of learning objectives, assuring effective program operation
- Provides student guidance and academic counseling as appropriate
- Maintains confidentiality in all student matters
- Facilitates and documents accurate communication of program policies and procedures to students
- Establishes appropriate communication and feedback procedures for student concerns
- Oversees ongoing program accreditation and assessment processes
- Actively coordinates and conducts the procedures required to achieve and maintain program accreditation
- Develops and refines the program's master plan of education, including short- and long-term goals and objectives
- Evaluates program effectiveness through outcomes assessment, student evaluation, and peer review of faculty, exit interviews, and surveys of graduates. Coordinates development and revision of course descriptions and outlines
- Evaluates plans for educational delivery of didactic, laboratory, and clinical experiences to facilitate the achievement of program goals
- Conducts periodic assessment of program effectiveness through providing leadership in the continued development of the program and its faculty
- Participates in budget planning
- Contributes to the formulation of appropriate program budget planning
- Exhibits positive interactions with the students, faculty, and institutional administration, enhancing cooperation and mutual benefit
- Creates a positive environment for learning
- Participates in department/college/university committees, consistent with the goals of the program and sponsoring institution
THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR SHALL NOT BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY EDUCATIONALLY UNRELATED FUNCTIONS.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Holds, at a minimum, a master’s degree
- Is proficient in curriculum design, program administration, evaluation, instruction, and academic advising.
- Documents three years of clinical experience in the professional discipline
- Documents two years of experience as an instructor in a JRCERT-accredited program
- Holds current American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) certification and registration in radiation therapy
- Shall be knowledgeable of program-related revenue, costs, and benefits and exhibit proficiency in budgeting and cost/benefit analyses, as required by sponsoring institutions.
- Shall meet the criteria for the position as established by the sponsoring institution and accreditation agencies.
- Shall be employed full-time as a program official, as indicated by accreditation agencies.