Director, Physical Therapy Assistant Programs

Lead the next generation of healthcare professionals while shaping the future of physical therapy education.

Mohave College is seeking an experienced and visionary Director of Physical Therapist Assistant Programs to guide and grow a high-impact academic program dedicated to preparing students for meaningful careers in rehabilitation and patient care. This role blends leadership, clinical expertise, and educational innovation to ensure students receive exceptional training that meets the evolving needs of healthcare systems and communities.

As Director, you will oversee program operations, accreditation compliance, curriculum quality, and faculty collaboration while fostering strong partnerships with healthcare providers for clinical learning opportunities. This position offers the opportunity to influence student success, advance healthcare workforce development, and lead a program that directly improves patient outcomes across the region.

If you are passionate about mentoring future clinicians, strengthening healthcare education, and building programs that make a lasting impact in communities, this is an opportunity to lead with purpose.

See more details here.

What We’ll Love About You

• You are passionate about educating and mentoring future physical therapy professionals.
• You bring strong leadership and program management experience in allied health or rehabilitation education.
• You understand the importance of accreditation standards, clinical partnerships, and student outcomes.
• You enjoy collaborating with healthcare providers, faculty, and community partners to strengthen clinical education.
• You balance clinical expertise with academic leadership, ensuring both compliance and innovation within the program.
• You are motivated by the opportunity to expand access to healthcare education in rural and underserved communities.

What You’ll Love About Us

• We create the future. At Mohave College, curiosity drives everything we do. We inspire innovation, take smart risks, and transform challenges into opportunities for growth. Together, we design new possibilities—learning from both our successes and our setbacks as we shape the future of education and workforce development.
• We engage with passion. We bring energy, purpose, and heart to our work. Whether we’re welcoming new students, collaborating on ideas, or celebrating achievements, we lead with enthusiasm and a sense of fun. Our passion makes a difference—for our students, our colleagues, and our community.
• We build together. Diversity of thought, background, and experience is our greatest strength. We believe every voice matters and that collaboration fuels creativity. By empowering one another and working toward a shared vision, we amplify our collective impact and move the College forward.
• We live with integrity. We communicate openly, invite collaboration, and make decisions transparently. Respect and authenticity guide every interaction, ensuring trust within our teams and across our campuses.
• We care deeply. We care about our students, our colleagues, and our communities. Every action we take is grounded in service and compassion—helping others succeed is at the heart of who we are.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance/FSA, HSA -see more detailed information here. (for eligible positions)
• PTO
  • 120 hours per year - Staff
  • 18 hours per year - 9-Month Faculty
  • 35 hours per year - 12-Month Faculty
• Paid Holidays
  • 21 days - Staff
  • 26 days - 9-month Faculty
  • 39 days - 12-Month Faculty
• Sick Leave – 40 hours per year
• ASRS (Arizona State Retirement System)
• Tuition Voucher (to use towards Mohave courses)
• Summer hours - 4-day work week
• Work Life Balance Schedule 

Program Direction:

1. Ensures excellence in classroom and student development activities to facilitate student acquisition of the personal, interpersonal and professional/vocational skills needed to be effective in the vocation they have chosen to pursue.
2. Develops curriculum, plans, and organizes program courses in coordination with the Dean of Health Professions, Human Services, and Public Safety and college personnel to ensure compliance with state curriculum. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: ensuring that assigned classes are held as scheduled; planning each unit or lesson, both as to content and method, to make each class minute meaningful; organizing each course taught into an effective instrument of learning; studying and utilizing the characteristics of the students in each class in order to facilitate the best teaching and learning situations; and maximizing the learning opportunities for each student.
3. Obtains and maintains program accreditation, accreditation reports, self-studies, and site visits.
4. Maintains acceptable certification pass rates of graduates.
5. Communicates with program instructors to ensure students and course needs are met according to program requirements.
6. Monitors classroom and online activities according to program requirements to ensure students are engaged and encouraged and assists in developing and maintaining both personal and professional development.
7. Provides learning resources and teaching materials, including textbooks and educational software that are appropriate and pertinent to the program requirements to ensure quality education;
8. Provides guidance and mentorship on innovative delivery of instruction;
9. Reviews student evaluations for all instructors in programs within the area of responsibility.
10. Holds regular and as needed department meetings with faculty to ensure communication and buy-in on key strategic initiatives within the academic program and college as a whole; Ensures program faculty recognize and address differences in learning abilities of  assorted student populations;
11. Completes instructional observations in alignment with Mohave Community College policy and procedure guidelines;
12. Effectively teaches lecture, lab, and/or clinical courses as needed in the day, evening, or on weekends on any Mohave Community College campus or work site as required to meet the programmatic requirements.
13. Ensures compliance with state and accreditor standards and regulations. Works with Campus Resource Center academic personnel and Dean of Health Professions, Human Services, and Public Safety to ensure compliance with state, national, programmatic and accreditors standards and regulations;
14. Leads development and management of Program Advisory Boards in alignment with Mohave Community College policy and procedure guidelines.
15. Works closely with the Dean of Health Professions, Human Services, and Public Safety on the development of annual division budgets.
16. Recommends textbooks and other instructional materials including classroom and laboratory equipment including, but not limited to: participating in the development of the Colleges library collection by selecting, evaluating, and vetting library resources in the assigned discipline.
17. Prepares reports and statistical information regarding the activities of the program for the college administration, community and/or state/federal agencies as required.
18. Adheres to college, federal and state administrative procedures, guidelines, initiatives and directives to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations affecting college operations.
19. Performs other tasks of a similar nature or level as assigned.

Student Relations/Student Mentoring:

1. Proactively manages and mentors’ students in their program(s) for learning outcomes and career progression. Implements student contact strategy to advise on academic progress and career opportunities. Proactively mentors’ students and effectively supports students at risk of attrition due to poor attendance, unsatisfactory academic progress or other at-risk indicators.
2. Engages in timely intervention with at-risk students when early signs suggest students lack of engagement; Interventions should be frequent, by email, phone, text, and in person meetings.
3. Communicates to Dean of Health, Human Services, and Public Safety and to student’s advisor department, when students exhibit early warning signs (such as lack of attendance, not meeting competency level expected, low grades, missing assignments or instructor feedback).
4. Regularly monitors student academic progress via the colleges Learning Management System and communicates with program faculty;
5. Promptly responds to emails from students and faculty; Ensures that faculty in program are responding to student questions and concerns in a timely fashion;
6. Ensures that faculty in program are posting daily attendance and grades for assignments in a timely fashion;
7. Monitors the amount of time instructors are allowing for students outside of classroom to address concerns;
8. Advises instructors on best practices related to resolving student concerns and/or complaints;
9. Coordinates student support activities with key stakeholders in other functional areas to connect students to appropriate resources to resolve personal and academic issues; Actively supports student placement activities through regular interaction with program support services personnel and networking with local employers.
10. Assists with College registrations and recruitment and retention of students.

Campus and Community Involvement:

1. Participates in campus and community professional activities and meetings in order to stay informed of current events that will foster professional growth.
2. Reads current professional periodicals and keeps abreast of current developments in field(s) of expertise;
3. Attends job-related seminars and workshops;
4. Maintains memberships in professional organizations;
5. Assists in securing community leaders, knowledgeable professionals and employees to serve on the Program Advisory Board in order to create and maintain a positive and visible image;
6. Attends all faculty meetings, College assemblies, professional development, faculty in-service, orientation activities, and other meetings. Remains actively involved in the cocurricular activities of the College;
7. Keeps active in the community and seeks ways to attract community, business, and other special interest leaders and people to visit the campuses across the institution.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Holds an active, unencumbered PT license or PTA license/certification in any United States jurisdiction and is in compliance. with the practice act in the jurisdiction where the program is located.
• A minimum of a master’s degree.
• A minimum of five years (or equivalent), full-time post-licensure experience.
• Experience in classroom, lab, or clinical teaching.
• Experience in administration, management, and leadership.
• Professional development or education in all of the following: educational theory and methodology, instructional design, student evaluation, and outcome assessment.

Core Competencies:

• Accountability (Intermediate Level) -Works effectively while not losing sight of quality standards. Takes personal responsibility for his own mistakes or those of the department. Takes responsibility for own behavior and the related results. Communicates clearly to stakeholders when deadlines and agreements cannot be fulfilled.
• Ethics and Integrity (Intermediate Level) -Demonstrates respect for all team members regardless of individual capabilities, agendas, opinions or needs. Directs others towards behavior based on accepted social and ethical codes. Limits information sharing to only those entitled to it. Takes responsibility for and is transparent in his/her own actions.
• Innovation and Creative Thinking (Intermediate Level) -Takes "smart" risks including trying new and different ways to get the job done. unique ideas. Integrates input and ideas from different sources to share information and or explore opportunities. Brainstorms and encourages new ideas and solutions. Develops new approaches or programs that prove to be effective.
• Leadership (Intermediate Level) -Understands how organizations work and ably maneuvers and executes within the organizational structure and networks. Understands and supports organizational policies, procedures and systems, reconciling ambiguities and deficiencies. Works cooperatively with others, establishes rapport, and is organizationally sensitive. Builds trust through straightforwardness and consistency. Inspires employees to perform at their best. Is informed and knowledgeable about industry trends and organizational initiatives; appropriately aligns skills with organizational initiatives.
• Relationship Building (Intermediate Level) -Maintains composure during stressful or difficult situations. Is collegial in their interactions with team members and campus constituents. Flexes and adapts own communication style to meet the needs of others. Frequently fosters teamwork, cooperation and positive work relationships. Handles conflict constructively.
• Vision (Intermediate Level) -Focuses on innovation and is prepared to experiment. Questions traditional methods and presents innovative products and approaches. Focuses on essentials and does not lose him/herself over details. Able to rise above the daily routine and reflect on it. Looks for people with unusual views and innovative ideas. Recognizes innovative ideas in the team and knows how to connect them.
• Reliability and Commitment (Intermediate Level) -Shows commitment, dedication and accountability in one's work, and follows through on all projects, goals, aspects of one's work. Willingly assists team members when necessary. Willingly receives assistance from team members when the situation arises.
• Planning and Organization (Intermediate Level) - Establishes priorities that address the details and timelines needed to achieve the intended results. Handles and delivers multiple projects simultaneously. Achieves goals in a timely manner, despite obstacles encountered, by organizing, re-prioritizing and re-planning. Sets daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and or annual project goals, creating specific plans to meet them.

It is the responsibility of each applicant to have all the following documents on file in the Human Resources office by the deadline date in order to continue in the application process for this position. Application materials will not be returned.

1. A complete online employment application form. Please do not state 'see resume' on any part of the application. Blank spaces may be cause for rejection of the application.
2. Cover letter addressing the criteria listed in the job announcement and your qualifications for this position.
3. Resume or curriculum vitae. Optional, but encouraged.
4. Transcripts of all college work. (Unofficial transcripts or photocopies will be accepted to establish the application file. Official transcripts will be required if the candidate is offered the position.)

Important Notes:

• If any of the above listed materials are missing or incomplete, the application will not be considered.
• Items 2-4 may either be attached electronically to the application or mailed to the address below (position number must be included on all documents):

Mohave Community College
Human Resources
1971 Jagerson Avenue
Kingman, AZ 86409

Salary : $66,750 - $86,775