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The mission of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is the development of professional health care practitioners through innovation, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education.GENERAL SUMMARYThe Assistant Director Clinical Education (ADCE) is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the clinical education portion of the DPT curriculum. This is a faculty position with teaching, scholarship, advisement, and service responsibilities in addition to the administration of clinical education. This position requires significant contact with students, outside constituents, professional consortiums, and ADCE faculty at the other USA campuses.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES SUPERVISED BY THE PROGRAM DIRECTORCourse managementPrepares and delivers course instruction as assignedMaintains environment conducive to learning and facilitates student participationAssesses student performance, monitors student progress, and provides timely feedbackInteracts with program faculty at all campuses regarding clinical education and doctoral experiential component/residency curriculumAdvisementAdvises entry-level students with academic and/or personal issuesScholarshipSets scholarship plan, implements plan as prescribed by accreditation standardsServiceServes on programmatic and university committees as assignedServes as university liaison in community and/or professional activities 5. Clinical Education Program Planning, Implementation, and AssessmentDevelopment of students as clinicians in all domains of professional clinical practice; appropriately assesses student learning and performanceCoordinates or participates in the development of clinical education facultyAnalyzes the clinical education and doctoral experiential component/residency program academic outcomes for compliance to accreditation standardsAdvances the vision of the profession and delivers new ideas with a forward-looking perspective of clinical educationAppropriately communicates to faculty and program directors on student and curriculum informationESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CLINICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENTCommunicates between the Academic Institution and Affiliated Clinical Education Sites a. Communicates with all concerned stakeholders (e.g., clinical education sites, clinical faculty and students) to maintain current knowledge of the educational program, the clinical education sites, and health care changes affecting clinical practice and educationb. Communicates and oversees communication with Center Coordinators of Clinical Education (CCCEs), Clinical Instructors (CIs), and students to assess student performance. Provides guidance and support as required to problem solve and discuss pertinent issues with students, CIs, CCCEsc. Places, supervises, and communicates with students while on clinical experiences.d. Evaluates each clinical education site through student feedback, on-site visits, and ongoing communications, and routinely shares this information with academic and clinical facultiese. Coordinates and plans clinical education with other campuses/programs and clinical education stafff. Attends Clinical Education Meetings and local consortium meetingsClinical Site Developmenta. Maintains the procedures for clinical site selection, utilization, and assessmentb. Maintains an adequate number of clinical education sites relative to quality, quantity and diversity of learning experiences to meet the educational needs of students, the philosophy and outcomes of the program, and CAPTE evaluative criteriac. Provides clinical education site development through ongoing evaluation and assessment of strengths and areas for development (e.g., in service training, discontinue student placements) as approved by the Program DirectorsClinical Faculty Developmenta. Collaborates with clinical faculty to promote, coordinate, plan, and provide clinical faculty development opportunities using effective instructional methodologies and technologies with approval of the Program Directorsb. Encourages clinical faculty to participate in local, statewide, and national forumsc. Maintains knowledge of current trends in health care and its effect on clinical education and apprises clinical educators and faculty of any changing trendsd. Mentors other academic faculty about their role and responsibilities related to clinical education (e.g., clinical site visits, determining readiness for the clinic)Works under the direction of the Clinical Education Department Head to support a collaborative environment in the clinical education office with behaviors such as:Demonstrating mutual respect for each member of the team and the policies of the university; displays positive interpersonal relationshipsBeing attentive to staff job responsibilities and chain of commandParticipating in the planning and coordination of clinical education functionsCommunicating regularly and clearly with all members of the teamDemonstrating a productive attitude toward improvement processes within the departmentOTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESOther responsibilities as assigned by the Academic Program DirectorPOSITION IN ORGANIZATIONReports to:Academic Program Director/Assistant Academic Program DirectorCollaborates with: Clinical Education AssociatesHiring ranges (Texas): Affiliated/Instructor rank: $65,205 - 109,494Assistant Professor rank: $76,860 - 129,150Associate Professor rank: $86,835 - $151,074 Professor rank: $102,480 - $178,290