Welcome to the University of North Texas System. UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton, the University of North Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region and we are committed to transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We are growing with the DFW region, enrolling a record 47,000+ students across our system and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.

The UNTHSC Institutional Department of Interprofessional Education and Practice was established in 2012 to lead HSC initiatives in collaborative teamwork competency development across all HSC colleges and schools. Cross-Institutional IPE partnerships with Texas Christian University, Texas Woman’s University, University of Texas Arlington, and the Tarrant County College District Trinity River Health Professions Campus have produced an opportunity for students across twelve health professions to learn about, from, and with each other in the development of core IPE competencies for collaborative practice. The department leads in faculty and preceptor Interprofessional Education and Practice development to enhance both the preclinical and clinical learning environments. An online faculty and preceptor IPE development Microcredential allows faculty and clinicians across Texas and the U.S. to develop skills in integrating IPE into their learning environments. 

The HSC Department of IPEP falls under the Division of Clinical Innovation in the reporting structure under the HSC President. The department has gained state and national recognition for innovation and strength in programming. The program has maintained stable leadership and a consistent team and works closely with all HSC colleges and schools and partnering institutions’ health professions programs. New strategic initiatives related to the integration of a whole health clinical approach and the integration of behavioral health into the HSC clinic ecosystem have produced new opportunities within the department.

The Educational Program Assistant Director, within the Department of Interprofessional Education and Practice, will have the primary responsibility for maintaining department programs, trainings, courses, etc. for students, faculty, and clinicians. This role focuses on the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, communications, and administration of a wide variety of educational programs to increase and enhance interprofessional practice education. This position works collaboratively with other HSC departments, colleges, schools, and clinical learning sites to accomplish HSC initiatives in support of Interprofessional practice, as well as with partnering institutions and universities. The role will foster an emphasis on interprofessional collaboration core competencies to improve health outcomes.

Job Duties:

• Responsible for developing and managing assessment and evaluation, data and metrics, and reporting of program outcomes for the department’s interprofessional practice education. (assessment and evaluation).
• Responsible for the preparation, dissemination, and publication of interprofessional practice education data and outcomes; for program assessment and accreditation records, campus communications (website and social media accounts), conferences, and academic scholarship/ journals.
• Provide support and implementation of all department activities and educational program logistics.
• Clearly communicate information, data, outcomes both verbally and in writing.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

The University of North Texas System and its component institutions are committed to equal opportunity and comply with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of North Texas System and its component institutions do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, and employment practices.