Job Location: Bethany Campus - Bethany, OK

Position Type: Faculty Full-Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

WORK SCHEDULE

Monday through Friday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Some weeknights from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

WORK SITE

Bethany Campus

Reports to

Dual reporting to the VP of Academic Affairs for Professional and Graduate Studies and the Title III Project Director. Reports programmatically to the PTA Program Director for alignment of standards, program direction, and accreditation.

Department

Title III Strengthening Institutions Program

School of Rehabilitation and Sport Sciences

JOB SUMMARY

The Physical Therapist Assistant program, as an academic unit of Southern Nazarene University, is charged with equipping students for NPTE licensure examination, preparing students for successful careers, and maintaining accreditation status with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).

The Clinical Education Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and managing the clinical education sites associated with the Physical Therapist Assistant associate degree at SNU. The Clinical Education Coordinator will also be responsible for a teaching load in the Physical Therapist Assistant program and placing students in clinical experiences. Other duties will include clinical education program planning, implementation and assessment, clinical site and faculty development, student assessment, and programmatic duties as assigned by the program director.

The Clinical Education Coordinator serves as a member of the School of Professional Studies and the Title III Project Team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

• Implementing, monitoring, and assessing the clinical education component of the curriculum.
• Ability to maintain teaching load determined by VPAA
• Capacity to support open lab hours, in conjunction with the PTA Program Director
• Facilitating quality learning experiences for students during clinical education.
• Maintain processes developed by the core faculty to determine students are professional, competent and safe in the skills identified by the core faculty
• Determine if students are ready to engage in clinical education experiences
• Evaluating students' performance, in cooperation with other faculty, to determine their ability to integrate professional behaviors, didactic and clinical learning experiences and to progress within the curriculum.
• Educating students, clinical and academic faculty about clinical education.
• Selecting clinical learning environments and instructors that demonstrate characteristics of sound patient/client management, ethical and professional behavior, and currency with physical therapy practice.
• Maximizing available resources for the clinical education program.
• Participate in a mentorship program designed to prepare clinicians for the classroom.
• Ability to demonstrate physical skills and practices to students.
• Provide documented records and assessment of the clinical education component (includes clinical education sites, clinical educators, etc).
• Perform regular assessment of the clinical education program and student learning outcomes
• Utilize assessment data to improve clinical education experiences and student learning
• Coordinate with project staff, program director, and SNU faculty to maintain PTA program accreditation status with CAPTE
• Engage in professional activities for physical therapist assistant educators
• Ability to develop and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with students and clinical sites
• Ability to work with clinical education faculty (CCCEs and CIs) to address the diverse needs of the students.
• Ability to support the learning process of individual students requiring accommodations in the classroom or in the clinical setting
• Evaluate student performance and provide feedback to students.
• Assist in the program admission process.
• Coordinate Service Learning activities for students to complete prior to graduation (students are required to complete a minimum of 10 hours prior to graduation)
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to operate office equipment and instructional technology.
• Additional duties as assigned.
• Actively engaging in duties and institutional service as an SNU faculty member.
• Service within the Title III department, including monthly reporting, supporting documentation, and corresponding grant evaluations.
• Service within the University as outlined in the Faculty Handbook.

Required Qualifications:

• Southern Nazarene University is an expression of the Church of the Nazarene. According to SNU policy, all faculty and staff must possess a strong personal Christian commitment and be committed to the SNU mission to make Christlike disciples through higher education in a Christ centered community.
• An understanding of the importance for diversity, inclusion and equity and the ability to work with diverse constituencies.
• Bachelors Degree (If Bachelor's only, has a written plan and timeframe for earning a Master's Degree in a related field and is willing to be held accountable to the plan towards earning a Masters Degree)
• Hold an active license as a Physical Therapist Assistant or Physical Therapist in Oklahoma prior to July 1.
• A minimum of three years of full time (or equivalent) post-licensure clinical practice.
• A minimum of two years of clinical practice as a CCCE and/or CI or two years of experience in teaching, curriculum development and administration in a PT or PTA program
• Organizational, interpersonal, problem-solving and counseling skills
• Ability to perform assessment of method of assigning students to clinical experience and student performance.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the PTA as outlined in the Physical Requirements for the PTA Program

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree
• Insight and experience in adult learning and instruction
• Experience in physical therapy education
• Experience in CAPTE accreditation

Supervision Received:

• VP of Academic Affairs for Professional and Graduate Studies.
• Specialized reporting relationships with the Title III Project Director and the PTA Program Director.

Supervision Exercised:

May be responsible for the coordination and training of adjunct and lab assistant faculty, clinical instructors, and preceptors.

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Benefits

Generous benefit structure including family health insurance plan (shared cost), long term disability, dental insurance, group life insurance, retirement matching, tuition remission, vacation, sick leave, personal days, and holidays.