Surgical Technology Program Director​/Full Time Faculty

## surgical technology program director/full time facultyapplylocations:
nwacc, arkansastime type:
full time posted on:
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jr-1269northwest arkansas community college (nwacc) provides quality and affordable higher education to empower lives and strengthen communities within northwest arkansas and surrounding areas.
As the largest community college in arkansas, nwacc is recognized as a leader in education. Nwacc offers a full range of associate degrees, certificates and workforce training programs that prepare students for rewarding futures and careers.nwacc employees are dedicated to fostering a diverse educational community and cultural learning environment that supports student success.faculty members serve multiple roles as teachers, mentors, colleagues, and scholars.

Full-time faculty are expected not only to excel in classroom instruction but also to fulfill various responsibilities as active members of the college and the northwest arkansas community.
This position will also serve as the program director for the surgical technology program. While serving in this program director role, some teaching duties will be released so that administrative duties can be performed. Release time is approved by the dean and follows all college policies and procedures.  Program director duties may involve curriculum development, faculty supervision, program accreditation, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
The program director collaborates with faculty, staff, and industry partners to provide high-quality education and training for students pursuing careers as surgical technologist. This program director oversees the recruitment and retention of students, guides clinical placement partnerships, and maintains program effectiveness through ongoing evaluation and improvement.
Administrative release assignments are not guaranteed. As the surgical technology program grows, and additional faculty are hired, the release time to perform program director duties may change.
** essential duties:
** the following list of duties applies to a full-time nwacc faculty member. Please note that some faculty positions include a combination of teaching and administrative or service duties, as noted below. (refer to faculty workload policy 5009.)
* 15 teaching load hours as defined in the faculty workload policy
* 10 clock hours of class preparation/evaluations
* some combination of the following that equals 15 clock hours
* class related office hours
* general student development services
* three “committee” hours a week (“committee” is defined broadly as committee work, club sponsorship, work on advisory boards, tutoring, etc. This would be considered the faculty member’s service to the college.)
** instruction
* ** facilitate student learning, provide effective instruction, and perform evaluations of student learning for all assigned classes, using each course's standard course outline as a guide.
* the standard teaching load for full-time faculty teaching credit courses is 15 load hours per semester during the nine-month employment period.  Faculty on 12-month appointments teach 12 load hours in the summer for a total of 42 load hours annually.
12-month faculty may substitute other duties as assigned by their supervisor for the 12 load hours during the summer semester.
* furthermore, several faculty positions include a combination of teaching and administrative or service duties. On occasion, faculty may receive a reduced instructional load to complete other duties related to the function of the college. Each semester's instructional load will be assigned by the faculty member's supervisor, which will be determined by the nature of the position, the needs of the department, and workload guidelines established by college policy.

(policy 5009)
* develop course curriculum, course handouts, lectures, labs, and presentations.
* participate in program level learning assessment. Participation includes helping articulate learning outcomes, choosing, and administering measures, evaluating student performance, and suggesting changes to improve student learning.
* work with other…