Program Director, Anesthesiologist Assistant Program

Program Director, Anesthesiologist Assistant Program

Apply for the Program Director role in our Anesthesiologist Assistant Program at South University
. South University offers a supportive learning environment encouraging faculty, staff, and students to help achieve professional goals on campus and online.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• FSA/HSA
• Tuition Assistant Program
• Long/Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K Match
• Paid Time Off
• 12 Paid Holidays (includes domestic partner coverage)

The Program Director is a faculty member (rank commensurate with experience) who also holds an administrative appointment related to managing a specific program. Responsibilities include classroom instruction, day‑to‑day program operations, assisting students toward successful program completion, and staffing the classroom with instructors who support the university’s mission. The Program Director is co‑responsible with the Campus Director and Dean of Academic Affairs for the fiscal wellbeing of the program as it relates to education and maintaining/growing enrollment.

• Perform instructional duties as outlined in the Faculty job description and in accordance with the provisions of the Faculty Supplement to the South University Employee Handbook.
• Select and develop a Program Advisory Council (PAC) that meets at least once per year.
• Participate in faculty development each year as required.
• Select, train, develop, manage, and lead regular and adjunct faculty according to the guidelines provided by the Campus Director and Dean of Academic Affairs, the Program Chair and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the University.
• Effectively administer and grow the Anesthesiologist Assistant program including curriculum development, student registration/advisement, community relations, and campus relations.
• Support university programs designed to achieve student completion rates as outlined in the five‑year strategic plan.
• Collaborate with other Academic Program Directors within own school and across schools and with the Department Chair regarding scheduling, sharing faculty, curriculum and other.
• Notify of expected or unexpected substantive change within the program and of any change in institutional accreditation status or legal authority to provide postsecondary education.
• Assure full compliance with federal, state, and accrediting body standards and regulations, as well as adhering to all policies and procedures.
• Facilitate the submission of required programmatic fees and documentation, including reports of graduation rates, performance on state licensing or certification examinations, and employment rates.
• Assure compliance with accreditation criteria within two years or the length of the program, whichever is shorter.
• In the absence of a Department Chair for the Anesthesiologist Assistant program, be co‑responsible, with the Dean of the College of Health Professions, for accreditation activities normally handled by the Department Chair.
• Supervise those activities of faculty and administrative staff that are in direct support of the program.
• Organize, administer, continuously review, plan, and develop processes that ensure general effectiveness of didactic education in the program.
• Have regular contact with all entities that participate in the education of the students.
• Ensure that continuous and competent medical guidance for the clinically related program components is provided, so that supervised clinical instruction meets current standards of acceptable practice and students learn, develop, and practice the knowledge and skills essential for successful professional interaction with physicians in the medical workplace.
• Ensure that continuous and competent educational guidance is provided, so that didactic demands placed by the clinical educational environment are adequately addressed by classroom curriculum design.
• Other responsibilities as determined by the Campus Director, Dean of Academic Affairs and Operations, and the Department Chair.

• A minimum of two years of successful performance in a full‑time university‑level teaching role and prior management…