Description

Basic Job Purpose/Function:

Provides divisional leadership for the dental hygiene; funeral services; medical office; medical assistant; mental health, social services, and addictions counseling; physical therapist assistant; respiratory care; and surgical technology programs that supports the vision, mission and strategic goals of the College in a diverse learning environment. Develops, implements, evaluates, and manages assigned instructional programs, division services, budget, and division employees. Provides leadership in and promotes culturally relevant and responsive curriculum, programming, educational assessments, strategic planning and budgeting, and other initiatives. Employs enrollment management and retention strategies. Fosters collaborative working relationships with internal and external counterparts to communicate and coordinate strategies that support College and instructional goals; to assess and resolve academic issues; and to promote programs and services.

Essential Duties:

1. Provides leadership in curriculum design, instructional delivery, accreditation, and assessment activities in accordance with the MHCC Educational Assessment Plan. Employs appropriate enrollment management and retention strategies.
2. Directs the quarterly/annual class scheduling and faculty assignments in consultation with faculty members within each assigned discipline, and coordinates schedules with other areas of the College, which may include facilities, equipment, and contracts for internal and external user groups. Oversees maintenance of accurate catalog information, degree worksheets, advising materials and division content on the MHCC website.
3. Recruits, trains, supervises, schedules, motivates, and evaluates faculty and staff.   Provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; implements discipline as necessary. Manages full-time/part-time faculty and classified workloads for compliance with district policies and collective bargaining agreements.  
4. Maintains a balance between course innovation, student access, and effective resource management.
5. Promptly investigates and resolves problems, complaints, and grievances. 
6. Promotes course and/or program articulation and transfer by involvement in high schools, universities and local, regional and state initiatives on education improvement.
7. Manages and develops division budget(s). Prepares, monitors, controls and ensures spending within the budget allocation.  Establishes and maintains FTE targets and effectively allocates staff and budget resources. Develops cost estimates for future division needs
8. Assists in the development of marketing strategies leading to program recognition and growth.
9. Directs the preparation of capital equipment requests. Supervises expenditures of capital equipment funds within College practices, policies, and procedures.
10. Maintains strong communication and collaboration with other Instructional Administrators and the Vice President of Instruction
11. Develops processes and systems that enhance instruction. Serves as the liaison to other divisions and departments of the College relating to academic programs, physical assets, and facilities. Establishes division/department/discipline committees, and in collaboration with faculty, appoints membership to committees.
12. Facilitates the preparation of short-and long-term division/department/discipline plans in support of the College goals and objectives.  Communicates College activities, plans, decisions and events to division faculty, staff, advisory committees and students.
13. Ensures performance evaluations are completed in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements and/or MHCC policies and administrative regulations for all direct and indirect reports. Chair, coordinate and facilitate division tenure committees. Manage schedules and deliverables; provide direction for committee members and tenure candidate.
14. Maintains current knowledge of MHCC’s collective bargaining agreements and ensures division/department operations comply with these agreements.

 Additional Duties:

1. Ensures compliance with and effective administration 
2. Intakes and performs the initial review of Title IX complaints.  Reviews complaint and determines whether or not information supports the initiation of a full-scale investigation.  May interview students, faculty, and staff as needed to make determinations on whether cases are escalated.
3. Collaborates closely with the Dean of Nursing.
4. Serves as a liaison between programs and employers.
5. Represents the College at healthcare industry-related events, committees, workgroups, employer events and local workforce investment board convenings.
6. May serve as designated program director.
7. Supports and ensures program and College accreditation.
8. Regularly verifies that all faculty within the health profession’s division maintain a current unencumbered license as required by program accreditation standards.
9. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Computer Skills, etc.):

• Master's degree from an accredited institution. 
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible postsecondary administrative leadership experience, health care administration, or a combination.
• Demonstrated experience as an equity-minded leader that uses influence and authority to build diversity, equity, and inclusionary capacity in instructional practice.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master's or doctoral degree from an accredited institution in a health professions or medical discipline.
• Experience and successful track record in health professions/health careers higher education accreditation procedures, regulatory compliance, articulation processes and program review.
• Familiarity with Title IX.
• Teaching experience, preferably at a community college.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
 

• Ability to mobilize organizational resources toward achieving institutional goals.
• Knowledge or and experience working with institutional budgeting processes and forecasting.
• Demonstrated ability in holding self and others accountable to organizational values and goals.
• Knowledge of culturally responsive teaching.
• Knowledge of existing and emerging pedagogies and academic delivery systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage and supervise a diverse team of faculty and classified staff within an union environment.
• Excellent written verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Advanced-level project management skills.
• Work accurately with great attention to detail.
• Demonstrated resilience and ability to embrace change in the ever-changing environment of higher education. 
• Work accurately with great attention to detail. 
• Knowledge of culturally inclusive/equity-minded practices/strategies.