October 28, 2024

VCOM

Las Carolinas

Assistant Program Director for Clinical Affairs - Master of Health Science In Anesthesia Program

Job Title: Assistant Program Director for Clinical Affairs
Department: Anesthesiology Date: January, 2025
FLSA: Exempt Work Location: Carolinas Campus
Employee Category: Administrative
Faculty
Work Schedule: M–F 8:00am-5:00pm
Reports to: Program Director, MHSA
Program Carolinas Campus
Percent Employment: 40% classroom/
60% clinical setting
Direct Reports: Directors of Anesthesia Student Education (DASE) and Clinical Site
Coordinators (CSC)

I. Job Summary: Teach assigned coursework to Anesthesiologist Assistant students, oversee the
Clinical Practicum portions of the curriculum and actively participate in curriculum development
in collaboration with the Dean; develop, teach, monitor, and evaluates courses in the basic
science, clinical, and simulation/skills development aspects of the graduate program; act as a
resource for professional and community connections for personal and professional
development; act as an academic adviser for the students and mentor for the comprehensive
examinations; remain current in professional area of interest and participate in professional
societies and activities, participate in all assigned, required, as well as other related professional
services and activities in the MHSA Program; coordinate the clinical components of the
Program.

II. Job Duties:
1. Teaching: Serve as Course Director for, and deliver, an innovative, integrated Clinical
Practicum curriculum and all other coursework as assigned by the administration.
Obtain and maintain literacy in your field. Equivalent to 70% time. As expertise allows,
provide instruction in other courses of the curriculum.
a. Participate in the evaluation of textbooks and other learning material
b. Recommend changes in curriculum, policy, and program requirements to the
Curriculum Committee, as needed.
c. Instruct student learners in simulation-based skills learning activities as needed
d. Serve as a primary clinical preceptor of Program students
e. Prepare and deliver assigned courses in an educationally effective manner
f. Develop clinical curriculum for Early Clinical Experience (Block 2) and all
clinical practicum experiences (Blocks 4-7)
g. Develop a clinical curriculum model that supports the mission of the College
h. Create an ongoing evaluation model of the student clinical performance, which
will include review and assessment methodologies
i. and demonstrates congruency with the Program’s stated objectives
j. Coordinate development and annual revisions of clinical rotation syllabi,
evaluation forms, Clinical Rotation Manuals, clinical rotation calendar, AA
Student Milestones, Clinical Learning Objectives of Training and Clinical
Preceptor Manual
k. Maintain and develop clinical rotation site information and faculty rosters
l. Collaborate with core clinical sites to compile a schedule of site-specific didactic
sessions and share them with the entire core site network
m. Develop clinical rotation sites
n. Conduct rotation-end evaluations with Clinical Site Coordinators and DASEs
o. Arrange Clinical Phase student meetings and test locations

p. Maintain standards of clinical performance in accordance with Program
objectives, professional standards of practice, regulatory, and accreditation
agency standards
q. Oversee and monitor clinical procedure and evaluation logging procedures
r. Create and monitor the clinical rotation schedule
s. Review and disseminate student feedback pertaining to clinical affiliate sites and
clinical instructors
t. Maintain online course content
2. Service: Equivalent to 20% time: Participate in candidate student interviews, Program
committees and service to the Program as assigned by the Dean.
a. Participate in faculty meetings and faculty development
b. Assist in the ongoing evaluation of the Program, which includes program review
and assessment of student learning objectives
c. Prepare and submit reports on course activities, as directed by the Program
Director and Dean
d. Recruit, recommend, and orient new clinical preceptors
e. Oversee the Clinical Site Coordinators, DASEs, and adjunct clinical faculty to
manage the education of students
f. Coordinate and facilitate effective communication between students, adjunct
clinical faculty, clinical site coordinators, and clinical faculty
g. Conduct annual clinical faculty training and enrichment program
h. Collaborate with other members of clinical curriculum team to conduct audits
and ensure students are meeting all clinical curricular requirements
i. Coordinate and attend training events for core site coordinators and clinical
preceptors
j. Evaluate applications for admission, manage personal interviews with
applicants, and make recommendations to the Program Director
k. Coordinate anesthesia exposure experiences for prospective students
l. Submit an annual Faculty Activity Report as directed
3. General: Equivalent to 10% time: Be familiar with and adhere to the administrative and
academic practices, policies, and procedures of the Program, VCOM and Bluefield
University as set forth in the Faculty Handbook, Student Handbook and College Policy
Manual.
a. Work in a positive and productive manner with the faculty in all areas of work.
b. Actively participate in all aspects of the program strategic plan, program growth
initiatives and market expansion opportunities
c. Maintain standards of clinical performance in accordance with Program
objectives, professional standards of practice, regulatory, and accreditation
agency standards
d. Perform all duties as outlined in the employment contract
e. Maintain standards of clinical performance in accordance to institutional
objectives, professional standards of practice, regulatory, and accreditation
agency standards

III. Required Qualifications:
Education: Completion of an accredited program in Anesthesiologist Assistant, master’s degree
or higher, with relevant experience in teaching Physiology lecture.

Licensure: Professional certification as an Anesthesiologist Assistant through the National
Commission for the Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA); valid professional
state license in good standing.

Experience:

Minimum of five (5) years clinical experience in anesthesiology or closely related field

A minimum of three (3) years clinical mentorship/preceptorship experience

Organizational committee participation

A record of community experience

Ability to mentor students

Skills required for this position include:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Strong team player

Commitment to institutional mission and values

Basic computer proficiency

Preferences given to applicants who have the following skills or attributes:

Significant administrative experience in the clinical setting

Successful candidate will be subject to a criminal history background check.

Regular, reliable, or predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.

IV. Working Conditions and Efforts: The physical demands and work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully
perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position requires a rapid pace,
some days with long hours to meet expectations, and the ability to organize, interpret, and utilize
a large volume of information.

Physical demands: The incumbent may be exposed to short, intermittent or prolonged periods of
sitting or standing in the performance of job duties. The incumbent may be required to
accomplish job duties using various types of equipment and supplies including but not limited to,
calculators, computer keyboards, telephones, writing utensils, etc. The incumbent may be
required to transport oneself to other campus offices, conference rooms and other off-campus
sites.

Work environment: Office environment. Outside travel required 5% of time. The noise level in
the work environment is usually minimal. The pace of the work requires rapid pace to synthesize
and organize large volumes of material while prioritizing duties.

This position in classified as exempt, at the Professional level, because it requires the
advanced knowledge or a “learned professional” in which to meet the job duty
requirements.

Employment with VCOM is “at-will”. This means employment is for an indefinite
period of time and it is subject to termination by the employee or by VCOM, with or
without cause, with or without notice, and at any time. Nothing in this position
description or any other policy of VCOM shall be interpreted to be in conflict with or to
eliminate or modify in any way, the “at-will” employment status of VCOM employees.

V. VCOM Core Values: The employee is expected to adhere to all VCOM polices. As the
environment is a professional college, the VCOM faculty/staff are expected to dress and behave

in a professional manner at work. VCOM faculty/staff are expected as VCOM employees, to be
a person who obeys all laws and professional expectations of an upstanding citizen of the
community. VCOM expects all faculty/ staff to maintain a positive attitude in all working
relationships with all VCOM departments, employees, students, prospective students, and
colleagues and to treat all others engaged in the duties of the employment, with mutual respect.