Program Director – Future Healthcare Leaders

🕒 July 30

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South University

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1899

📚 Education

Education

South University is a private university founded in 1899 that offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs across a variety of professional fields. It operates 11 campus locations in states including Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Alabama, and Texas, and also provides fully online programs (with required in-person clinical/practicum components where applicable). Programs include Business & Technology, Counseling & Psychology, Criminal Justice & Legal Studies, Healthcare, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Administration, and Public Health. The institution is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and emphasizes flexible learning formats, military benefits, scholarships, and career services to support students' professional development.

📋 Description

• The Future Healthcare Leaders (FHL) Program Director is a key faculty (rank commensurate with experience) and administrative leader responsible for 50% teaching and 50% program oversight, development, mentoring, and retention of students enrolled in pre-professional, allied health, and healthcare pathway programs including nursing, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapy assistant, and other clinical or academic programs. • Key responsibilities include teaching courses to support pre-professional preparation, managing daily program operations, providing individualized student mentoring and support, tracking and monitoring student progress, supporting student progression and retention, facilitating successful transitions from pre-professional to professional clinical phases and/or continued enrollment, collaborating on curriculum updates, assisting with assessment, and ensuring a high-quality educational experience. • The FHL Program Director collaborates with campus, college, and program leadership, admissions, academic support, financial aid teams, and clinical partners to retain students and ensure seamless program transitions. • The Future Health Leaders Program Director works directly with the Department Chair to maintain program strength and sustainability while serving as the primary advocate and guide for students navigating their healthcare career pathway.

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s degree required with both significant field/professional/higher education experience and college-level teaching experience required. • Healthcare and science related areas of expertise preferred. • PhD (or other appropriate terminal degree) from a regionally accredited university strongly preferred. • A minimum of two years successful performance in a full-time university-level teaching role and prior management experience in higher education or in another organization within the program director’s discipline. • Online teaching experience. • Knowledge of healthcare education pathways, professional school admissions processes. • Experience with computerized administrative systems. Proficient with the use of standard office applications on personal computers. • Ability to read, understand, interpret and implement accreditation criteria and state agency regulations. • Ability to resolve inquiries and complaints from employees, students, regulatory agencies, or members of the academic or business community. • Ability to effectively present information to faculty, academic and campus leaders, university leaders, and public groups. • Other requirements specific to the discipline.

🏖️ Benefits

• South University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student and graduate success. • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.