Director of Health Education Programs

The Director of Healthcare Education Programs is responsible for the development and management of professional education in the fields of Medical and Healthcare Allied Sciences and Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA), for UC San Diego's Extended Studies division. This position is an important part of DES's commitment to serve the lifelong learning needs of professionals worldwide. The position reports to the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs for DES. The current portfolio of courses and programs is significant and growing.

The director's responsibilities fall into two major functional categories:

• Externally-focused development of productive relationships with employers, faculty, professional associations, and recognized authorities in the healthcare and OSHA fields, leading to the development of appropriate educational courses and programs to meet the lifelong learning needs of professionals in those fields, and

• Internally-focused management of an ever-growing portfolio of educational products, and the instructors and staff who deliver those programs, to sustain academic quality while meeting the financial requirements of a self-funded university division.

Development of Relationships and Appropriate Educational Programs - approximately 50%

• Identify, approach, and visit often with employers, faculty, professional association officers, and recognized authorities in the medical and healthcare allied sciences and OSHA fields to discuss current changes and needs in the fields, including the impact of those changes on talent acquisition and educational preparation.
• Identify and validate potential areas of interest to develop new programs related to Healthcare and OSHA.
• Form advisory groups to provide ongoing oversight and input with regard to the relevance and effectiveness of one or more DES course portfolios and/or programs.
• Using advisory resources, as well as other professional networks, solicit, identify, and recruit qualified individuals to serve as instructors for DES courses.
• Review the applications of unsolicited potential instructors, identify qualified candidates, and conduct interviews for by-agreement employment.
• Manage relations with different campus programs relevant to healthcare practice and delivery.
• Recruit advisors, instructors, and other acknowledged leaders in the fields and encourage them to participate as guest speakers or mentors in connection with career development events, audio and video internet programming, promotional sessions, and related services for DES or campus students

Management of Educational Products, Instructors, and Staff - approximately 50%

• Design, develop, and submit for approval new or revised collections of coursework for certificate (or similar) program status.
• Design and develop new immersive courses and workshops to identify new areas of study or programs.
  
  
  
  • Review instructional design for courses including instructor syllabi to determine if they meet DES's academic standards (e.g. learning objectives, clear and organized lessons, grading rubrics, etc.).
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Evaluate different education delivery methods and their suitability for different content, including online learning, immersive courses, and massive online coursework. Evaluates program effectiveness.
• Facilitate instructor meetings to review/refresh curriculum or certificates, develop new courses, and consider best practices in instruction.
• Review the performance of existing programs to determine their viability. As needed, develop plans to discontinue or repurpose underperforming programs.
• Conduct periodic advisory group meetings to review program performance and student demographic/impact data; draft and submit certificate program review documents.
  
  
• Review and approve instructor-course approval documents.
• Address and resolve complex student relations situations.
• Review and approve student substitution/waiver forms.
• Guide the quarterly course planning process.
• Conduct annual performance reviews for individuals supervised; advise those individuals in their continued professional development.

Supervisory Responsibility

• Supervision of approximately 9 direct reports in the Public Education Specialist and Student Services Advisor families.
• Oversight of approximately 100+ by-agreement instructors

-Qualified applicants must hold at least a Master's degree in a relevant field.

-Demonstrated ability to oversee existing programs and keep them current based on evolving market needs.

-Demonstrated knowledge of healthcare delivery and clinical practices, including allied health sciences.

-Experience supervising accreditation procedures, ensuring continued compliance for existing and new programs.

-Proven experience in market evaluation, opportunity identification, and new program development.

-At least 2 years demonstrated success in recruiting, selecting, and supporting a large pool of qualified part-time instructors.

-Experience providing strategic direction to marketing specialists, managing department finances, and supervising administrative staff.

-Understanding or experience in federal OSHA training.

-At least 2 years of work experience in adult education.

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a university employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

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As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

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