Physical Therapy Assistant Program Director

Program Directors are responsible for leveraging their expertise to develop, maintain and deliver education services to students through:

• Creating and Maintaining core curriculum across the institution
• Communicating and monitoring delivery of core curriculum
• Preparing course plans and material
• Delivering courses
• Monitoring progress/attendance
• Advising students
• Recording grades and submitting reports

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

• Minimum of a master's degree
• A minimum of five years (or equivalent), full-time, post-licensure experience that includes a minimum of three years (or equivalent) of full-time clinical experience within any United States jurisdiction
  • didactic and/or clinical teaching experience.
  • experience in administration, management, and leadership. Experiences derived from the clinic are acceptable.
  • Professional development or education in all of the following: educational theory and methodology, instructional design, student evaluation, and outcome assessment. This includes a minimum of 60 contact hours of professional development or education comprising exclusively and comprehensively the four content areas of: education theory and methodology, instructional design, student evaluation and outcome assessment.
• Familiarity with CAPTE Standards and accreditation processes preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Current, unrestricted State of Florida Physical Therapy Practitioner (PT or PTA) License