Medical Assisting - Program Director
Unitek College, Concord, CA, United States
Job Description
The Program Director – Medical Assisting provides leadership in the planning, development, and delivery of the Medical Assisting program while actively supporting the college’s mission and core values. In this role, the Program Director fosters academic excellence and student success through effective program oversight, faculty leadership, and continuous improvement initiatives. Responsibilities include managing faculty and resources, supporting curriculum quality, overseeing budgets, and monitoring program and student success metrics to ensure strong educational outcomes.
Pay Range: $80,000 to $87,000 per year.
Responsibilities
Participating in budget preparation and fiscal administration, curriculum development and coordination, determination of teaching assignments, supervision and evaluation of faculty, establishment of criteria and procedures, design and operation of program facilities, and selection of extramural facilities and coordination of instruction in those facilities.
Holding periodic staff meetings to provide subject matter review, instructional calibration, curriculum evaluation, and coordinating activities of full-time, part-time, and volunteer faculty or instructional staff.
Maintaining copies of minutes of all advisory committee and staff meetings for at least five years.
Ensuring compliance with California Department of Consumer Affairs, ACCSC, BPPE, DOE and Title IV approval, accreditation, regulations, and policies.
Ensuring orientation to office staff who provide extramural clinical practice.
Ensuring extramural facilities are visited at least once every ten clinical days.
Ensuring written contracts/affiliations with extramural clinical facilities.
Monitoring staff and student performance, motivating and advising students and staff as needed.
Maintenance of student and faculty files.
Monitoring ongoing quality and performance of the program.
Participating/facilitating at minimum an annual Program Advisory Committee meeting.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher with relevant work experience.
Certified Medical Assistant (RMA, CMA) preferred.
Must be able to develop and maintain excellent relationships with a diverse staff and student population.
Must be able to participate on a high performing team.
Must be able to manage and forecast program performance metrics.
Consistently demonstrate the highest levels of integrity.
Excellent organizational and communication skills.
Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
2 weeks of vacation per year, increasing based on years of service with the company.
12 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays.
Company paid life insurance at 1x your annual salary.
Leadership development and training for career advancement.
Tuition assistance and forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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The Program Director – Medical Assisting provides leadership in the planning, development, and delivery of the Medical Assisting program while actively supporting the college’s mission and core values. In this role, the Program Director fosters academic excellence and student success through effective program oversight, faculty leadership, and continuous improvement initiatives. Responsibilities include managing faculty and resources, supporting curriculum quality, overseeing budgets, and monitoring program and student success metrics to ensure strong educational outcomes.
Pay Range: $80,000 to $87,000 per year.
Responsibilities
Participating in budget preparation and fiscal administration, curriculum development and coordination, determination of teaching assignments, supervision and evaluation of faculty, establishment of criteria and procedures, design and operation of program facilities, and selection of extramural facilities and coordination of instruction in those facilities.
Holding periodic staff meetings to provide subject matter review, instructional calibration, curriculum evaluation, and coordinating activities of full-time, part-time, and volunteer faculty or instructional staff.
Maintaining copies of minutes of all advisory committee and staff meetings for at least five years.
Ensuring compliance with California Department of Consumer Affairs, ACCSC, BPPE, DOE and Title IV approval, accreditation, regulations, and policies.
Ensuring orientation to office staff who provide extramural clinical practice.
Ensuring extramural facilities are visited at least once every ten clinical days.
Ensuring written contracts/affiliations with extramural clinical facilities.
Monitoring staff and student performance, motivating and advising students and staff as needed.
Maintenance of student and faculty files.
Monitoring ongoing quality and performance of the program.
Participating/facilitating at minimum an annual Program Advisory Committee meeting.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher with relevant work experience.
Certified Medical Assistant (RMA, CMA) preferred.
Must be able to develop and maintain excellent relationships with a diverse staff and student population.
Must be able to participate on a high performing team.
Must be able to manage and forecast program performance metrics.
Consistently demonstrate the highest levels of integrity.
Excellent organizational and communication skills.
Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
2 weeks of vacation per year, increasing based on years of service with the company.
12 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays.
Company paid life insurance at 1x your annual salary.
Leadership development and training for career advancement.
Tuition assistance and forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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