Cardiovascular Sonography Director of Clinical Education

The Cardiovascular Sonography Director of Clinical Education ensures the availability of clinical sites for the educational experience of the Cardiovascular Sonography students. It is the responsibility of the Director of Clinical Education to prepare the students for their clinical experience with lab practice, classroom lectures and scheduling of physicals, background checks and/or drug testing required for clinical placement. All Concorde associates are required to display professionalism and uphold Concorde’s Mission and the core values of respect for the individual, integrity, teamwork, customer service, and achievement.

• Able to initiate, administer, assess, and document clinical education programs.
• Secure new clinical affiliation agreements (contracts) as required by the program.
• Maintain affiliation agreements and ensure timely renewals of expiring contracts.
• Develop, monitor, and refine the clinical education component of the curriculum.
• Coordinate clinical education with didactic education as assigned by the program director and schedule students in appropriate clinical rotations.
• Evaluate and ensure the appropriateness/effectiveness of all clinical education affiliates.
• Ensure proper and complete documentation of all visits to clinical sites.
• Visit clinical affiliates at regular intervals to ensure that students meet clinical objectives and ensure that all requirements for clinical education in the program are met by every student.
• Review and maintain students’ records related to immunizations, background checks and drug testing to assure compliance with Concorde and individual affiliate requirements prior to placing students at clinical sites.
• Serve as Instructor of Record or assist with instruction in didactic/laboratory courses as assigned and within accreditor guidelines.
• Provide support and supervision to ensure programmatic and institutional completion, licensure, and placement outcomes are met.
• Orient and train clinical instructors and/or preceptors at clinical sites.
• Maintain supervisory responsibility of all students attending a clinical site.
• Advise, coach, and mentor students as appropriate and necessary.
• Be available in person, by phone or other methods of communication to solve problems as they arise at any time a student is in clinic.
• Ensure that clinical documentation is complete, accurate and maintained securely as directed by the Program Director.
• Assist with all requirements of programmatic and institutional accreditors including advisory committee meetings, scheduled and unannounced visits, annual reports, self-studies, and responses.
• Assist with performance feedback, including formal classroom observations, for instructional faculty as appropriate and be open to coaching from the Program Director or Academic Dean.
• Strong focus on community involvement. Participation in local/national societies if requested.
• Attend all program graduation ceremonies.
• Must work independently and coordinate work with colleagues and peers.
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Director.
• SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
  • The Cardiovascular Director of Clinical Education is responsible for the supervision of the students in his/her classroom and the students at the clinical sites/laboratory. The Director of Clinical Education is responsible for scheduling and supervising the clinical instructors so that the clinical students are all seen as required by the program. In the absence of the Program Director, the Director of Clinical Education assumes the Program Director’s duties and responsibilities.

• Establish/maintain a high performance team of professional, motivated and engaged staff utilizing effective training, performance management and career-development activities while leading them to achieve established business results and performance metrics
• Recognizes and rewards employee contributions and achievements
• Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

• Minimum of an Associates of Cardiovascular Sonography or related field
• Four years full time professional experience as a cardiac sonographer
• Must be ARDMS RDCS with Adult Echocardiography (AE) OR CCI Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS)
• Documented course work in instructional methodologies, evaluation and assessment and demonstrated proficiency in curriculum development
• Preferred experience with education students in a clinical setting
• Must have strong communication, organization, interpersonal, problem-solving, and counseling skills
• Current knowledge and skill in the use of information and computer technology (word processing, email, database) or proven ability to learn these skills
• Ability to travel as needed

Standard Abilities

• Able and willing to:
  • Communicate, think, learn, and reason
  • Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to process transactions, store documents, enter data, or perform assigned tasks
  • Safely ambulate and/or maneuver when on-site at Company locations
  • Demonstrate and utilize active listening, inductive reasoning, information ordering and category flexibility
• Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential and multiple projects are worked simultaneously
• Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates essential functions of the position
• Ability to foster long-term relationships with stakeholders