Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Director of Clinical Education

The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Director of Clinical Education ensures the availability of clinical sites for the educational experience of the Diagnostic Medical 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.

In addition to joining an organization with an outstanding mission, Concorde is happy to provide the following Benefits You'll Love - 

• Tuition Waiver: Enjoy a tuition waiver after 6 months of employment for you AND your immediate family for all eligible Concorde and UTI programs of study.
• Flexible Time Off for Exempt Employees (FTO): Take time off as needed with no limit, no accrual, and full pay—just get approval in advance.
• Accrued Vacation for Full-Time and Part-Time Non-Exempt Employees: Full-Time employees accrue 2 weeks of paid vacation per year and Part-Time employees accrue based on the number of hours worked each week. This is in addition to paid holidays and paid sick leave. 
• Retirement Matching: 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions after 90 days.
• Paid Parental Leave: 4 weeks of paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents to bond with a new baby.
• Competitive Insurance: Health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your dependents.
• Pet Insurance: Competitive coverage for your furry family members through ASPCA.
• Health Plan Enrollment: 30 days to choose your health plan with coverage starting after one full month of employment.

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Principal Accountabilities & Deliverables

• 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 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.
• Orient and train clinical instructors and/or preceptors at clinical sites.
• Visit clinical affiliates at regular intervals to ensure that students meet clinical objectives.
• Function as Instructor of Record for all clinical courses.
• Maintain supervisory responsibility of all students attending a clinical site.
• Serve as Instructor of Record or assist with instruction in didactic/laboratory courses as assigned and within accreditor guidelines
• Ensure proper and complete documentation of all visits to clinical sites.
• Attend all local ARDMS or AIUM societies and other Diagnostic Medical Sonographer community functions when not conflicting with school duties.
• Attend all program graduation ceremonies.
• 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.
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Director.
• SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
  • The Diagnostic Medical Sonography 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 Diagnostic Medical Sonography 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 Diagnostic Medical Sonography Director of Clinical Education assumes the Program Director’s duties and responsibilities.
• OTHER COMMENTS/REQUIREMENTS
  • The clinical coordinator(s) must be responsible for coordinating clinical education with didactic education as assigned by the program director. The clinical coordinator must evaluate and ensure the effectiveness of the clinical affiliate/clinical education centers. The clinical coordinator's responsibilities must include coordination, instruction, and evaluation. The responsibilities of the clinical coordinator must not be adversely affected by educationally unrelated functions. (JRC-DMS)
  • The clinical coordinator should document experience as a clinical or didactic instructor in a general sonography, cardiac sonography, pediatric sonography and/or vascular technology program. The instructor experience may have been attained concurrently with the professional experience requirement. (JRC-DMS)
• 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 Associate degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ACCSC)
• Must have four years of related practical work experience in OB/GYN and ABD
• Must possess appropriate credential(s) specific to the concentrations offered. (JRC-DMS) Minimum credentials of ARDMS with specialization in ABD and OB/GYN
• Proficiency in curriculum development, teaching methodology, supervision, instruction, evaluation, and guidance
• Preferred experience with educating 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