- Full Time
- Austin, TX | Miami, FL | San Marcos, CA
Executive Director, PT Accreditation and Assessment – San Marcos, CA
The Executive Director, PT Accreditation and Assessment will lead the coordination of physical therapy accreditation processes across all institutional locations. This role involves collaborating with campus program directors and institutional research teams to ensure PT program assessment processes align with programmatic and institutional accreditation requirements. The individual must have broad knowledge of higher education issues related to quality assurance, learning assessment, and accreditation while maintaining effective working relationships with institutional and program leadership to drive quality and performance excellence. This position reports to the Senior Vice President for Academic Initiatives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage all PT accreditation submissions, visits, and strategies across the institution.
- Ensure adherence to the project plan for accreditation reaffirmation to facilitate timely submission of high-quality self-study reports and successful accreditation visits.
- Contribute to the design, development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of accreditation operations and processes.
- Support efforts to build a strong organizational culture of quality assurance activities and assessments for PT programs.
- Provide guidance to PT programs engaged in accreditation processes, including leading self-study preparations and mock visits.
- Improve the effectiveness of PT accreditation processes and the quality of submissions.
- Ensure that accreditation requirements and institutional goals are well understood and aligned.
- Attend accreditation-related meetings, training sessions, and professional development opportunities to stay informed of evolving requirements and best practices.
- Conduct accreditation-related research to support continuous quality improvement and identify trends and best practices.
- Ensure institutional adherence to accreditation standards, academic policies, external regulatory requirements, and state and federal higher education regulations.
- Collaborate with compliance and accreditation teams to enhance institutional knowledge of accreditation requirements and processes.
Location:
This position may be based at any institutional location. Preferred locations include Florida and Texas campuses.
Travel Requirements:
This position requires travel to various institutional locations to support, oversee, and execute accreditation submissions and visits, ensuring continuous compliance with all accreditation requirements.
Position in Organization:
Reports to: Senior Vice President, Academic Initiatives
Positions Supervised: Not applicable
Technical, Managerial, and People Skills
To perform this role successfully, an individual must be able to execute each essential duty effectively. The following represent the key knowledge, skills, and abilities required:
- Academic doctorate in Education or a related field.
- 10+ years of professional experience in higher education as a senior administrator or faculty member.
- Significant experience in overseeing, managing, and developing processes related to PT assessment, accreditation, and compliance.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a project management environment.
- Effective team collaboration and leadership skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong organizational and supervisory skills.
- Deep understanding of accreditation processes and quality assurance in higher education.
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