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Posted: 14-Mar-25
Location: Orlando, Florida
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Internal Number: 25010134
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits from Day One
- Paid Days Off from Day One
- Career Development
- Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
- Mental Health Resources and Support
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full Time/ Days
Location: 660 WINYAH DR, Orlando, 32803
The community you’ll be caring for: AdventHealth Orlando
Our mission is to provide an environment where students can develop spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically while pursuing professional expertise integrated with Christian values
Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth University Orlando
AdventHealth University, a Seventh-day Adventist institution, specializes in the education of professionals in healthcare.
The role you’ll contribute:
Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. The Department Chair manages the department including oversight of hiring, program budgets, accreditation requirements, representing the department at the institution level, and providing mentorship and leadership to staff and faculty. The Department Chair manages the development and design of program curricula, in collaboration with the program directors. The Chair participates in the delivery of instruction in courses as needed. The Department Chair also participates in student advising and mentoring, and engages in the academic roles of teaching, service, scholarship, and research in balance with their administrative duties. The Department Chair reviews and assists with revisions as needed for department policies and procedures and identifies and recommends appropriate community agency linkages for student learning experiences.
You Will Be Responsible For:
- Scope of Responsibility:
- Represent the Department to Senior Administration
- Identifies appropriate community agency linkages for student learning experiences
- Management of space utilization, strategic planning, Department events, and inventory
- Oversees the design, coordination, and implementation of program curricula
- Collaborate with program directors for program initiatives and oversight
- Develops, designs, and delivers instruction in designated courses
- Leads the institutional effectiveness process in their area of responsibility by implementing, monitoring, documenting, and completing all required assessment activities in a timely manner
- Participates in student advising and mentorship as requested by programs
- Actively engages in the institution’s committees as assigned by the President
- Engages in the academic roles of teaching, service, scholarship, and research
- Oversight of maintenance of accreditation for all Department programs
- Assumes other duties as assigned
- Compliance/Regulatory Responsibility:
- Helps to develop the curricula in harmony with the program directors, institution, the community, and professional accreditation agencies
- Develops, reviews and updates department policies and procedures
- Documents, reviews, and maintains current faculty, clinical liaison, staff, student, and clinical affiliation records for the Department
- Documents and maintains current student clinical and/or didactic experiences
- Guides University faculty to ensure program meets all requirements of accreditation
- Operating & Capital Budget/Financial Responsibility:
- Oversight and support of program directors in the maintenance of program budgets that assures adequate resources to support faculty
- Assists in securing internal and/or external sources of funding for the department and/or students
- Strategic Planning Responsibility:
- Determines departmental vision and strategic plan in accordance with the institution’s mission and vision
- Performance Improvement Responsibility:
- Maintains involvement in professional organizations
- Develops improvement plans for the department, faculty, staff, and students to improve performance, as indicated by assessment results
- Community Relations Responsibility:
- Exhibits and models the characteristics of a Christian professional
- Assists in establishing activities to sustain community based best practices site
- Participates in program and University-wide service activities
- Staffing/Labor/Supervisory Responsibility:
- Human resource management to ensure excellence in teaching for students
- Manages selection, evaluation, scheduling and mentorship of department faculty and staff in collaboration with program directors; Oversees student and employee grievances
- Oversees all course instruction, department technology, and employee scheduling
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
- Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy or other healthcare related area by an institution accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the USDE
- 7-years of documented experience in the field of occupational therapy. This must include:
- A minimum of 2-year of clinical practice as an Occupational Therapy
- 3-years of full-time academic appointment with teaching responsibilities at the post-secondary level
- Administration experience to include program planning and implementation, personnel management, evaluation, and budgeting
- Initially certified by NBCOT as an occupational therapist
- Current licensure for Florida as an occupational therapist
- Entry level Occupational Therapy degree
