Cardiac Sonography Program Director

POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Cardiac Sonography Program Director/Instructor

DEPARTMENT: Allied Health DIVISION: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

SALARY RANGE: COMMENSURATE WITH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

FLSA: EXEMPT

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Allied Health Director

SCHEDULE DETAILS: FULL-TIME/10 MONTH POSITION/PUBLIC SCHOOL RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MISSOURI

DATE OF LATEST REVIEW/REVISIONS: October 2024

Position Summary
As program director, this position is responsible for all aspects of the Cardiac Sonography program, including
the budget, faculty hiring decisions, maintaining accreditation, providing subject matter expertise, curriculum
development, instruction, and program evaluation to determine the effectiveness of education. Course
delivery may include both face-to-face and online modalities. The Program Director is a full-time faculty
member and reports to the Director of Allied Health.

Essential Job Duties

• Responsible for all aspects of the Cardiac Sonography program, including the organization,

administration, continuous improvement, planning, development, and general effectiveness of the
program and the program budget.

• Participates in faculty hiring decisions and facilitates faculty meetings per institutional requirements.
• Administers and leads Program Advisory Committee meetings.
• Maintains Cardiac Sonography program accreditation, including compiling accreditation reports.

instruction and student achievement. Remains current with developments in the scholarship of teaching.
Uses the latest supportive instructional technology and alternative delivery methods

• Maintains knowledge of current industry trends by attending conferences, joining professional

organizations, and performing related tasks. Gains and maintains required professional certifications.

• Prepares for assigned classes, including developing course syllabi in Canvas; organizing and maintaining

classroom and lab to facilitate learning; works with area healthcare organizations to deliver instruction
at those sites; maintains and updates existing course curriculum to meet required accreditation
standards.

• Performs institutional requirements, including participating in events and meetings as required;

orienting new instructors; and planning events to assist in advertising the College.

• Assures faculty and agency preceptors are included in ongoing program planning and evaluation, per

accreditation standards.

• Encourages student inclusion and engagement by incorporating student correspondence, student

assistance/remediation with coursework, and student involvement in the course and program planning.

• Mediates student grievances/complaints at the program level.
• Works collaboratively with internal and external partners to recruit students. Markets the Surgical

• Serve on institutional committees as needed.
• Do faculty evaluations within prescribed guidelines.
• Perform departmental and divisional responsibilities.
  

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• A Bachelor’s Degree and equivalent work experience in Cardiac Sonography.
• Five years of relevant experience.
• Possess a credential in the field of Advanced Cardiac Sonography (ACS)
• Willingness to teach or learn to teach online.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to plan, organize, and implement responsibilities effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with students, other professionals,

staff, and the public.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Two years of teaching experience in a higher education environment preferred.
• Curriculum development and instruction
• Experience in Cardiac Sonography accreditation procedures
• Experience with assessment of student learning outcomes
• Experience with distance learning and alternate instructional delivery systems
• Knowledge of a learning management system (such as Canvas)
• Master’s degree in a Health-Related field of study from a regionally accredited college/university
  

Equipment/Software
• Information Technology Abilities required:

a. Ability to operate a personal computer using the Windows environment.
b. Ability to understand operating a personal computer within the Crowder College Network

environment.
c. Ability to use E-mail.
d. Ability to perform primary student database (Jenzabar) functions.
e. Ability to perform basic word processing using MS Word.
f. Ability to perform essential spreadsheet functions using MS Excel
g. Ability to perform introductory presentation functions using MS PowerPoint
h. Ability to use Canvas

Positions Supervised

• Cardiac Sonography Clinical Coordinator

• Cardiac Sonography Full-time and Adjunct Instructors

performing this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• A neat appearance and appropriate businesslike apparel are required.
  

Physical

• Requires daily mobility within the campus and various sites, light lifting, and physical activities.
• Input, access, and distribute information using computers.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use

hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk or hear. Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Creative and Analytical Skills

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to devise or modify methods or processes to solve specific problems.
• Ability to plan, develop and implement the necessary curriculum.
  

Language/Communication Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with various people, including staff, students, and the general public,

in written and oral mediums.

• Ability to positively interact with a broad range of people both on and off-campus.

CROWDER COLLEGE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY, INTERPRET, OR APPLY THIS POSITION DESCRIPTION IN
ANY WAY THE INSTITUTION DESIRES. THIS POSITION DESCRIPTION IN NO WAY IMPLIES THAT THESE ARE THE
ONLY DUTIES, INCLUDING ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES, TO BE PERFORMED BY THE EMPLOYEE OCCUPYING THIS
POSITION. THIS POSITION DESCRIPTION IS NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. THE
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP REMAINS “AT-WILL.” THE POSITION ABOVE REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY.