Program Chair of Healthcare Specialist & CNA Program Director
Job Details
- Description
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Instruction & Instructional Leadership
- Deliver instruction as assigned using effective pedagogy and technology across multiple formats.
- Develop, update, and maintain curriculum and course materials aligned with program outcomes and industry standards.
- Maintain student records, grading, and classroom documentation in compliance with college policies.
- Foster student achievement of learning outcomes and ensure safe, effective learning environments using LMS tools and safety protocols.
Student Success & Retention
- Advise and support students in coordination with academic advising staff.
- Monitor student progress, implement interventions, and connect students with academic support services.
- Support recruitment, retention, completion, and student engagement initiatives
- Program & Enrollment Management
- Analyze program data to improve retention, completion, and student success outcomes.
- Develop schedules and learning experiences that support student access and workforce alignment.
- Support dual credit quality assurance and experiential learning opportunities including internships.
Program Administration & External Engagement
- Lead annual program review and continuous improvement efforts.
- Coordinate advisory committees and maintain industry/employer relationships.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure curriculum relevance and workforce alignment.
- Oversee program resources including lab equipment, supplies, and instructional needs as applicable.
Human Resource Management
- Coordinate hiring, onboarding, evaluation, and development of full-time and adjunct faculty with Academic Affairs and HR.
- Address faculty, staff, and student concerns in collaboration with leadership.
Institutional Support
- Participate in committees, accreditation work, campus initiatives, and institutional events.
- Support college-wide goals, policies, workforce initiatives, and community engagement activities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Possesses an earned baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Is a licensed Registered Nurse holding an unencumbered license in the state of Indiana, and
• Has a minimum of two years of licensed nursing experience, of which at least one year must be in the provision of long-term care services, and
• Completed application for approval as a program director on file at the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) with all required documentation, and
• Approval by the ISDH Division of Long-Term Care Training Section as a program director, and
• One of the following:- Completed the required state training session, including adult learning theory or
- Holds a current Workplace Specialist License granted by the Indiana Department of Education in any Health Sciences.
Pay Range:
$ 45,000- $ 52,000 base salary per academic (9-month) year; C
- Additional pay allowance for: Administration and Chair Days
- Additional Summer contracts, which increase annual salary.
- Posted On
- 6/8/2026
- Job Type
- Nursing School Staff/Administrators
- School/Institution
- Ivy Tech Community College
- Job Location
- Kokomo, IN