Program Director, Physical Therapist Assistant
Company: American Career College
Location: Richardson
Posted on: March 10, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Imagine doing the best work of your career in a
place where your efforts advance lives and empower communities.
Where a shared passion for education and student achievement guides
every decision. And where the lives you change today literally
become tomorrow’s life-savers. That’s what awaits when you join the
American Career College (ACC) team. Get ready to transform futures,
including your own. How you can impact: As the Program Director you
will: - Provide leadership in managing, planning, and implementing
the Physical Therapy Assistant program in support of American
Career College goals in order to assure compliance with
programmatic accreditation and/or licensure, internal consistency,
and graduate outcomes to meet placement expectations. - Participate
in curriculum development and coordination, while determining
teaching assignments using a blended instructional approach
combining face-to-face instruction with on-line instruction (as
applicable), selection of faculty, and selection/coordination of
program specific external facilities and instruction. - Provide
professional leadership and support for teaching faculty; serving
as a mentor and facilitator for faculty assigned; and enables an
environment which fosters creativity, responsiveness, and
self-responsibility. Who You Are: The ideal candidate has a minimum
of five (5) years (or equivalent), full-time, post licensure
experience that includes a minimum of three (3) years (or
equivalent) of full-time clinical experience, and possesses the
following qualifications: - Didactic and/or clinical teaching
experience. - Experience in administration/management. - Experience
in educational theory and methodology, instructional design,
student evaluation and outcome assessment, including the equivalent
of nine credits of coursework in educational foundations. - Must
possess contemporary expertise (expertise beyond that obtained in
an entry-level physical therapy program that represents knowledge
and skills reflective of current practice) in assigned teaching
areas and demonstrate effectiveness in teaching and student
evaluation. Education: - Hold a minimum of a master’s degree with
the appropriate coursework in the subject area required from an
institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting body
recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE).
Licenses/Certifications: - Current Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)
license or Physical Therapy (PT) license to practice in any state.
- Current CPR Card. LI-DL1 HEJ Do you want a career that allows you
to make a difference in other people’s lives? Discover what it
means to truly believe in the work that you do at American Career
College. For more than 40 years American Career College has had the
privilege of educating students seeking careers in
healthcare—guiding them through their transformational journey from
student to caregiver. Our associates are united behind that purpose
and share a deep commitment to our values of teamwork,
collegiality, transparency, and a student-centric approach to all
we do. This focus creates an aligned, nimble, and consensus-driven
culture that is solution-oriented and supports our associates’
professional growth. American Career College is proud to be an
equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are dedicated
to creating an inclusive environment for all associates. Campus:
ACC Richardson Campus Function: Management
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