[Hiring] Department Chair, Health Science Programs @Calbright College

Role Description

The Department Chair, in collaboration with the Dean of Learning and Instruction, ensures the workforce relevancy, quality, and continuous improvement of Calbright Health Science Programs.

The Department Chair position supports Calbright College’s mission to offer competency-based, workforce-relevant programs for adult learners through high-impact andragogical practices in online, skills-based curriculum and assessment.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Learning and Instruction leadership to support program approval processes, including state, accreditation, certification, and regulatory requirements applicable to Health Science programs.
• Monitor healthcare industry trends, workforce demands, certification requirements, and regulatory changes to ensure the program's ongoing relevance and compliance.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Health Science programs utilizing competency-based and skills-based learning models.
• Lead regular program-level meetings to review program quality, continuous improvement, and student success metrics and data.
• Work with cross-functional teams (including program faculty and staff) to ensure program outcomes, assessment measures, and course content are rigorous, responsive, and relevant to workforce skills and needs.
• Support Adjunct Faculty in setting annual SMART goals to support student success.
• Oversee adjunct faculty in the assigned department area, including performing quarterly and annual reviews, approving timesheets, training, mentorship, referring student cases, and assisting with escalations.
• Review and monitor student and course feedback to ensure the student voice is represented, and provide recommendations for content and program improvements.
• Lead the program review process by overseeing review cycles, collecting and analyzing data, engaging stakeholders for input, and preparing comprehensive reports to support continuous improvement and informed decision-making.
• Lead with a data-informed mindset to validate quality, analyze student outcomes data, and contribute to trend analysis and metric tracking across programs.
• Support the identification, evaluation, development, and maintenance of clinical, practicum, internship, apprenticeship, and other experiential learning opportunities aligned with program outcomes and accreditation requirements.
• Collaborate with external partners to ensure experiential learning environments provide appropriate opportunities for student skill development and workforce readiness.
• Lead Health Science Advisory Councils and engage healthcare employers, licensing bodies, workforce agencies, and industry experts to ensure program alignment with workforce needs, credentialing requirements, emerging healthcare trends, and industry-recognized certifications.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with healthcare organizations, employers, professional associations, and workforce agencies to support student success and workforce alignment.
• Maintain relevance in the discipline, including but not limited to certifications, professional development, and networking.
• Perform other related duties as assigned that support the objective of the position.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing, Allied Health, Health Sciences, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or a related health discipline.
• Minimum three years of professional experience in healthcare, health sciences education, workforce development, healthcare administration, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience supporting program quality, curriculum development, workforce alignment, regulatory compliance, or student success initiatives.

Requirements

• In-depth knowledge in one or more department program areas.
• Knowledge of and commitment to competency-based education and assessment forward design.
• Knowledge of healthcare workforce trends, healthcare delivery systems, regulatory requirements, and industry-recognized credentials.
• Knowledge of healthcare program accreditation, certification, and approval processes.
• Ability to develop and maintain productive partnerships with healthcare organizations, employers, workforce boards, and professional associations.
• Knowledge of experiential learning, clinical education, internship, practicum, and work-based learning models.
• Ability to interpret labor market information and workforce data to support program development and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of program review processes, outcomes assessment, and key performance metrics.
• Working knowledge of program development/design and performance metrics.
• Collaboration and the ability to work across teams toward a unified goal.
• Effective communicator and resolution-oriented towards students if/as appropriate within the program(s).
• Effectively communicates and collaborates with fellow faculty members within and across disciplines and programs.
• An innovative and student-centric thought leader in discipline and industry practice.
• Capable of leading and promoting change management.
• Demonstrate understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, staff, and faculty.

Benefits

• Faculty salary schedule placement (depending on qualification and education) + 15% $95,830.65 - $132,067.15.
• Regular attendance is considered an essential job function; the inability to meet attendance requirements may preclude the employee from retaining employment.
• Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.

Company Description

Calbright College is one of California’s newest community colleges – the first statewide, online campus designed to bridge the gap between employers with unfilled positions and students who don’t have either the time or money to attend a traditional school. Our mission is to increase economic mobility and close equity gaps for working adults who lack easy access to traditional forms of higher education by offering online, flexible, affordable skills-based programs that provide tangible economic value for both working adults and hiring managers.