Faculty Half-Time Healthcare Administration

ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. This position requires the employee to be a professing Christian and to be willing to support the Christian mission of ACU.

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Primary Responsibilities

• Participate with the program faculty and Program Director in planning, development, and implementation of program and curriculum.

  • Provide feedback to the Program Director for program and/or course improvement.

  • Participate in program and faculty meetings.

  • Attend/complete program and CLPS faculty trainings and provide credentialing/records updates as required.

• Maintaining competency and professional relevance.

  • Gain and maintain knowledge of trends and information pertaining to program field through current practice, professional reading, active research and/or continuing education.

  • Participate in scholarly activities as explained in the ACU Dallas Faculty Handbook designed to maintain professional development in healthcare administration.

• Provide high quality instruction, direction and support for students in the online classroom environment.

  • Provide rich and timely feedback on student work, being both encouraging and constructively critical.

  • Place students in groups for assignments/discussions as required by course.

  • Provide timely and helpful answers to students’ inquiries regarding course material or academic matters.  

  • Enter final course grades in Banner system.

  • Alert Program Director to any student issues.  This includes performance issues (e.g. failing grades, failing to turn in assignments, etc.) and policy violation issues (e.g. academic integrity violation).

  • Comply with all pertinent policies and procedures outlined in Abilene Christian University’s Handbook, Faculty Handbook, and those specified by ACU’s College of Graduate and Professional Studies.

  • Adhere to the HCAD program teaching philosophy and administrative practices.

• This is a half-time faculty position.

Required Qualifications

• Terminal degree in healthcare administration or a closely related field

• Prior teaching experience, preferably online

• Completion of all university and campus on-boarding requirements

ACU does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal law.

ACU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the university's financial and physical assets. Therefore, Abilene Christian University conducts background checks on all candidates for employment in security sensitive positions. As a current employee, it will be determined if you need an additional background check upon your hire.