Job Summary/Basic Function:

• Provide vision, strategic planning, and assessment leadership for the center to advance the college and divisional mission. 
• Direct the clinical and daily operations of the Wellness Center. Supervision, coaching and mentoring of staff; overseeing the development of staff scheduling; managing and completing performance evaluations of staff as required. 
• Managing and insuring that all necessary compliance metrics are reached. Including but not limited to conducting chart review of clinical files and ensuring that all clinical work is in keeping with current practice standards; reviewing practice standards set for by ACHA, IACS, AAHC, and other organizations relevant to the practice of college health and ensuring that current center practices are in line with industry standards; overseeing and ensuring compliance with all grant requirements (e.g., Family Health Council); monitoring for changes in relevant state or federal healthcare laws and ensuring that center practices adhere to current statues. 
• Coordinate the center's emergency and crisis response. Position serves on the campus emergency response team.  Provide, as needed, support to students, staff, and faculty in the event of a campus crisis.
• Provide and coordinate consultation, education, and outreach services to faculty, staff, and students on developmental, mental health, and harm-reduction issues. 
• Serve as the expert consultant to college officials when they need to consider factors related to health as part of their decision-making process, utilizing staff expertise when the health issues at hand are outside the scope of practice of the Executive Director. Serve on College committees responsible for decision-making and implementation of health and safety protocols related to various public health concerns.
• Collaborate with colleagues across campus to develop strategies for the prevention and intervention of health concerns (physical, behavioral, psychological) and for optimizing student strengths and health development.

Department: Wellness Center

Preferred Qualifications:

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Known for its innovative curriculum, Dickinson is a highly selective, private liberal-arts college. One of the nation's oldest colleges, and named in honor of a signer of the U.S. Constitution, Dickinson became the first college chartered in the newly recognized United States in September 1783. Dickinson has just under 900 full and part-time employees - administrators, faculty and staff - and its 144-acre campus is populated by students from 43 U.S. states and territories and 40 foreign countries. More than half of students study abroad through the school's 50 programs in 24 countries on six continents. Dickinson is recognized as a leader among institutions committed to sustainability and green initiatives and is continually recognized by such groups as the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Sierra Club, Sustainable Endowments Institute, Princeton Review and Second Nature. Dickinson's stunning campus - featuring beautiful landscaping and buildings made of limestone - is located in the heart of the historic central Pennsylvania town of Carlisle, a key marker in Civil War activity. Founded in 1751, Carlisle, named a "most livable city" by Forbes, i...s a cosmopolitan town of 20,000 people, nestled between mountains that have long been a destination for outdoor enthusiasts. The Appalachian Trail and several mountain lakes are within easy reach of the campus, as are Hershey Park and historic Gettysburg. The town is a transportation hub linked by highway, rail and air to prominent East Coast cities, with driving times that make these cities readily accessible: Harrisburg, 20 minutes; Gettysburg, 30 minutes; Baltimore, 90 minutes; Washington, D.C., two hours; Philadelphia, two hours; New York, three hours; Pittsburgh, four hours. Dickinson takes pride in its campus wellness and professional development programs, offering an array of opportunities to faculty and staff.

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