Chair of OMM Department

The College of Osteopathic Medicine invites applications for the Chair of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM). This is an excellent opportunity to work with, educate, and mentor our future osteopathic physicians & our team of osteopathic medical educators on our Vallejo campus, located in the beautiful Bay Area.

The successful candidate will need to have earned a D.O. degree and have American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine certification. The Chair is the immediate supervisor, and academic and administrative leader of the faculty and staff in the OMM Department. The Chair derives responsibility and authority as delegated by the Dean. The Chair is responsible for the day-to-day operations, and long-term growth and development of the department. Additional responsibilities include the judicious use of all resources allocated through the departmental budget, to include faculty and staff resources, distribution of departmental space, and use of departmental capital equipment.

• Evaluate present and future needs of the department and communicate them in a timely fashion to the dean
• Supervise and mentor clinical faculty and staff within the department and oversee workload distribution
• Facilitate and support the personal and professional growth and development of all the department members; evaluate performance, support promotions, and recognize accomplishments
• Manage the departmental budget and resources and prepare necessary proposals for budgetary adjustments
• Develop and deliver of a portion of the curriculum, including exam item writing and proctoring
• Recruit, hire, and retain high quality faculty who fit TUCOM’s Mission and can support departmental needs
• Mentor TUCOM osteopathic medical students
• Support student activities and faculty involvement
• Provide service on College and University committees and in-service activities
• Lead departmental meetings
• Maintain strong collegial relationships with Department Chairs and Associate Deans.
• Implement academic and administrative policies and procedures of Touro University California
• Perform other faculty duties as appropriate
• Contribute to new knowledge through research activities, presentations, publications, potentially obtaining grants and/or contracts, clinical trials and other scholarly work and support faculty in the same
• Represent TUCOM in state and national organizations and serve as a role model
• Provide reports and other documents as requested by dean
• Practice at a Touro University California affiliated practice site in compliance with the candidate’s medical license and the job description of the site
• Facilitate clinical services relationships and oversee clinical services provided by the department
  • • Serve on the TUCOM Leadership Council, or Dean’s Council, as a member of the TUCOM leadership team.       
• Any other duties that shall be assigned by the Dean as needs arise

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES (if applicable): should reflect who the employee is supervising and what the expectations are.

CORE COMPETENCIES: identify the behavior an employee is expected to demonstrate.