Associate Dean of Nursing

About the Position:The Associate Dean of Nursing assists the Dean of Nursing with the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the nursing program. This involves assisting with the recruitment and hiring of faculty, creating course schedules and accompanying faculty assignments, facilitating curriculum development, participating in program evaluation, and assisting in the resolution of student and faculty issues. The Dean may have some teaching duties. He/She reports to the Campus President and interacts regularly with the other departments of the school/college with respect to the needs of the nursing programs for instructional resources.Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Professional Behavior:During the conduct of duties, displays respect and maintains a student-friendly environment.Demonstrates strong organizational leadership.Works effectively as part of the overall faculty and administrative teams including interpersonal relations, collaborating with the faculty member to meet student needs, and responding to requests from executive management.Organization Stewardship:Interacts with the academic affairs support staff as well as with other designated clerical staff and work-study students.Serves as a member of the School of Nursing Leadership Team.Serves as an Ex-officio member with vote on the Curriculum Committee and Admissions, Progression and Graduation Committee, and Evaluation Committee.Serves as resource coordinator for Course Lead meetings.Addresses faculty issues and concerns as needed.Fosters positive communication and responsible follow-up communication with students and others to ensure a supportive and responsive learning environment for students.Facilitates the scheduling of courses in collaboration with course leads.Facilitates the scheduling of clinical experiences in collaboration with the clinical coordinator.Makes teaching assignments in collaboration with Course Lead and assures workloads are in compliance with the current workload policy.Participates as appropriate on College/School committees and task forces.Preparation of the budget and ongoing monitoring of such as designated by the Dean/Campus PresidentTeaches as required, and completes other duties as assigned.Program Development & Management:assists with the development, implementation, evaluation, and revisions of the curriculum for the nursing program in cooperation with the program faculty and within the standards of the applicable state Board of Nursing and any other accrediting agencies.Participates in the systematic plan of the evaluation process with a particular focus on looping findings back into overall program improvementProvides appropriate certification to the State Board of Nursing for students who complete program requirements and are recommended for NCLEX Exam.Ensures the faculty-student ratio for clinical experiences is in accordance with the regulations of the applicable state Board of Nursing in collaboration with nursing faculty and clinical agency administrators when making faculty assignmentsAssists in developing marketing communications for the programs and in student recruitment activities.Requirements:Current active unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse or APRN in the state of New York or multistate privilege to practice nursing in the state.Graduate of an approved professional nursing education program.Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and earned a Master or Doctoral degree in nursing or a related field.At least five years of practice experience as a Registered Nurse, with at least two as a faculty member in a professional nursing education program.Minimum of one (1) year of successful experience in an administrative or management role.Competent in personal computer applications: word processing, spreadsheet, database, and email.Excellent written, and verbal communication, and analytical skills.Ability to serve as a positive, supportive, and enthusiastic role model.Successful completion of criminal background check, drug screening, appropriate immunizations, and CPR and HIPAA certification.Pay/Salary:Associate Dean of Nursing - Upto $110K

Created: 2025-02-02