Assistant Dean of Nursing

About the role

The Assistant Dean of Nursing will provide leadership in the nursing program and will contribute to meeting educational outcome goals and growth through the proper management of the college's resources.

Responsibilities

• Provides instruction for theory and clinical nursing courses
• Affiliate member of PAC meetings with at least 5 external members
• Support the Dean in academic reporting to support student achievement strategies
• Schedule classes adhering to student to staff ratio requirements, ensuring adequate coverage, and staffing efficiency
• Support the Dean in improving faculty turnover over prior year
• Meet Student Satisfaction Survey participation goals and support student initiatives and engagement to improve overall student satisfaction
• Meet program completion rate goals
• Support the Dean in ensuring EOC surveys are completed, exported, and analyzed with the faculty for each course each term
• Maintain and support faculty development initiatives
• Review and maintain Canvas course shells and syllabi for consistency and standardization
• Sit as an ex-officio member of program committees and provides input for policy revision or development that impacts program outcomes
• Affiliate member of clinical partnership and site selection
• Support the Dean in managing faculty through documentation of monthly one on one’s, quarterly MAP sessions, training and professional support on policies, processes, and procedures and assigned programs ensuring optimal performance
• Participate in meetings that promote student success and persistence including SOAR, and program meetings
• Accurately manage the Satisfactory Academic Progress process from tracking, documentation, and student advisement
• Provide academic advisement to address student academic issues and concerns that align with academic and programmatic standards
• Affiliate member of program meetings each month
• Support the Dean in managing program review process through implementation
• Actively and consistently participates in Dean of Curriculum/Compliance calls along with the Dean
• Affiliate member of new faculty and student orientation
• Affiliate member of LEOS a minimum of two times per year per instructor and providing feedback to address any needed areas of faculty growth
• Support the Dean in ensuring grades and SLOs are completed, exported, and analyzed with the faculty for each course each term
• Manage the continuous quality improvement process for program excellence according to program review and accreditation standards and criteria
• Attend State Board of Nursing meetings with the Dean when available
• Maintain current knowledge of State Board of Nursing Regulations and accreditation standards
• Affiliate member of accreditation and state board initiatives related to student achievement standards including compliance with standards
• Affiliate member of preparation process required for accreditation visits within outlined deadlines
• Follow regulatory alert process with senior leaders and compliance
• Affiliate member of developing, documenting, and implementing action plans to address gaps in student outcomes and achievements, and accreditation standards shortfall

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
• Nevada RN license
• 5 years of experience as a registered nurse, 3 years of which must be teaching in a program of nursing accredited by a nationally recognized association approved by the Board or an agency authorized by law to accredit such programs
• If the administrator does not have experience in the administration of a program of nursing, develop and complete a plan for his or her own mentoring and development