Associate Program Director

Position Goal

The Associate Program Director will provide oversight and direction to applicants, enrolled students, faculty, and staff. The Associate Program Director will also be responsible for the student-focused operational success of the program(s) in conjunction with the Program Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Administrator - May be designated as nursing program administrator role for regulatory agencies, state boards of nursing, and programmatic accreditors.
  • Maintains program completion, retention, and student satisfaction data.
  • Collaborates with retention committee, readmission committee, faculty, and support staff to foster student success.
  • Serves as the nursing program administrator for regulatory agencies, state boards of nursing, and programmatic accreditors.
• Outcomes - Monitors program completion, retention, and student satisfaction data.
  • Collaborates with retention committee, readmission committee, faculty, and support staff to foster student success.
  • Ensures students receive adequate faculty coaching and mentoring and assists with referrals to the school counselor.
  • Participates in graduation ceremonies.
  • Collaboratively develops action plans based upon student input.
• Students - Oversees the admissions process of programs through review and selection of new applicants and readmission applicants.
  • Provides administrative discipline and conflict resolution between program employees and/or students, under the direction of the Program Director or Dean.
  • Affords students adequate faculty coaching and mentoring and assists with referrals to the school counselor.
  • Participates in graduation ceremonies.
  • Collaboratively develops action plans based upon student input.
• Faculty - Oversees and assists with the hiring, training, and mentoring of program faculty and staff, under the direction of the Program Director or Dean.
  • Reviews curriculum regularly in collaboration with faculty to ensure proper content is taught.
  • Facilitates nationally-normed exam testing for program students.
  • Constructs schedule of classes, assignment of clinical sites, and assignment responsibilities for faculty, providing classroom instruction personally, as needed.
  • Evaluates adequacy of testing with the nursing program and student performance on the NCLEX®, as applicable.
• Governance - Active member of committees, as assigned.
  • Keeps Program Director and Dean apprised of student and faculty needs, issues, and concerns in a timely manner.
  • Participates in routine nursing leadership meetings.

Position Requirements

• Education: Minimum qualification of a master’s degree with a major in nursing is required; doctoral degree preferred.
  • Knowledge that includes an understanding of the educational objectives and experiences of student nurses, an understanding of the clinical practice of nursing, knowledge of the diverse organizational environments in which nurses practice, and knowledge of the types of clinical sites needed to meet course content and objectives.
• Unencumbered Licensure: Applicable state as a Registered Nurse.
  • Three (3) years of recent clinical experience, excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, strong oral and written communication skills, ability to interpret learning experience needs of students and match them to the capabilities of clinical placement agencies, excellent interpersonal communication skills with the ability to be creative and innovative, and proficient computer skills in order to collect and analyze data.
• Special Qualifications: Must be able to work independently and autonomously. Able to recognize a need and address it with minimal direction.
  • Able to recognize a need and address it with minimal direction.

Physical/Mental Demands and Work Environment

• Position requires mental activity, reading, planning, preparing, evaluating, and decision making.
• Physical demands in classroom and office are minimal and considered sedentary work with occasional lifting and/or carrying such articles as records, files, and books (10 pounds maximum).
• Operation of standard office equipment such as phone, computer, classroom projector, Scantron, and printer/scanner, occurs on a frequent basis.
• Physical demands in the clinical area may include lifting, pulling, pushing, kneeling, stooping, crouching and bending or any other related activity.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay.
• Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial well-being.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

Note

• Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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Galén College of Nursing is Recognized as a 2023 National League of Nursing (NLN) Center of Excellence (COE)

Galén’s Compassionate Care Model

• Inclusivity: I foster an environment that provides opportunity for every individual to reach their full potential.
• Character: I act with integrity and compassion in all I do.
• Accountability: I own my role and accept responsibility for my actions.
• Respect: I value every person as an individual with unique contributions worthy of consideration.
• Excellence: I commit myself to the highest level of quality in everything I do.

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