Campus Associate Director Nursing, Clinical Operations

About the role

The Campus Assistant Director of Nursing, Clinical Operations oversees and coordinates all clinical-related activities within the nursing program. Key responsibilities include managing clinical instructors, securing and scheduling clinical placements, conducting clinical site visits, and ensuring compliance with college and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clinical placements, field experiences, and scheduling to align with course objectives, accreditation, and timely student progression.
• Conduct clinical site visits, student/faculty observations, and direct skill assessments in alignment with accreditation and institutional policies.
• Build and sustain relationships with clinical partners and manage contracts to secure and maintain high-quality clinical placements.
• Oversee administrative processes related to clinical documentation, including attendance, student scheduling, onboarding, immunization, and background checks.
• Supervise clinical faculty, including onboarding, mentoring, scheduling, performance evaluation, and ongoing professional development.
• Lead recruitment, retention, and compliance of clinical staff, ensuring timely completion of all employment and accreditation requirements.
• Foster student success and retention through academic counseling and access to support resources.
• Monitor and enforce timely faculty responsibilities such as attendance records, grading, and administration of course evaluations.
• Address and resolve clinical faculty and student concerns related to clinical performance, conduct, or instructional issues, including implementation of improvement plans.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including syllabi, clinical contracts, student records, accreditation files, and meeting minutes.
• Ensure program compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, accreditation standards, and institutional policies in coordination with other campus programs.
• Support achievement of NCLEX licensure exam pass rate goals by overseeing clinical education quality and student performance.
• Evaluate and enhance the quality, consistency, and development of clinical courses, curriculum, and program offerings.
• Collaborate with the Campus Associate Director of Nursing, Academics, and other leadership to ensure instructional alignment across settings.
• Absorb the role of Campus Director/Dean of Nursing in his/her absence according to accrediting regulations.
• May step in to teach based on the needs of the department.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Hold a current license or privilege to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Texas.
• Show evidence of teaching abilities and maintaining current knowledge, clinical expertise, and safety in the subject areas of teaching responsibility.
• Hold a master’s degree or doctoral degree, preferably in nursing.
• A nurse faculty member holding a master’s degree or doctoral degree in a discipline other than nursing shall hold a bachelor’s degree in nursing from an approved or accredited baccalaureate program in nursing.
• If teaching in a diploma or associate degree program, shall have at least six (6) graduate semester hours in nursing appropriate to assigned teaching responsibilities.
• Must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience as a registered nurse; one (1) year shall be in teaching or clinical supervision, or a combination thereof, in a state approved registered nursing, vocational or practical nursing, or psychiatric technician school within the last five (5) years; or a minimum of three (3) years of experience in nursing administration or nursing education within the last five (5) years.

Qualifications

• Leadership knowledge in the program field to cultivate a learner-centered environment and to foster excellence.
• Knowledge in technological support and delivery of program area and services.
• Knowledge and evidence of strong supervisory and management skills as applicable to specialized program area.
• Knowledge of state, federal and local laws/regulations relating to programs, governmental compliance and other regulatory standards such as Title IV, ABHES, BVNPT, BPPE, and other accreditation standards.
• Knowledge of applicable databases and computer application systems to supply the most accurate information, reports and projections.
• Experience with MS Office.