Chair of Undergraduate Prelicensure BSN Programs, Jefferson College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Lehigh Valley Campus

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the master scheduling of all courses based on curriculum pathways and enrollment projections.
• Assign faculty workload within the Department.
• Facilitate curricular design ensuring alignment with current professional trends, accreditation standards, and changing pedagogies.
• Oversee curriculum/program/student evaluation and ongoing curricular revisions based on evaluation outcomes.
• Direct the recruitment, orientation, retention, advising and timely graduation of students.
• Oversee faculty personnel matters related to teaching and learning practices within the Department’s academic programs and remediate unsatisfactory performance.
• Facilitate faculty advancement through mutual goal setting, development of an implementation plan, and evaluation of outcomes.
• Provide effective management and direction to support staff and student workers within the Department.
• Provide leadership in response to student concerns, in the resolution of conflicts, appeals, and disputes/grievances.
• Oversee the recruitment, selection, and hiring process of faculty.
• Prepare selected components of the self-study report for accrediting agencies and participate in site evaluations.
• Aid in the preparation of academic program proposals for new/proposed programs within the Department.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university required.
• Earned doctorate in nursing or an appropriate discipline from an accredited institution.
• Certificates, licenses and registrations: Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing licensure for states where clinical assignments performed.
• Professional specialty certification as applicable to teaching assignment.
• Evidence of continuing education; Professional memberships relevant to areas of expertise.
• Evidence of scholarship, other than doctoral dissertation, which may be demonstrated by contributions to the professional literature, presentations at national, state, or local meetings and/or grantsmanship.
• Participation in College and/or University Committees.
• Participation in professional organizations at local, state or national levels.
• Computer literacy for Microsoft Office.