Associate Dean of Nursing

Associate Dean of Nursing

Location:

Brockton, MA

Category:
Executive/Administrative

Posted On:
Tue Dec 23 2025

The Associate Dean of the Nursing Program provides academic and administrative leadership of the Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) program and reports to the Dean for Health Sciences. The Associate Dean is responsible for managing the overall operation of the ADN (Day and Evening options) and supervising the activities of the faculty and professional staff including, but not limited to: recruiting, orienting, training, directing, supervising, and evaluating department members;

as well as contributing to the curriculum development initiative, program accreditation, and program development.

Serve as the Nurse Administrator/Administrator of Record in accordance with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing and accreditation requirements.

Oversee program regulations, accreditation, planning, implementation, and evaluation of all aspects of nursing educational program.

Ensure compliance with all required state nursing and nursing education regulations.

Manage accreditation processes. Facilitate the completion of all activities required to maintain positive program accreditation, including participating in related professional development activities, timely submission of required materials, and needed correspondence with accrediting bodies.

Determine priorities for budgetary expenditures based on departmental and program delivery needs; monitor budget and provide initial approval of program expenditures; provide suggestions for the use of donor funds to advance student access to quality nursing education and educational advancement.

Collaborate with other health occupation departments, such as the certified nursing assistant non-credit program.

Regularly update clinical partnership contracts with health care facilities and maintain positive working relationships with representatives of these agencies and hospitals.

Oversee clinical rotation schedules, staffing, and assessment activities.

Oversee and direct all activities relative to management, operation and upgrade of the simulation labs and nursing arts labs and equipment including compliance with federal, state and professional standards; maintain list of equipment needs and budget requirements.

Implement Board of Nursing regulations and other laws and policies in support of students and their academic work.

Participate in on-campus and off-campus meetings associated with advancing career pathways for nurses, as well as the design/implementation of other activities associated with maintaining a strong Massasoit nursing program.

Explore opportunities for expanding the nursing program.

Maintain positive working relations with Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) completion program faculty and professional staff, who provide BSN-completion education through agreements with Massasoit.

Identify new health care program development options and contribute to approved new program development initiatives.

Assist the Dean in implementing activities and initiatives that are consistent with the goals of the nursing programs, unit needs, and mission of the College.

Manage grants related to nursing program delivery, new program development, and program delivery innovations.

Participate on College committees and in shared governance opportunities.

Observe and adhere to the Collective Bargaining Agreement changes and administer specific components of those agreements.

All other duties as assigned.

Coordinate, evaluate and participate in determining admission criteria and procedures as well as student promotion and retention criteria.

Collaborate with personnel of other College divisions to ensure effective health care program recruiting and project implementation, with particular attention to work with Admissions, Advising, Marketing & Communications, the Massasoit Foundation, and program assessment partners.

Resolve student and faculty issues as they occur.

Ensure that students receive mid-semester progress reports, regarding clinical and course strengths, as well as needed…