Director, DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program; CRNA
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Nursing
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Education / Teaching
Director, DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program (CRNA)
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The School of Nursing at the University at Buffalo (UBSON) is seeking the next Director of the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) Nurse Anesthesia Program (DNP-PD). As a R1 Carnegie and AAU member university, we lead in the doctoral education of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA). The University at Buffalo Program was founded in 1981 by Ira Gunn, CRNA, MLN, FAAN, who was a US Army veteran and fierce advocate for nurse anesthetists and nurse anesthesia programs and who was named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing in 2003.
As Program Director (DNP-PD) the primary role is to support the ongoing education, scholarship, and service/practice missions of the UBSON program by providing leadership, oversight, and direction of the program operating in the School of Nursing. The CRNA DNP-PD helps to ensure that the standards and policies of the UBSON and accrediting agencies (COA/CCNE) are met in the DNP program. The CRNA DNP-PD works closely with the dean, assistant/associate deans, DNP committee, and faculty to teach and facilitate course offerings and student experiences.
DNP-PDs report to the Assistant/Associate Dean for the DNP Program and lead in the tri-partite faculty mission of education, scholarship, and service. This is a full-time faculty appointment where 0.20 FTE of the appointment provides an administrative stipend as the program administrator.
- Provide leadership, oversight, and direction of the DNP-PD program within the School of Nursing.
- Ensure compliance with program standards and policies and with accrediting agencies (COA/CCNE).
- Collaborate with the dean, assistant/associate deans, DNP committee, and faculty to teach and facilitate course offerings and student experiences.
- Report to the Assistant/Associate Dean for the DNP Program.
- Lead in the tri-partite faculty mission of education, scholarship, and service.
- Provide administrative support as a 0.20 FTE program administrator.
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Posted On 11/20/2025.
Job Type: Faculty/Instructor | School/Institution:
University at Buffalo |
Location:
Buffalo, NY
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