Director, DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program; CRNA

Director, DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program (CRNA)

Position Title:

Director, DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program (CRNA)

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 on-going 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide inspired leadership to continuously evaluate and implement the curriculum for their DNP track to ensure academic excellence and compliance with applicable accreditation and licensing requirements.
• Leadership and Supervision:
  Identifying programmatic needs related to faculty assignments, assuring appropriate educational, scholarship, and practice/service goals.
• Work with leadership to identify adjunct faculty needs, hire, and evaluate adjunct faculty.
• Supervise faculty as assigned in their track.
• Serve as a resource for course faculty and students and communicate and serve as the first contact to resolve student and faculty issues in their track.
• Coordinate with the Clinical Coordinator to identify and secure the development of new clinical sites, maintain current clinical sites, and continuously evaluate clinical sites, and liaison with clinical partners.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in nursing with undergraduate/graduate degrees from regionally accredited colleges/universities.
• Registered nurse/APRN licensed (or license pending) to practice in the State of New York and certification as a CRNA.
• Clinical experience as a CRNA.
• Evidence of a sustained and progressive record of academic leadership and scholarly productivity at the national level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience as a program coordinator or director in a graduate program.
• Experience developing and sustaining collaborative partnerships.

UB is an AA/EOE and welcomes all to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.