Dean of Nursing

Overview

Arizona College of Nursing is seeking a higher education nursing leader to join us as Dean of Nursing at our St. Louis, MO BSN campus.

Exciting campus leadership opportunity with competitive total compensation packages offered including base salary, annual performance bonus, comprehensive health & wellness benefits, 401(k) with 100% immediate vesting and generous match, and relocation assistance.

• Administrative and Leadership:
  Responsible for monitoring and evaluating direct reports, including nursing faculty, clinical coordinator, and director of simulation. Ensures compliance of nursing program with State Board of Nursing requirements. Prepares and completes annual and required reports and data for the Board. Represents the nursing program at meetings of appropriate bodies, including the Board of Nursing. Submits information for preparation of the annual operating and capital budget.
  
  Provides leadership to the faculty in preparation for the accreditation self-study. Prepares and maintains statistics related to program outcomes. Maintains records relevant to the program. Manages direct reports including conducting 11s, Quarterly Check-Ins, Performance Management, and offering Training and Development.
• General Operations:
  Notify direct manager and appropriate corporate stakeholders of all legal issues. Notify manager of any personnel changes at management level. Provide positive leadership to build employee morale.
• Clinical Scheduling/Clinical Consortium:
  When student threshold is met, supervises directly the Assistant Dean of Nursing. Supervises directly or indirectly the Clinical Coordinator position and is accountable for clinical coordination in accordance with the clinical scheduling practice, state consortium, and Board of Nursing. Collaborates with the clinical coordinator, faculty, and facilities in evaluating the appropriateness of clinical facilities and curricular experiences. Ensures a sufficient supply of direct patient care hours necessary to deliver the nursing curriculum.
  
  Indirectly, in partnership with Clinical Coordinator, monitors students’ compliance with health regulations and directly serves as liaison to the Board of Health (as needed) in conjunction with the clinical coordinator. Oversees the Health and Safety Orientation for students about to progress to the Core.
• Faculty:
  Responsible for the appointment, retention, and promotion of faculty, including general education faculty in the absence of an Executive Director of Academic Operations or Dean of General Education. Manages the hiring process with interviews, teaching presentations, and reference checks. Directly or indirectly coordinates the orientation and onboarding process of faculty (Adjunct and Full Time). Includes computer and IT training and ATI training and education.
  
  Guides faculty on academic issues in the development of various ATI methodologies regarding classroom instruction. Develops faculty workload schedules, ensuring office hours are held, committee service is fulfilled, and full-time faculty are scheduled 36 credit hours annually based on the Fiscal Year. Directly or indirectly makes assignments for adjunct clinical faculty. Ensures each nursing student has a faculty advisor. Works with faculty to ensure appropriate delivery of content/concepts and sequencing based on student performance on standardized exams.
  
  Resolves conflicts effectively. Ensures meaningful faculty development and mentoring resources to drive program outcomes and faculty growth.
• Students:
  Prepares and manages the Core Nursing Orientation for Level 5 students. Provides advisement for students; resolves student problems. Coordinates activities related to student admission, retention, progression, and graduation. Works with the Executive Director of Academic Operations and Dean of General Education to align the student experience with outcomes and mission to achieve student achievement and satisfaction.
• Curriculum:
  Serves as liaison to ATI for scheduling of live reviews and services. Works with ATI and faculty to assess course outcomes and teaching strategies using ATI data. Facilitates textbook and media selection process. Coordinates textbook ordering with the BSN Program Manager and ensures students receive textbooks for enrolled courses. Reviews and addresses findings for end-of-course evaluations. Collaborates with the Dean of General Education to align liberal arts and nursing curricula, facilitate joint in-service offerings, and provide updates to each department at least quarterly.
  
  Recommends purchases of supplies and equipment for the nursing program. Works with the Nursing Lab Manager to ensure labs are properly maintained and meet standards regarding equipment.
• Committee Service:
  Chairs monthly meetings of the nursing faculty and, in the absence of a DOGE, chairs all general education faculty meetings. Serves as an ex-officio member of all nursing program committees. Serves on committees including BSN Curriculum…