Empowering. Influential. Inspiring. Passionate….these are the leadership traits that our future Dean, Academic Affairs (Nursing) will hold. Bring forward these traits along with your strong academic nursing experience to play a lead role in our BSN program based at a campus/online location. You will engage, guide & lead the management, delivery and continuity of our academic nursing program. You will shape & mentor a collaborative team, which will include Faculty, an Academic Success team, Skills Lab & experiential learning models. Ensure curricula are current and consistently delivered to meet the college's objectives. Our customized unique Chamberlain Care -Student Success model helps us achieve our mission to provide the best student experience possible. Help lead the path to assure our students are provided support services required to maintain the highest levels of student achievement and retention without compromising the integrity of the educational process.
ResponsibilitiesIs primarily responsible for and accountable to leadership for academic strategy execution in coordination with national academic extended support teams for student success including first time NCLEX pass rates, student persistence, graduation rates, curriculum delivery and faculty & academic team engagement, student satisfaction.Is accountable to and provides oversight for the execution of the BSN academic strategy and BSN program delivery, ensuring that curricular and program outcomes are evaluated, monitor, and achieved according to the identified standard.Lead the development of a cohesive, cross-functional campus academic team with specific objectives, action planning and execution of the Chamberlain’s BSN academic strategy and student success model.Drive the implementation of the institution's philosophy, curriculum, program outcomes and course objectives through classroom, laboratory, and clinical teaching and service to the College and nursing community.Plan and design with faculty workloads that support the delivery of the BSN program, BSN academic strategy and the required teaching/learning opportunities to drive quality improvement and strong academic outcomes.Assess and evaluate candidates responsible for successfully delivering the BSN program – including associate deans, academic support teams, and faculty.Ensure academic leadership creates clearly defined plans for orientation & onboarding with regular evaluation/feedback on teaching & learning best practices.Provides appropriate oversight of associate deans to design & approve faculty schedules/workload and accountability measures for teaching, development, and compliance qualifications. Also includes oversight and accountability of compliance of faculty workloads according to University guidelines.Develops plans for projects and goals in collective accountability with extended support teams (national academic, functional or otherwise designated).Ensure that local (campus or online) academic teams (student learning and faculty) access and complete course assessment data in collaboration with national academic teams each session.Demonstrate leadership and accountability for strategy development in coordination with national academic support teams for student success including, student persistence, graduation rates, first time NCLEX-RN pass rates, curriculum delivery and student satisfaction and is accountable for the development of action plans to meet and maintain Chamberlain University’s standards.Create a well defined plan for each campus for FCAC participation, monitoring, and reporting of updates.Collaborate in the development of and demonstrate accountability to final outcomes of annual budgets for all academic operations areas, including FT/VP faculty position and workload management, laboratory supplies/budgeting, cost of instruction, and other areas.Serve as resource, mentor and policy interpreter for alliance academic leaders, faculty, and students.Initiate leadership in the development and maintenance of new programs and/or program expansion.Positively represent Chamberlain University to professional groups, organizations and the community at large, as well as to the organization.Empower a positive environment for our faculty, staff and students by modeling a care-based attitude.Ensure compliance with all regulatory and statutory regulations; amends existing policies/procedures as needed. This may include being identified and approved by the state board of nursing as the point of contact or program director on location. Acts as liaison between local, state agency, and national college teams specific to compliance and regulatory.As needed, serve as the program director or administrator for the state board of nursing. The Dean, Academic Affairs will be accountable to other additional specific criteria as designated by the state.This position is a designated Campus Security Authority.Performs other duties as assignedComplies with all policies and standards
