Associate Dean/Director of Nursing - Health and Public Safety Division

Overview:

Cincinnati State is seeking an Associate Dean/Director of Nursing to oversee and direct the nursing programs within the Health and Public Safety Division. The qualified candidate will be responsible for ensuring the quality of the Associate Degree Nursing, Practical Nursing and State Tested Nursing Assistant programs and compliance with Ohio Law and Rule and the Standards established for Associate Degree Nursing programs by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The ideal candidate will be invested in team building, inclusion, program excellence and student success.

Essential Duties:

• Provide input into the budget process for nursing programs
• Maintain communication with faculty, students, the college community, clinical affiliates and accrediting and regulating agencies
• Ensure regular meetings of the faculty and faculty participation in planning, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum
• Ensure the orientation of new faculty and adjuncts and provide mentorship
• Recommend faculty for appointment, promotion, tenure or retention, and termination
• Facilitate faculty development, including enhancing educational competencies
• Establish the faculty and or teaching assistant to student ratio for direct patient care experiences
• Ensure a written policy related to the evaluation of faculty and instructional personnel is implemented
• Certify to the Board, in a format prescribed by the Board, that graduates have completed all program requirements
• Submit to the Board and ACEN Annual Reports, Substantive Change Reports and Program Improvement Plans as required
• Verify that each nurse teaching a course in the program holds a current, valid license and appropriate academic credentials
• Maintain resources, including but not limited to classroom and skills laboratory equipment and supplies necessary for students to successfully complete the pr
• Support and oversight of academic faculty
• Manage and coordinate instructional activities
• Facilitate curriculum and program development, implementation, and review while working with divisional faculty and staff.
• Manage and coordinate curriculum database and course documents
• Facilitate the development and maintenance of articulation plans with various colleges, universities and secondary schools.
• Manage and coordinate clinical affiliations.
• Manage and coordinate accreditation processes and reviews
• Address student concerns regarding academic-related matters.
• Serve as a divisional representative to assigned college committees.
• Assist the Dean in the management of full-time faculty workload
• Assist the Dean in divisional activities including establishing divisional goals, preparing and coordinating the departmental and/or area budgets, building community.
• Assist the Dean in promoting multi-disciplinary participation and teamwork throughout the Division
• Develop and maintain business, community, and educational partnerships.

Minimum Qualifications:

• An unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Ohio
• A Master's of Science Degree in Nursing
• Ten (10) years' experience as a Registered Nurse
• 3 years' experience as a full-time faculty member teaching in a pre-licensure registered nursing program
• Availability to work evenings and/or weekends as required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree in a relevant field.
• Three (3) years' experience as director of a nursing program
• Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) credential
• Experience teaching within a community college setting.

Desired Competencies:

• Exemplary verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to communicate/interact effectively with a diverse professional, community, and student population to provide a good impression of the College.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, detail oriented, efficient, able to maintain confidentiality and work independently, develop team leadership, and meet established deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple programs, faculty members and staff.
• Excellent customer service, project management and time management skills, demonstrated ability in problem solving, analysis of data and situations and logical, decision-making.
• Ability to manage resources effectively.
• Possess the ability to be innovative with demonstrated commitment to student success.
• Ability and willingness to work with students of various abilities and diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to students with diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds and students with disabilities.
• Ability to promote a positive team culture and apply principles of servant leadership
• Ability to work under stressful conditions.

Reports to: Dean, Health and Public Safety Division

Position Level: Associate Dean, Director of Nursing

Compensation: $103, 000

Job Category: Professional

Contract Affiliation: N/A

Classification: Exempt

Status: Full-Time