Assistant Professor and Associate's Degree Program Director

Summary

Regis College, a nationally recognized Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, seeks an innovative leader and manager of Associate's Degree program. The Program Director meets all the qualifications and fulfills the responsibilities of a faculty member as identified within the nursing faculty job description. This role includes the title of Assistant Professor and includes the title of Program Director.

Essential Functions

Administrative

• Track relevant professional trends and requirements related to program content and delivery methods
• Participate in the recruitment, selection, and orientation of new faculty
• Provide administrative support to faculty teaching in the program
• Facilitate the production of printed and digital marketing materials
• Participate in the recruitment, selection, and orientation of new students, including attending informational sessions
• Foster beneficial relationships with professionals in the field at other institutions and professional organizations, as well as community leaders and other entities as appropriate
• Compose course/faculty semester schedules
• Oversee and support course/placement coordinators
• Select and evaluate clinical placements/mentors and full- and part-time faculty in the program
• Provide a summary of course, faculty and preceptor/mentor evaluation to the Assistnat and Associate Dean
• Engage an advisory board that informs and shapes the program
• Participate in the Pre-Licensure Directors’ meetings
• Abide by the Regis College mission and participate in the strategic initiatives of the college and the college’s administration

Curriculum

• Teach in the program
• Coordinate and participate in all aspects of curriculum implementation, including course development and program advancement
• Maintain current syllabi for courses
• Provide advising to students regarding course selection and course progression
• Works with the records coordinator (Registrar) to assure student progression through the program
• Coordinate all aspects of curriculum evaluation
• Facilitate and oversee program outcome assessment data
• Mentor faculty to maintain quality curriculum
• Review faculty, course, and clinical site/preceptor/mentor evaluations
• Participate in ongoing accreditation processes
• Participate in the revision of program policies
• Collaborate with Assistant, Associate Dean, and Dean in program planning and development
• Other duties as designated by the Dean

Other Responsibilities

• Cooperate in the attainment of the purposes of the University by conducting classes as scheduled with adequate preparation for each course, for the full length of the time prescribed. (Included are the first and last days of each semester.)
• Abide by the final exam schedule as published annually by the Office of the Registrar. In-class exams may not be administered during the last week of classes
• Notify the School Dean when absent from class. If absence is due to illness, notification should continue for each