Assistant Dean of Nursing

Position Summary:   
The Assistant Director of Nursing is responsible in collaboration with the Dean/Director of Nursing to assist with providing leadership in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the nursing program. This involves assisting with recruitment and hiring of faculty, creating course schedules and accompanying faculty assignments, facilitating curriculum development, participating in program evaluation, assisting in the resolution of student and faculty issues. The Assistant Director may have some teaching duties. He/She reports to the Dean/Director of Nursing and interacts regularly with the other departments with the school/college with respect to the needs of the nursing programs for instructional resources. Serves as the Dean/Director of Nursing in his/her absence. 

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

Professional Behavior

• Demonstrates respect for students, and has student-friendly manner in the conduct of his/her duties. 

• Demonstrates strong organizational leadership. 

• Works effectively as part of the overall faculty and administrative teams to include interpersonal relations, collaborating with faculty members to meet student needs, and responding to requests from executive management. 

 

Organization Stewardship

• Interacts with the academic affairs support staff as well as with other designated clerical staff and work-study students. 

• Serves as a member of the School of Nursing Leadership Team. 

• Serves as an Ex-officio member with vote on the Curriculum Committee and Admissions, Progression and Graduation Committee, and Evaluation Committee. 

• Serves as resource coordinator for Course Lead meetings.  

• Addresses faculty issues and concerns as needed. 

• Fosters positive communication and responsible follow-up communication with students and others to insure a supportive and responsive learning environment for students. 

• Facilitates the scheduling of courses in collaboration with course leads. 

• Facilitates the scheduling of clinical experiences in collaboration with the clinical coordinator. 

• Makes teaching assignments in collaboration with Course Lead and assures workloads are in compliance with the current workload policy. 

• Participates as appropriate on College/School committees and task forces.  

• Assists with preparation of budget and ongoing monitor of such as designated by Dean/DON 

• Teaches as required, and completes other duties as assigned. 

 

Program Development and Management 

• Assists with the development, implementation, evaluation, and revisions of curriculum for the nursing program in cooperation with the program faculty and within the standards of the applicable state Board of Nursing and any other accrediting agencies. 
• Participates in the systematic plan of evaluation process with a particularly focus on looping findings back into overall program improvement 
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