Program Director, PNP

Department Overview

 To be considered for this position, please submit the following documents: 

• Your cover letter that includes: 
  • How you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. 
  • How you meet any of the preferred qualifications for this position. 
  • A general statement describing your teaching and research interests, and how they match with OHSU. 
• A statement that addresses your understanding, contributions, and aspirations regarding Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and how you would support OHSU’s diverse students and surrounding community populations. This statement should also address your perspective on learning about and building trauma-informed relationships with faculty, staff, and students. What would help you feel that you belong and are supported? 

OHSU has three missions: healing, teaching, and discovery. In the School of Nursing, these focus to optimize health, prepare nurse leaders, and transform health care. Infusing these is a fourth: to become a trauma-informed and truly anti-racist institution. The School of Nursing has made the same commitment. We, along with all of OHSU, are striving to become a place where every member can be safe, be at their best, and do their best work. With support from OHSU leadership and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion and using a trauma-informed approach, we are transforming our culture, policies, admissions, hiring, and more. 

 

The DNP Pediatric Primary & Acute Nurse Practitioner (PNP) Program seeks faculty to train advanced practice registered nurses in delivering primary and acute care for children from birth to 21 years old, spanning various practice settings and institutional contexts. 

 

The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university's missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach, and public service.

 

This position reports to (supervisor): Helen Turner

Function/Duties of Position

Leadership and Administrative Activities:

• Provides leadership in recruiting and retaining qualified faculty for designated programs by participating in search committees and supporting recruitment functions.
• Engages with community partners across the state and region to establish educational and clinical learning collaborations.
• Develops and oversees program operations in alignment with accreditation standards, APRN program requirements, and School of Nursing (SON) practices.
• Leads efforts to evaluate and improve program and student outcomes to ensure exemplary curricular effectiveness.
• Leads faculty collaboration in developing, implementing, and evaluating curriculum to maintain high standards of education.
• Participates in the budgeting process, policy development, and faculty workload assignments in collaboration with the Assistant Dean for APRN DNP programs.
• Utilizes course and program evaluation results for continuous program improvement and innovation.
• Provides ongoing development, engagement, and regular evaluation of program faculty, ensuring professional growth and high instructional standards.
• Manages program administration, including course scheduling and faculty workload assignments in consultation with the Assistant Dean for APRN DNP programs.
• Engages faculty in student recruitment, admission, retention, and progression activities.
• Coordinates resources for program delivery, collaborating with faculty and staff to ensure efficient and effective teaching and learning.
• Liaises with SON and external regulatory bodies to ensure compliance and alignment with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Continuously assesses and improves program delivery to meet student learning outcomes and align with SON values of integrity, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Monitors trends in DNP/APRN education to ensure alignment with best practices and emerging needs in healthcare education.

Curriculum and Instruction:

• Collaborates in developing, implementing, evaluating, and refining curriculum from foundational graduate courses to advanced clinical practices.
• Ensures that emerging, evidence-based knowledge and clinical practices are integrated into the curriculum.
• Provides effective didactic and clinical instruction, utilizing appropriate instructional technologies to meet course and program outcomes.
• Ensures quality and rigor of program outcomes and DNP scholarly projects.
• Guides and monitors student learning experiences, assessments, and engagement in both didactic and clinical settings.
• Mentor students, providing advising and career guidance following SON academic