Nursing Associate Dean- Academic Affairs

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About Chamberlain University

Chamberlain University has a 130-year history and the mission to educate, empower, and embolden diverse healthcare professionals who advance the health of people, families, communities, and nations. Our regionally accredited University is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. Our College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program at 23 locations and online post-licensure degree programs and certificates including RN to BSN, RN to MSN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with six Specialty Tracks, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Our College of Health Professions offers online options with a Master of Public Health degree, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Public Health Certificate programs, and a Master of Social Work degree. Learn more about Chamberlain University, part of Adtalem Global Education, at www.chamberlain.edu.

There is one very significant way Chamberlain is different than other Universities - Chamberlain Care®. Healthcare education is offered in a culture of service excellence and care in four ways: care for self, care for colleagues, care for patients/clients, care for all. By living Chamberlain Care®, we’ve built a culture in which colleagues and students thrive and we graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Chamberlain Care® is the guiding principle we provide to each other and to our students to help our students achieve their goals, reach their dreams and impact healthcare at a national level.
If you're ready to live Chamberlain Care®, we invite you to apply today!

 
 
 

Job Description

Lead with Care. Inspire Excellence. Transform Nursing Education.

At Chamberlain College of Nursing, we go beyond traditional nursing education. While most schools teach nurse-patient relationship skills, Chamberlain embeds care for students into our culture—because we believe extraordinary care for nursing students leads to extraordinary care for patients and families. If you share this belief and model respect, professionalism, and collaboration, the role of Associate Dean of Academic Affairs could be your next career move.

In this leadership position, you’ll guide faculty, champion academic excellence, and ensure our curriculum delivers superior outcomes—all while fostering the Chamberlain Care™ philosophy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the recruitment, selection, onboarding, and performance evaluation of qualified faculty and staff, ensuring alignment with institutional standards and goals.
• Ensure learning experiences align with the BSN curriculum and collaborate with national teams and academic committees to implement strategic goals and projects.
• Design and execute comprehensive student success plans focused on retention, graduation rates, and NCLEX pass rates, including individualized and group mentoring for NCLEX preparation.
• Deliver targeted NCLEX review sessions and participate in teaching assignments as needed—classroom instruction, lab facilitation, and clinical supervision—to support academic excellence.
• Foster student satisfaction and collaborate with local and national partners to drive superior student outcomes.
• Evaluate course resources and assessment data each session, providing recommendations to enhance campus student success plans.
• Support faculty in implementing timely changes that address evolving student needs and ensure delivery of course and program outcomes.
• Promote teaching and learning best practices through regular faculty evaluation and feedback, serving as a mentor in academic excellence, customer service, collaboration, communication, and professionalism.
• Establish and monitor faculty participation in national course advisory councils, ensuring meaningful curriculum feedback and delivery decisions.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to develop academic budgets and prepare capital requests for learning areas in partnership with campus leadership and national teams.
• Support clinical coordination teams in securing clinical placements that meet nursing program objectives.
• Facilitate regular meetings with faculty and academic teams to promote communication and collaborative curriculum planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Assign faculty and academic team workloads to ensure balanced and effective program delivery.
• Partner with national academic teams to consistently execute core CAS programs and develop local programming to support student success.
• Collaborate with national library staff to manage local holdings and ensure resource availability.