School Of Nursing Undergraduate Program Director

Job Details

Job Location: Spalding-Republic Academic Center (RAC) - Louisville, KY 40203Education Level: DoctorateJob Category: Education

                       School Of Nursing Undergraduate Program Director         

                                   

                                                                                                                                                                

              

JOB LOCATION:

___ Fully Remote

___ Hybrid (Some remote work and some on campus work)

_X_ On Campus

 

JOB SUMMARY                                                                                                     

The Undergraduate Program Director is the academic and administrative officer responsible to the Chair of the School of Nursing for the Undergraduate Programs and is responsible for providing leadership and supervision for all programs and services and assuring full compliance with the Mission, Strategic Plan, Policies and Procedures of the University, the Vision and Outcomes of the School and all regulatory and approving bodies.

The Undergraduate Program Director is appointed by the Chair of the School of Nursing. The term of office and review of service shall be incompliance with the policies of Spalding University and is evaluated annually by the Faculty of the Program and the Chair of the School of Nursing.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Undergraduate Program Director has the following specific duties and responsibilities:

• Serve as the administrative and academic officer of the Undergraduate Programs.
• Collaborates with the Chair for the evaluation and recommendation for the initial appointment, re-appointment, dismissal, tenure, sabbatical leaves, teaching assignments, and attendance at off-campus workshops and continuing education of the faculty and staff of the Programs.
• Responsible for all cooperative programs and articulation agreements within the University and with outside agencies and institutions.
• Serves as Chair of the BSN Pre-Licensure Program Committee.
• Serves an ex-officio member of all standing and ad hoc committees of the Programs.
• Teaches undergraduate credit hours per semester per university requirements.
• Accountable to the Chair of the School of Nursing for the strategic planning for the Programs.
• Collaborates with the University’s Admissions Office and cooperate with them in the recruitment and marketing of the Programs.
• Collaborates with Student Life and Development in the orientation of all new students in the Pre-nursing major and to serve as academic advisor to selected transfer students.
• Responsible for student disciplinary matters, i.e., the Director must be notified by faculty of student concerns and concur with proposed disciplinary actions.
• Responsible for submitting to the Chair of the School of Nursing budgetary needs of the Programs.
• Submits a master schedule of course offerings to the Chair at appropriate times during the year.
• Reviews of all agency contracts annually.
• Coordinates orientation programs for new faculty.
• Facilitates communication with students and faculty regarding relevant issues, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborates with the Chair and the faculty in maintaining the quality of the curriculum.
• Receives, reviews and coordinates all written reports (School monthly reports, Minutes of Meetings, Annual Reports, marketing and public relations initiatives, catalog material, etc.) and submits copies and proposals as required to the Chair of the School of Nursing and respective units of the University.
• Assures the academic quality, integrity and fiscal viability of the Program through a process of continuous and periodic systematic review and evaluation for presentation and with recommendations to the Chair of the School of Nursing, the Undergraduate Dean and to the Provost of the University.
• Assures that all programs and services meet the requirements and standards of internal and external app