Academic Advisor, Nursing Program

Chestnut Hill College•Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

The Nursing Academic Advisor provides comprehensive academic advising, student-success support, and progression guidance to students in Chestnut Hill College’s nursing programs. Reporting to the Director of Nursing Student Success, the Advisor works with nursing faculty and College offices to help students navigate requirements from enrollment through graduation. The Advisor monitors student progress, identifies barriers to persistence and degree completion, coordinates outreach and referrals, and advises on program requirements, course planning, registration, and College policies. Matters requiring faculty, clinical, or academic judgment are referred to the appropriate nursing leadership. Chestnut Hill College is an independent Catholic institution founded by the Sisters of Saint Joseph in 1924. Rooted in a liberal arts tradition, the College emphasizes equality, holistic education, personalized instruction, and the spiritual, academic, social, ethical, and moral development of the whole person. Located in Northwest Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill neighborhood, it serves a culturally diverse student body. The Advisor supports individualized academic planning, student retention and success, nursing program coordination, student transitions, and documentation and reporting. The position also provides academic support and tutoring in clinical and non-clinical nursing curriculum areas consistent with the Advisor’s expertise. The role is full-time, 40 hours per week, and classified as exempt.

Requirements

Master’s degree in nursing.
Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Professional clinical nursing experience.
At least two years of professional experience in academic advising, student success, student services, higher education, counseling, coaching, enrollment services, or a closely related field.
Commitment to student success and supporting students from diverse backgrounds and educational experiences.
Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Strong organizational, problem-solving, and follow-through capabilities.
Ability to interpret academic policies, curricula, degree requirements, and student records and communicate information clearly and accurately.
Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, exercise sound judgment, and maintain accurate, confidential student information.
Demonstrated success collaborating with faculty, administrators, staff, and students.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office or comparable productivity tools and aptitude for using student-information, degree-audit, advising, case-management, and early-alert systems.
Understanding of and commitment to the College’s Mission and Core Values, including inclusive, mission-driven education supporting development of the whole person.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years working in academic advising, student success, retention, or a related higher-education function.
Experience supporting students in nursing, allied health, health sciences, or another professional academic program.
Familiarity with the needs of traditional undergraduate, accelerated, and adult learners.
Experience using early-alert, retention, case-management, degree-audit, or academic-progress monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

Provide individualized academic advising to an assigned caseload of nursing students.
Assist students with academic planning, course sequencing, registration, prerequisites, degree requirements, and progression expectations.
Develop and maintain individualized academic plans supporting timely degree completion.
Explain the academic implications of withdrawals, unsuccessful course completion, schedule changes, leaves of absence, and other changes to students’ plans.
Maintain accurate and timely advising notes and student records in accordance with College policies and applicable privacy requirements.
Explain College and Nursing Program policies and refer issues requiring faculty or academic judgment to nursing leadership.
Monitor academic performance, progression milestones, and risk indicators to identify students who may need support.
Conduct proactive outreach to students experiencing academic difficulty or other barriers; develop success plans, establish goals, and follow up on progress.
Connect students with campus resources, including Student Success, tutoring, Accessibility Services, Counseling, Financial Aid, and Career Development.
Collaborate with nursing faculty and Student Success staff to address barriers to persistence, progression, achievement, and degree completion.
Support initiatives to strengthen nursing student retention, engagement, academic achievement, and overall success.
Provide academic support and tutoring in clinical and non-clinical nursing curriculum areas consistent with areas of expertise.
Maintain working knowledge of nursing curricula, academic requirements, progression standards, and related policies.
Collaborate with nursing leadership and College offices to resolve student concerns, communicate requirements, and coordinate support.
Participate in nursing orientation, registration, admitted-student programs, recruitment events, and other transition activities.
Coordinate with Enrollment Management to inform admitted students about curricula, prerequisites, academic expectations, program requirements, and enrollment and orientation steps.
Support communications about deadlines, academic requirements, policy changes, and program information.
Document advising interactions, outreach, referrals, and student progression; prepare reports and provide data for retention, assessment, accreditation, and continuous improvement.
Participate in departmental and College meetings, committees, programs, and professional development activities as appropriate.
Coordinate communication of applicable student requirements related to progression, clinical readiness, compliance documentation, or academic standing, and refer determinations and exception requests to the appropriate authority.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.