Assistant Site Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program, Jefferson College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University-Dixon Campus (Horsham, PA)

Jefferson Health Plans • Haverhill, NH

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Site Director supports the Nurse Anesthesia Program at Jefferson College of Nursing by helping ensure that its mission, educational goals, curriculum, and operations align with University and College priorities and with relevant accreditation and professional standards. Working in collaboration with the Director, the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director, faculty, staff, and College leadership, the role contributes to program planning, evaluation, budgeting, accreditation compliance, admissions, student progression, and graduation activities.

The position includes clinical practice and instruction: the Assistant Site Director administers anesthesia one day per week to maintain clinical expertise and participates in clinical instruction when students are assigned to University-affiliated hospitals. The role also contributes to didactic teaching, simulation and laboratory activities, student advising and remediation, faculty mentoring, and preparation for the National Certification Examination. The Assistant Site Director maintains program and student records, prepares reports, tracks certification examination pass rates, and represents the College on selected University committees.

The position reports directly to the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program. The position is based at 300 Lakeside Drive in Horsham, Pennsylvania, and the listed work shift is Workday Day.

Requirements

• Earned doctorate in nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Master's degree preparation in nursing.
• Licensure to practice professional nursing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• National certification as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
• Academic appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in a collegiate nursing program, or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of progressive leadership and academic responsibilities.
• Evidence of effective teaching.
• Demonstrated scholarly productivity.

Responsibilities

• Ensure, in collaboration with the Director, that the College and University missions align with the educational goals of the nurse anesthesia program.
• Ensure, in collaboration with the Director, compliance with standards established by the Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Pennsylvania Board of Nursing, and certifying agencies.
• Monitor program accrediting-agency policies to help maintain program compliance in collaboration with the Director.
• Assist the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director in planning, implementing, and evaluating the nurse anesthesia curriculum with faculty and staff.
• Assist with planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the program budget to support operating expenses, academic resources, staffing, and faculty development.
• Assist with day-to-day program operations.
• Administer anesthesia one day per week to maintain clinical expertise and participate in clinical instruction when students are assigned to University-affiliated hospitals.
• Review completed program applications and serve on the nurse anesthesia admissions selection committee.
• Assist with tracking and obtaining clinical placements for students.
• Collaborate with the College's Director of Simulation and Clinical Skills to plan and implement laboratory and simulation activities.
• Assist with planning and implementing orientation for new students.
• Assist with supervising, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, orienting, and evaluating clinical faculty.
• Maintain open communication with students, course faculty, and staff.
• Collaborate with the Director and faculty to develop, implement, and evaluate a plan for student success on the National Certification Examination.
• Mentor and serve as a role model for teaching and clinical faculty.
• Foster an environment conducive to student engagement, participation, and the assimilation and enrichment of a diverse student body.
• Provide oversight for student advisement and remediation and serve as a resource to faculty on course-related responsibilities.
• Assist with maintaining the program database in collaboration with staff.
• Prepare monthly and annual reports as requested by the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director.
• Collaborate with College leadership and University support services on recruitment, marketing, admission, registration, progression, and graduation activities.
• Verify that students have met graduation requirements in collaboration with faculty, as requested by the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director.
• Track national certification examination pass rates in collaboration with the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director and faculty.
• Assist in the annual review of the nurse anesthesia curriculum as part of the systematic evaluation plan.
• Collaborate with the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director and nurse anesthesia faculty to ensure the curriculum aligns with other advanced nurse practitioner programs in the College and with Council on Accreditation educational standards.
• Organize the curriculum to ensure a logical teaching and learning sequence and identify minimum clinical competencies required of graduates.
• Participate in the didactic teaching program and maintain program, cumulative student, and clinical faculty records and files in collaboration with the administrative assistant.
• Represent the College on selected University committees.
• Teach as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage.
• Supplemental insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Retirement plans.
• Tuition assistance.
• Voluntary benefits, including access to group insurance rates and discounts.
• Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service.
• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including those working less than part-time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree