School of Nursing - Associate Dean for Graduate Clinical Education - Family, Community and Health Systems

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Portal•Birmingham, AL

11d

About The Position

The Associate Dean for Graduate Clinical Education is a member of the School of Nursing leadership team and oversees the administration of graduate clinical programs, including MSN and DNP programs and their tracks and pathways, as well as post-graduate certificates and subspecialty options. The Associate Dean is accountable to the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Dean for planning, implementation, and evaluation of graduate clinical programs, including curriculum, teaching strategies, and program outcomes, and for ensuring alignment with professional and accreditation standards. The role involves close collaboration with Associate and Assistant Deans, Department Chairs, program leaders, and faculty. It includes setting strategic priorities; maintaining curricular integrity and accreditation readiness; supporting enrollment and credit-hour goals; overseeing clinical placements, admissions and progression decisions, staffing, resources, and program reporting; and leading faculty development, recruitment, and retention. The Associate Dean also contributes scholarly work, supports grant activity, represents the School of Nursing, and ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and university and School policies.

Requirements

Active licensure or eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse in Alabama.
Graduate degree in nursing with an identified area of specialization.
Doctorate in nursing or a related field.
Experience as an educator and knowledge and experience with nursing education regulatory, accreditation, certification, and credentialing requirements.
Demonstrated successful administrative or leadership experience in an academic setting with graduate clinical programs.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with all constituents.
Demonstrated scholarship and a track record of securing external funding.
Active professional service at the national level.

Responsibilities

Serve as a member of the Dean’s Leadership Team and support the mission, vision, core values, and strategic outcomes of UAB and the School of Nursing.
Collaborate with the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs to shape the vision and strategic plan for the academic mission.
Develop short- and long-range strategic priorities, goals, strategies, and outcomes for graduate clinical programs in collaboration with school leadership and program faculty.
Lead planning, implementation, and evaluation of graduate clinical program curricula and other program elements to ensure curricular integrity and alignment with professional and accreditation standards.
Establish annual enrollment and credit-hour production goals with the Senior Associate Dean and lead strategies to achieve them.
Ensure graduate clinical programs meet accreditation standards and incorporate relevant professional standards, guidelines, and core competencies.
Ensure program leaders have processes in place for faculty and student compliance with regulatory, nursing board, and medical requirements for clinical placements in states where students reside.
Ensure the accuracy of graduate clinical program marketing materials, including webpages and brochures.
Collaborate to integrate technology, innovative teaching strategies, and best teaching practices into graduate clinical program delivery.
Serve on relevant School, University, agency, and organizational committees, taskforces, and councils, taking leadership roles when appropriate.
Ensure admission, progression, and graduation decisions follow current policies and guidelines; recommend policy changes and approve exceptions to policy.
Lead Assistant Deans and program faculty in handling student complaints and grievances in accordance with School and University policies.
Determine and recommend resources needed to support graduate clinical programs, prepare expenditure requests for approval, and identify resource needs.
Oversee the clinical placement process and coordinate placements with program leaders and the Clinical Placement Coordinator.
Lead and participate in efforts to secure grant funding for innovative graduate clinical programs and student financial support.
Lead recommendations for faculty teaching assignments, including adjunct assignments, and collaborate with academic leadership and Department Chairs to finalize equitable assignments under School workload guidelines.
Prepare requested or delegated reports, including annual, accreditation, and substantive change reports; oversee program records and databases maintained by support staff.
Evaluate faculty resources and request needed faculty.
Participate in recruitment and retention of high-quality faculty.
Mentor and develop Assistant Deans and Pathway Directors and coach them in appropriate leadership behaviors.
Supervise and conduct annual performance evaluations of Assistant Deans, Pathway Directors, program support staff, and instructors teaching in the programs.
Evaluate instructors with primary teaching assignments in graduate clinical programs in collaboration with Department Chairs and oversee their teaching development plans.
Collaborate with Department Chairs and the Senior Associate Dean to identify graduate clinical faculty development needs in teaching and scholarship and support interventions.
Produce scholarly work in teaching, practice, and/or research for dissemination through presentations and publications, and mentor program faculty leaders in scholarly production.
Represent the School of Nursing at meetings and conferences relevant to graduate clinical programs.
Comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, University and School policies, and the Faculty Handbook.