Associate Dean, Nursing

Salt Lake Community College•Jordan Campus, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is seeking an Associate Dean for its Nursing program. This role is crucial for shaping the division's success, growth, and future, with a direct influence on the professional development of faculty and students. The Associate Dean will serve as a leader for faculty in their teaching and service roles and is a full-time administrator. The Nursing Associate Dean is responsible for clarifying, communicating, and implementing the division’s vision, mission, guiding principles, goals, and expectations. This position acts as the primary spokesperson for assigned faculty and students, collaborating with college administration, peer institutions, the community, and prospective students on curriculum development, recruitment, and retention. The role requires proactively facilitating professional teamwork among faculty to achieve the division's mission and ensuring the best skills, knowledge, and attitudes are implemented collectively. The Associate Dean provides leadership, supervision, and management for Division personnel, and supervises and coordinates Division processes and procedures to ensure high-quality education and training for nursing students. They will mentor and guide full- and part-time nursing faculty, lab assistants, and staff. This position reports to the Dean of Health Sciences. Associate Deans are at-will employees and serve at the pleasure of the College president. Further details on responsibilities and the position can be found on the Provost for Academic Affairs’ website.

Requirements

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment.
New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.
Innovative, collaborative and flexible but strong transparent management style.
Ability to work in a team setting.
Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to address faculty, staff, and student issues in a positive manner at the division level and in collaboration with other college departments, divisions, and administrators.
Ability to collaborate effectively with external partners, ensuring clear and accurate communication regarding division programs and related professions.
Ability to meet deadlines.
Integrity and high ethical standards, and the ability to engender trust.
Excellent computer skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.
Masters Degree, from an accredited college or university in Nursing required.
An active and unencumbered nursing license in the state of Utah, or the ability to be licensed within 60 days of hire.
Minimum of three (3) years full-time, college-level teaching experience.
Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience working in a nursing discipline are required.
Successful completion of a criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

Doctoral Degree in nursing, from a college or university.
Prior experience with ACEN accreditation processes.
Prefer a macro-level leadership style that is open, honest, and a willingness to actively listen and follow through.
Successful experience writing grants.

Responsibilities

Clarify, communicate, and implement the division’s vision, mission, guiding principles, goals, and expectations.
Act as the primary spokesperson for assigned faculty and students.
Work with College administration, peer institutions, the community, and prospective students in curriculum development, recruitment, and retention.
Proactively facilitate professional teamwork among faculty members.
Provide leadership, supervision, and management for Division personnel.
Supervise and coordinate Division processes and procedures to insure high-quality education and training for Salt Lake Community College nursing students.
Mentor and guide full- and part-time nursing faculty, lab assistants, and staff.
Manage the division in compliance with College policies, procedures, guidelines, and directions.
Lead, direct, and manage departmental personnel, making appropriate decisions.