Associate Dean of Nursing, Academic Affairs- Daytime Program-$5,000 Sign-on Bonus
About The Position
The Associate Dean of Academic Affairs manages day-to-day academic operations and directly supervises assigned faculty. The role partners with the Dean to execute strategic goals for the BSN program, develop faculty performance, maintain teaching standards, and support student success through operational coordination and data-informed decisions. The Associate Dean ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards for assigned areas. The role implements academic strategy under the Dean’s direction; manages faculty schedules, workload, and performance; and ensures curriculum delivery meets institutional standards and accreditation benchmarks. It analyzes student-success data to improve curriculum delivery, labs, simulation, and workshops. The Associate Dean recruits, selects, onboards, and retains qualified faculty; leads performance management through observation, evaluation, and feedback; and collaborates with faculty and leadership on budgets and resource allocation. The Associate Dean embeds Chamberlain Care principles and Covista culture expectations into academic operations and support services; coordinates faculty and SLS scheduling and workload models; supports clinical placement of nursing students; and collaborates on academic budgets and capital requests. The role serves as a liaison to boards, communities, and internal stakeholders, leads program expansion and new academic initiatives, and supports academic strategy and curriculum change. Success includes strong student outcomes, including meeting or exceeding the national BSN average NCLEX pass rate; positive student engagement and satisfaction; meeting enrollment, retention, and persistence targets; strong faculty engagement and retention; faculty development and goal achievement; and effective budget planning and management. Other duties may be assigned, and the employee must comply with all policies and standards.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in nursing.
- Unencumbered professional nursing licensure.
- At least 2 years of experience in nursing education at the bachelor level or above.
- At least 2 years of experience in simulation and/or clinical experience development or participation.
- At least 2 years of previous leadership experience.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and time-management skills.
- Excellent communication skills and a customer-service orientation.
- Demonstrated ability in recruiting, onboarding, and faculty development.
- Experience in budget planning, resource management, and change leadership.
- Strategic thinking and ability to interpret policy.
- Strong interpersonal and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Doctoral degree in nursing.
- At least 2 years of acute patient care experience in trauma, emergency, or medical-surgical settings.
Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day academic operations and directly supervise assigned faculty.
- Partner with the Dean to execute BSN program goals and implement academic strategy.
- Manage faculty schedules, workload, performance, and assigned course and section delivery standards.
- Recruit, select, onboard, develop, and retain qualified faculty.
- Lead faculty performance management through ongoing observation, evaluation, feedback, and accountability for teaching quality and student outcomes.
- Analyze student-success data to improve curriculum delivery, labs, simulation, and workshops.
- Ensure curriculum delivery meets institutional standards and accreditation benchmarks through evaluation and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with faculty and leadership to plan and manage budgets, resources, and capital requests.
- Coordinate faculty and SLS scheduling and workload models, and ensure resource allocation for assigned courses.
- Support clinical placement of nursing students.
- Coordinate with other ADAAs working at the campus.
- Embed Chamberlain Care principles and Covista culture expectations into academic operations and support services.
- Serve as a liaison to boards, communities, and internal stakeholders.
- Lead program expansion and new academic initiatives.
- Support and own academic strategy and curriculum change from the center.
- Promote student success, faculty innovation, continuous improvement, and achievement of student and business outcomes.
- Perform other duties as assigned and comply with all policies and standards.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement program with a 6% employer match
- $5,000 sign-on bonus payable after 90 days of employment
- Covista Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
- 12 paid holidays
- Eligibility to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to program rules and applicable factors
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
