Coordinator, Pre-Licensure BSN

Palm Beach Atlantic University•West Palm Beach, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

In support of the university’s mission and objectives, the Coordinator, Pre-Licensure BSN liaises between nursing students and the School of Nursing. This role is responsible for routine communication with nursing students, assisting with recruitment, advising students, and ensuring a smooth transition from Admission to Graduation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in nursing, health-related, or educational field, required.
1+ years of experience in a detail-oriented, administrative setting required.
Customer Service Orientation – Keeps internal and/or external key stakeholder(s), students, parents, faculty, staff and community partners in mind at all times.
Professionalism – Displays a high level of professionalism, e.g. timeliness, reliability, communication, and work ethic.
Christ-first Faith – Provides spiritual support to community members, including students, on their Christian faith journey.
Analytical Thinking & Decision Making – Identifies and understands trends and/or issues, connects data points through analysis and logical conclusions/actionable strategies.
Attention to Detail – Ability to efficiently and accurately focus on a specific task or number of tasks. Reviews details with a critical eye.
Confidentiality – Maintains the necessary confidentiality and discretion required for the position.
Conflict Management – Functions professionally and wisely during difficult conversations, while under stress, and while managing challenging situations.
Continuous Improvement – Implement or brainstorm ways to optimize a process.
Creativity – Ability to think creatively and design creative solutions to problems.
Effective Communication – Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing to convey clear, well-articulated messaging across a wide variety of audiences.
Establishes Trust – Gains the confidence of others by actions and words that promote being honest, forthcoming, and vulnerable.
Leadership/Influence – Ability to motivate, coach and develop others, as well as influence a group of people to achieve common goals, and implement university strategies. Strong supervisory skills.
Problem-solving – Anticipates, evaluates, diagnoses, and resolves problems in a systematic and fact-based manner.
Project and Time Management – Effective planning and priority setting. Ability to manage several complex projects simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines.
Self-development – Grow one’s self-awareness, abilities, skills, and/or talent.
Teamwork & Collaboration – Creates a climate that fosters commitment to a common vision and shared values that promote cooperation and working together through trust and support of others both departmentally and cross-functionally.
Technology – Strong aptitude to learn new technologies as department processes evolve.
Ability to work non-routine hours during certain times of the year.
Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time.
Ability to traverse campus and stairs.
Ability to lift/move objects up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

Serves as primary liaison between prospective students and the Admissions department.
Provides guidance and support to prospective freshman and transfer students.
Maintains ongoing communication with the Admissions Department regarding applicant status and enrollment processes.
Compiles applicant profiles for Admissions, Progression, Retention and Graduation (APRG) committee admission decisions.
Manages the distribution of acceptance and denial letters via Slate.
Organizes orientation for new BSN students and conducts tours of the School of Nursing.
Supports admissions-related events, including Preview Days and Open House.
Serves as an academic advisor to pre-nursing students.
Coordinates advising with Success Team staff and faculty advisors.
Assigns faculty advisors to students upon acceptance and provides ongoing updates and resources.
Monitors onboarding for new BSN students including NCLEX prep resources like ATI.
Tracks student progression, identifies retention trends, and investigates obstacles to student success.
Recruits and hires peer tutors and tracks tutoring attendance.
Manages distribution of progression-related letters, including but not limited to failure and dismissal notices.
Supports student progression by tracking academic progress and assists with graduation-related events.
Maintains enrollment, attrition, and progression records for accreditation purposes.
Assists in awarding nursing scholarships and manages related records.
Manages LINE Grant agreements and processes.
Prepares and collects reports for accreditation and regulatory bodies (FCN, AACN).
Collects and compiles data for Systematic Evaluation Plan (SEP).
Provides reports to the Evaluation Committee Chair and Dean.
Updates policies in the Undergraduate Catalog, Student Handbook, and website.
Collaborates to create semester schedules and maintain the School of Nursing calendar.
Determines course offerings and estimates section needs.
Works with the Registrar to ensure schedule accuracy.
Coordinates final exam scheduling and lab reservations.
Records and files minutes for APRG Committee and faculty meetings.
Collects and disseminates records of school events and achievements.
Manages the student workers to include hiring, training and scheduling.
Coordinates office coverage and front desk operations.
Organizes, publicizes, and promotes nursing mission trips.
Coordinates mission trip logistics, student registration, and payments.