Dean, College of Nursing

$107,009 - $129,749/Yr

St Petersburg College - Saint Petersburg, FL

Full-time - Director

Saint Petersburg, FL

About the position

St. Petersburg College is in search of a new Dean for the College of Nursing. Located on the West Central coast of Florida, St. Petersburg College is part of the Florida State College System serving over 45,000 students each year at learning sites throughout Pinellas County. It boasts one of the largest online programs in the country and ranks as one of the Best Overall Online Bachelor's Programs, and Online Bachelor's Programs for Veterans by U.S. News and World Reports. The College of Nursing (CON) at St. Petersburg College (SPC) offers two nursing programs, a nursing associate in science (AS) degree for pre-licensure students and a bachelor of science in nursing degree for registered nurses returning to school (RN-BSN). Initial National League for Nursing accreditation was obtained in December 1970. Continuous accreditation for the nursing AS program has been maintained since that time through the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. SPC's AS Nursing program is one of the largest in Florida, the student pass rate on the NCLEX is consistently above 90% and is one of the highest in the state. The RN-BSN program received initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education in April 2007 and was reaccredited in 2022, and is nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Reports. Since 2020 the CON was annually awarded 'The Best Local College' and the 'Best Nursing College' designation by the 'Best of the Best People's Choice Award' sponsored by our major metro newspaper, Tampa Bay Times. If you are interested in a higher education leadership opportunity in nursing that encourages creativity, collaboration, and innovation, this job is for you. Working at St. Petersburg College offers the opportunity to live where people vacation. The St. Petersburg/Clearwater area made Travel + Leisure's worldwide list of 'The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2022' and is consistently recognized as having America's Best Beaches, a vibrant arts community, and amazing outdoor and sporting experiences as a healthy, sunny destination.

Responsibilities

• Directs staff (administrative specialists, adjuncts, and faculty) to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
• Prepares and administers budgets; prepares cost estimates for budget recommendations; submits justifications for budget items; monitors and controls expenditures; identifies and pursues alternative funding sources; allocates funds across academic functions.
• Directs the implementation of activities and operations for multiple academic departments or programs, which includes: designing, developing, administering, and evaluating programs, projects, student retention, strategic planning, processes, policies, procedures, systems, standards, and/or service offerings.
• Guides curricular directions and reform; develops academic assessment strategies; ensures compliance with Federal, State, and Local laws, regulations, codes, and/or standards; ensures alignment with the overall mission and goals of the College.
• Coordinates activities between multiple service areas and works to integrate and coordinate service areas.
• Serves as a liaison between assigned academic departments or programs, external agencies, and the College, which includes students, staff, faculty, and administration; represents the department, College, and/or program at a variety of meetings, public events, training sessions, on committees, and/or other related events; establishes and maintains positive collaborative relationships with community groups and establishments.
• Directs and participates in the preparation, review, interpretation, and analysis of various complex and multi-faceted information, data, forms, schedules, calendars, surveys, and reports; makes recommendations based on findings.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Nursing. Doctorate strongly preferred.
• Five years (5) of management experience in assigned area.
• A distinguished record of teaching and service in a college or university or senior-level management experience in industry.
• A demonstrated strong commitment to enhancing and serving the whole community and building a culturally competent teaching and learning community.
• Publications and recognitions in professional societies and in the field of work; demonstrated success in the acquisition of external funding and development of community relationships.
• Experience in management in a professional environment including planning, budgeting, team building, problem solving and project management.
• Proven record of professional accomplishments and effective leadership.
• Demonstrated success in attaining and/or maintaining accreditation for nursing education programs.

Nice-to-haves

• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of those requirements listed above.

Benefits

• Paid Holidays, which includes a week for Thanksgiving break, two weeks for Winter break and a week for Spring break, as well as Labor Day, Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a Spring holiday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, and Independence Day.
• 12 paid Vacation days + 12 paid Sick/Personal days per year.
• Subsidized Health & Wellness Benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- & long-term disability, supplemental insurance, cancer & dread disease reimbursement plan and vision reimbursement plan).
• Employee Tuition Fee Waiver includes employees' spouse & eligible children up to age 23.
• Florida Retirement System (FRS), FRS Investment Plan or FRS Pension Plan options.