Director of Nursing Regulatory Affairs

Arizona College of Nursing

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About The Position

At Arizona College of Nursing, we’re growing fast - and we’re looking for a passionate professional to help us expand our reach and impact. In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting new campus development and ensuring our programs continue to meet the highest standards of quality and compliance. If you’re driven, collaborative, and excited to make a difference in nursing education nationwide, we’d love to connect with you! This is a remote role that requires up to 50% travel to our campuses nationwide. Arizona College of Nursing is a rapidly growing, nursing school that transforms people’s lives by preparing them for careers in nursing and improving communities through the care its graduates provide. As a leading nurse educator, Arizona College of Nursing offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s in nursing in 3 years or less with qualified transfer credits. Our quality nursing curriculum prepares students for an in-demand career to help communities overcome the chronic, well-known, and increasing nursing shortage. Through the execution of a targeted growth strategy, the college plans to meet the growing demand for nurses by launching campuses in markets where bachelor’s prepared nurses are needed. Putting students first, we are dedicated to providing students with an exceptional education in growing healthcare fields; teaching them relevant, required skills for today and the future. Our culture is positive, supportive, and collaborative. As a team, we continually embrace our core values: Passion: We love helping others succeed. Excellence: We strive to be the best. Adaptability: We learn, in part by trying new ideas. Accountability: We own our results. Integrity: We do the right thing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
• Master’s degree in nursing required.
• Doctorate in a relevant discipline strongly preferred.
• Current unencumbered RN license or compact RN license privilege to practice nursing in the Commonwealth or States of responsibility.
• Minimum three to five years of experience as a leader and/or faculty in Nursing Academic Program or Healthcare setting.
• Minimum of three to five years of relevant experience working with state Boards of Nursing.
• Expertise in state pre-licensure nursing program approval process.
• Experience with assessment and regulatory processes required.
• Experience with programmatic accreditation required.
• Strong critical thinking skills to assess state requirements that may not be explicit.
• Excellent negotiation, oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, writing, editing, and computer skills.
• Self-directed leader who can manage to strict timelines while delivering quality output.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, growing organization with high standards of performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, obtain, and maintain State Board of Nursing approvals in designated states for current and future locations.
• Develop and maintain relationships with boards of nursing and regulatory staff in assigned states.
• Serve as a liaison to campus Deans for Board of Nursing responses to program events, completion of annual reports, and ongoing reapproval/reaccreditation.
• Establish and develop state regulatory agency relationships to support short-term and long-term strategic plans for campus expansion.
• Manage State Board of Nursing approval processes including subject matter expertise for regulatory information, timing of submission, board of nursing meeting attendance, and site visit requirements.
• Communicate with board of nursing education consultants to clarify requirements, processes, and procedures of rules and regulations.
• Prepare and submit letters of intent, feasibility studies, self-studies, applications, and associated reports needed to achieve program approval and meet ongoing regulatory compliance requirements.
• Travel to and regularly attend State Board of Nursing meetings and campus site visits in designated states.
• Provide subject matter expertise in the review of education programs and institutional policies and practices to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Advise, guide, and participate in the implementation of 'mock' internal regulatory assessments and site visits for campus expansion and ongoing program approvals.
• Assist campus Dean of Nursing in Board of Nursing response to program events, completing annual reports, reapproval/reaccreditation submissions, and preparing for board of nursing site visits.
• Develop and maintain a monitoring system for ongoing reporting of State Board of Nursing regulatory requirements for existing and future locations.
• Assume temporary oversight for nursing regulatory affairs in the absence of the Senior Director.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Master's degree