National Dean of Online Nursing
About The Position
The National Dean of Online Nursing Education is responsible for the management of the Nursing programs' delivery of online (hybrid) nursing education. Reporting to the Vice President of Nursing and serving as a member of the Nursing Executive Team, this role collaborates with Nursing programs, EA Education and Human Resources divisions, and others to establish and maintain a system for high-quality online nursing education. The National Dean ensures that online nursing programs and faculty adhere to organizational and regulatory standards. This position works with Deans of Nursing, campus leaders, and other EA staff to support overall EA goals for nursing programs, managing faculty selection, scheduling, and development for online nursing courses. They oversee operational aspects of online delivery, including monitoring campus escalations, student persistence, and outcomes. The role involves preparing and maintaining online schedules, planning for staffing, and monitoring faculty productivity. Additionally, the National Dean participates in evaluating online curriculum delivery, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring effective didactic content delivery that aligns with other nursing program components. They are responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating systems for high-quality online nursing courses for the Fortis and St. Paul Schools of Nursing, and participating in the development and implementation of online faculty training and development. This role also serves as the Nursing Division facilitator for collaboration with the EA Hybrid team, supporting effective coordination and communication with other EA divisions to ensure comprehensive online nursing education. Recommendations for policy revisions related to online nursing education delivery are also part of the responsibilities. The position requires a flexible schedule to meet program needs and other EA activities as requested, along with other assigned duties.
Requirements
- MSN degree minimum, doctoral degree preferred
- Active, unencumbered RN license
- A minimum of five years of progressive nursing academic administrative experience
- Significant experience in working with NCLEX and retention initiatives
- Competent using suite of MS Word and MS Excel, excellent writing skills, excellent communication skills and ability to multitask
- Organized with proven ability to manage projects and priorities in a dynamic environment
- Competence in use of MS-Office Suite and technology
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in pre-licensure nursing programs is strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Manages the selection, staffing, scheduling, and development of faculty for the online nursing courses
- Oversees operational aspects of online delivery including monitoring campus level escalations and follow through, student persistence and outcomes for those attending the online courses
- Prepares and maintains the online schedules, plans for staffing and monitors online faculty productivity
- Participates in the evaluation of online curriculum delivery and contributes to the continuous improvement initiatives
- Works with campuses and other departments to insure effective delivery of didactic content that aligns with the other components of the nursing programs
- Develops, implements, evaluates and participates in refining systems that result in effective and high quality online nursing courses for the Fortis and St. Paul Schools of Nursing
- Participates in development and implementation of the online faculty training and development
- Serves as the Nursing Division facilitator for collaboration with the EA Hybrid team and supports effective coordination and communication
- Collaborates with other EA divisions to ensure the online nursing education is comprehensive and coordinated with other EA faculty training and performance initiatives
- Participates in making recommendations for revisions to policies and activities related to the online nursing education delivery
- Work a flexible schedule in order to meet the needs the nursing programs and as requested other EA activities
- Other duties as assigned
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
