Nursing Faculty Development Manager
About The Position
The Nursing Faculty Development Manager leads the development, onboarding, mentoring, and ongoing professional growth of Nursing faculty across the College. Working with Nursing leadership, program directors, deans, curriculum teams, and the Office of Academic Affairs, the manager supports evidence-based Nursing pedagogy, instructional excellence, student learning outcomes, NCLEX success initiatives, and simulation-based education. The role serves as a subject matter expert and mentor, fostering continuous improvement, academic rigor, student-centered teaching, and compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards. It supports faculty effectiveness and positive outcomes in student retention, completion, licensure examination success, and program learning outcomes. The position is a 12-month, exempt, full-time role reporting to the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance of a ground campus in New York, Virginia, Ohio, or Wisconsin. This is not a virtual position, and travel to other campuses is required. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with some evening hours possible.
Requirements
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).
- Unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- At least five years of nursing education experience.
- At least three years of experience in faculty development, faculty mentoring, academic leadership, or nursing program administration.
- Demonstrated expertise in nursing pedagogy, curriculum delivery, and student learning assessment.
- Experience supporting NCLEX preparation initiatives.
- Experience with simulation-based nursing education and clinical instruction.
- Excellent communication, coaching, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively, lead teams, and drive results.
- Knowledge of learning theories, instructional design models and methodologies, relevant technology tools, test development, and assessment.
- Ability to think strategically, act operationally, and solve problems related to online learning.
- Ability to integrate technology and champion new technology; troubleshoot, critically evaluate, and make educational design decisions.
- Understanding of Bloom’s Taxonomy, educational pedagogy, grading rubrics, the ADDIE model, and Quality Matters Rubrics.
- Ability to build supportive partnerships within and between departments.
- Verbal and written communication, listening, problem analysis, problem solving, stress tolerance, and resilience.
- Ability to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of a ground campus in New York, Virginia, Ohio, or Wisconsin.
- Ability to travel to other campuses as required.
- Successful completion of a background check.
Responsibilities
- Lead, design, coordinate, and implement Nursing faculty development programs and serve as the primary mentor and coach for new and existing faculty across the College.
- Support faculty onboarding, professional growth, and instructional effectiveness.
- Guide and train faculty in evidence-based nursing pedagogy, active learning strategies, assessment design, test blueprinting, clinical judgment development, and student-centered teaching practices.
- Serve as the College's NCLEX subject matter expert by training faculty in nursing education resources, analyzing performance data, promoting NCLEX-readiness practices, and supporting initiatives to improve licensure outcomes.
- Support College-wide simulation-based learning, clinical education, and debriefing practices that improve student engagement, clinical reasoning, learning outcomes, and workforce readiness.
- Mentor Nursing faculty in using simulation effectively to support achievement of clinical skills.
- Collaborate with Nursing leadership and the Office of Academic Affairs to evaluate faculty development needs, analyze program outcomes, support accreditation and regulatory requirements, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support initiatives to strengthen student retention, completion, and success.
- Travel to other campuses as required.
- Perform other duties and activities as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
