Nursing Program Director - BSN PN Program

HCA Healthcare•Louisville, KY

About The Position

At Galen College of Nursing, the Nursing Program Director provides engaged leadership for the development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement of the educational program. The program is maintained in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations and requirements of regulatory and accrediting bodies, while responding to identified industry and community needs. The director oversees programmatic accreditation and provides administrative authority, supervision, and leadership for the academic nursing unit to achieve its mission, goals, and expected outcomes. The role supports students, graduates, and faculty in lifelong learning, ensures sufficient and appropriately prepared faculty, and helps maintain a rigorous, current curriculum and practice learning environments that support student and program outcomes.

Requirements

Graduate degree in nursing.
Registered Nurse in the applicable state.
Ability to meet the position’s critical-thinking, reading, planning, preparation, evaluation, and decision-making demands.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate preferred.

Responsibilities

May serve as the nursing program administrator for regulatory agencies, state boards of nursing, and programmatic accreditors.
Ensure students and graduates achieve student learning outcomes, program outcomes, and role-specific graduate competencies.
Facilitate faculty implementation of a systematic plan for evaluation.
Use aggregated and trended evaluation findings to inform decisions about maintaining and improving student learning outcomes and program outcomes, and share findings with communities of interest.
Oversee programmatic accreditation and exercise administrative authority to accomplish the program’s mission, goals, and expected outcomes.
Provide effective supervision and leadership for the academic nursing unit.
Foster an educational environment that supports lifelong learning for students, graduates, and faculty.
Ensure there are enough faculty to achieve student learning and program outcomes.
Identify resources needed for full- and part-time faculty to maintain expertise in their areas of responsibility.
Ensure faculty are academically prepared for the subjects they teach, maintain expertise, and demonstrate scholarship and evidence-based teaching and clinical practices.
Ensure full- and part-time faculty are oriented and mentored in their areas of responsibility.
Participate in developing nursing student policies that align with College policies, are publicly accessible, and are non-discriminatory.
Ensure faculty appropriately apply student policies and correctly implement related procedures.
Identify resources needed to provide student services commensurate with nursing students’ needs, including students receiving instruction through alternative delivery methods.
Facilitate faculty development and regular review of the curriculum to ensure its integrity, rigor, and currency, using accreditation standards and criteria as applicable.
Ensure practice learning environments support student learning outcomes and program outcomes.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, free telemedicine, and free AirMed medical transportation.
Dental and vision plans.
Life and disability coverage.
Flexible spending accounts and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and other optional benefits.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial well-being.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 10% discount on HCA Healthcare stock.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Referral services for children, elders, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more.
Consumer discounts through Abenity.
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, and preferred banking partnerships.
Education assistance for tuition, student loans, certification support, and dependent scholarships.
Colleague recognition program.
Paid time off and paid family leave.
Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
Employee Health Assistance Fund offering free employee-only coverage to eligible full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.