Nursing Program Retention Coordinator (Grant-Funded)

Chesapeake College•Wye Mills, MD

About The Position

The Nursing Program Retention Coordinator supports student success, retention, progression, and NCLEX-RN readiness within the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Working with the Director of Nursing, nursing faculty, and student support services, the Coordinator identifies students who may be academically or clinically at risk and provides targeted interventions to support course completion, clinical competency, and program progression. The position provides tutoring, coaching, remediation, and NCLEX-RN preparation; connects students with campus resources; and contributes to program assessment, accreditation, and continuous quality improvement. The Coordinator also supports faculty development and recruitment and outreach efforts. The position is grant-funded.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.
At least two years of full-time clinical nursing experience.
Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the State of Maryland.
Knowledge of associate degree nursing education, curriculum, and clinical instruction.
Understanding of NCLEX-RN test plans, clinical judgment, and competency-based nursing education principles.
Ability to identify barriers to student success and implement evidence-based retention strategies.
Strong interpersonal, coaching, mentoring, and communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with a diverse student population.
Proficiency with learning management systems, virtual learning platforms, and nursing education technologies.
Ability to collect and interpret student success data and prepare reports.
Demonstrated commitment to student-centered learning and academic excellence.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nursing.
Prior teaching experience in an ADN program.
Experience in nursing education, tutoring, mentoring, and simulation.
Experience with ATI, simulation-based education, and/or NCLEX-RN remediation programs.
Experience working with at-risk or first-generation college students.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and implement the Nursing Program’s success, retention, and remediation initiatives.
Collaborate with nursing faculty to identify students who may be academically, clinically, or professionally at risk.
Provide individualized and small-group tutoring in nursing content, clinical reasoning, test-taking strategies, medication calculations, and NCLEX-style questions.
Monitor identified students’ progress and develop individualized success plans.
Help students develop study skills, time-management strategies, note-taking skills, and learning strategies appropriate for nursing education.
Support NCLEX-RN preparation through workshops, review sessions, practice testing, and remediation activities.
Use nursing education technologies and learning platforms, such as ATI, to support student remediation and progression.
Assist with psychomotor skills remediation in collaboration with the Simulation Coordinator and course faculty.
Provide additional clinical support or coaching, in collaboration with course faculty, for students who are not meeting clinical performance expectations, as appropriate.
Develop and deliver in-person and online remediation resources, workshops, and tutoring sessions.
Collaborate with academic support services, advising, counseling, disability support services, and other student success offices to connect students with resources.
Collect, analyze, and report data related to student retention, remediation outcomes, progression, graduation rates, and NCLEX-RN performance.
Participate in nursing program assessment, accreditation, and continuous quality improvement activities related to student success.
Assist with recruitment and outreach efforts to attract, engage, and recruit qualified students into the nursing program.
Provide faculty development support related to student retention, remediation strategies, and NCLEX-RN preparation.
Perform other duties as assigned to support the mission and goals of the Associate Degree Nursing Program.