Open Rank Clinical Professor and Director of Quality and Regulatory Compliance - School of Nursing

Northeastern University•Boston, MA

12d•$101,000 - $158,000

About The Position

About Northeastern Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus. Our locations—in Boston; Arlington, Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; London; Portland, Maine; Oakland; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research. Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers. The Bouvé College of Health Sciences has over 250 faculty members, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students. It is the leading national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial and biomedical sciences and supports the University’s mission of educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs. The School of Nursing in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University has developed a research-intensive/teaching/learning environment for students and faculty. Creating an environment where students thrive begins with the faculty. The School of Nursing faculty are a committed group of professionals who are highly qualified, nationally known, and characterized by a range of experiences in nursing practice, research, and education. The ultimate goal is to advance the School of Nursing’s position to one of the nation’s top research schools of nursing. The wide range of programs offered by the School of Nursing from baccalaureate through DNP and PhD degrees highlights the responsiveness of the school to the healthcare needs of individuals and communities in the state, nation, and globally. The School of Nursing is committed to co-creating an environment conducive to incubating innovative ideas and strategies aimed at creating a more dignified patient-family-centered healthcare system. The School of Nursing invites applications for a full-time Open Rank Non-Tenure Track Professor and Director of Quality and Regulatory Compliance in Boston, MA. This position has an anticipated start date in July 2026. The Director of Quality and Regulatory Compliance serves as the School of Nursing’s primary leader responsible for ensuring compliance with all state, federal, and accrediting body standards. This position provides strategic direction and oversight for program evaluation, educational assessment, and continuous quality improvement initiatives across all nursing programs. The Director collaborates with academic and administrative leaders to maintain accreditation, promote regulatory integrity, and advance a culture of excellence, accountability, and evidence-based decision-making within the School of Nursing. Responsibilities of the Director include, but are not limited to, the following: Regulatory Compliance · Lead preparation for initial and continuing accreditation processes with bodies such as CCNE, ANCC, CoA, and state boards of nursing · Ensure timely submission of reports and documentation required by accrediting and regulatory agencies, including annual program evaluations and outcomes reports · Develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures that ensure compliance with federal, state, and accreditation requirements · Serve as the primary liaison with regulatory and accreditation agencies · Coordinate institutional responses to site visits, audits, and compliance reviews from accrediting and licensing bodies · Monitor changes in healthcare education regulations and standards to ensure ongoing compliance Program Evaluation · Serve as the subject matter expert for nursing education regulations, ensuring consistent interpretation and application of standards across programs · Design and implement comprehensive program evaluation plans for all nursing programs · Analyze program outcomes data and prepare reports for leadership, faculty, and accrediting bodies · Coordinate the collection and organization of evidence for accreditation self-studies · Facilitate curricular mapping to ensure alignment with program outcomes and professional standards · Lead internal audits and risk assessments to proactively identify and address potential areas of noncompliance Educational Assessment · Provide leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive assessment plans for all nursing programs · Collaborate with faculty to establish measurable learning outcomes · Analyze student achievement metrics and identify areas for improvement · Oversee collection, analysis, and reporting of student learning outcomes and program effectiveness data · Guide faculty in the design and use of assessment tools that measure achievement of program learning outcomes and competencies · Ensure alignment of course-level and program-level outcomes with national standards, licensure requirements, and institutional learning objectives Continuous Quality Improvement · Serve on the School's Evaluation Committee · Implement data-driven quality improvement processes across all nursing programs · Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track key performance indicators · Facilitate root cause analyses when program outcomes fall below benchmarks

Requirements

Doctoral degree in Nursing or related field required
Minimum of 5 years of experience in nursing education
Demonstrated expertise in accreditation processes and regulatory compliance
Experience with curriculum development and program evaluation
Strong analytical skills and proficiency with data management systems
Excellent communication and collaborative leadership abilities
Active RN license and eligibility for state licensure

Responsibilities

Lead preparation for initial and continuing accreditation processes with bodies such as CCNE, ANCC, CoA, and state boards of nursing
Ensure timely submission of reports and documentation required by accrediting and regulatory agencies, including annual program evaluations and outcomes reports
Develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures that ensure compliance with federal, state, and accreditation requirements
Serve as the primary liaison with regulatory and accreditation agencies
Coordinate institutional responses to site visits, audits, and compliance reviews from accrediting and licensing bodies
Monitor changes in healthcare education regulations and standards to ensure ongoing compliance
Serve as the subject matter expert for nursing education regulations, ensuring consistent interpretation and application of standards across programs
Design and implement comprehensive program evaluation plans for all nursing programs
Analyze program outcomes data and prepare reports for leadership, faculty, and accrediting bodies
Coordinate the collection and organization of evidence for accreditation self-studies
Facilitate curricular mapping to ensure alignment with program outcomes and professional standards
Lead internal audits and risk assessments to proactively identify and address potential areas of noncompliance
Provide leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive assessment plans for all nursing programs
Collaborate with faculty to establish measurable learning outcomes
Analyze student achievement metrics and identify areas for improvement
Oversee collection, analysis, and reporting of student learning outcomes and program effectiveness data
Guide faculty in the design and use of assessment tools that measure achievement of program learning outcomes and competencies
Ensure alignment of course-level and program-level outcomes with national standards, licensure requirements, and institutional learning objectives
Serve on the School's Evaluation Committee
Implement data-driven quality improvement processes across all nursing programs
Develop dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track key performance indicators
Facilitate root cause analyses when program outcomes fall below benchmarks