Program Chair - Nursing
About The Position
As a member of the academic leadership team, your responsibilities include hiring, training, developing and evaluating staff and faculty, and supervision of both faculty and staff, but extends to programmatic management as well. This may include data collection, analysis and reporting, and continuous improvement. Experience with programmatic accreditation is desired. You will primarily be responsible for supervising Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and support staff who have stepped up to the challenge of helping our students bridge the gap between the theory and practice in the nursing field. Our professional faculty engage tomorrow's nurses with intimate class sizes, up-to-date labs and simulation environments, and real-life clinical rotations (off site). The position's duties and responsibilities for this role include: Teaching and learning Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Academic and Institutional Service Within these duties and responsibilities, the following competencies are included. Subject Matter Expertise Effective Communication Pedagogical Mastery Operational Excellence Appreciation and Promotion of Diversity Assessment of Student Learning Utilization of Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning Continuous Improvement These competencies, as identified by the University's academic community, encompass the knowledge, skills, and behaviors essential to a faculty member's success in the classroom and provide the basis for the faculty hiring, evaluation and development process.
Requirements
- Master's of Science in Nursing required
- Active, unencumbered registered nurse license for the state of Texas
- At least three years experience as a registered nurse
- At least two years experience as a faculty member in a registered nursing education program
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We do not sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Nice To Haves
- Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree preferred
- Experience with a practical nursing education program preferred
- Experience with programmatic accreditation is desired
Responsibilities
- Hiring, training, developing and evaluating staff and faculty
- Supervision of both faculty and staff
- Programmatic management
- Data collection, analysis and reporting
- Continuous improvement
- Supervising Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and support staff
- Teaching and learning
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Academic and Institutional Service
Benefits
- Tuition waiver and reimbursement program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement savings plan with company match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
