Description

The Director of Nursing is the administrator of the Nursing program and reports to the Dean for Health Professions and Public Service. This position directly supervises the full-time and part-time faculty and the Nursing lab specialists and oversees accreditation and program requirements.

Administration, development and supervision of the Nursing program.

Supervision and evaluation of assigned full-time faculty.

Recruitment, hiring, supervision and evaluation of part-time Nursing faculty.

Completion of didactic, laboratory, and clinical assignments for Nursing faculty.

Supervision of work assignments for part-time Nursing lab specialists.

Supervision of work assignments for full-time Simulation Lab Specialist.

Manage budgets and capital acquisitions.

Leadership of program approvals and accreditation and licensure processes.

Oversee procurement and evaluation of clinical sites for the Nursing program.

Develop and support initiatives that support and positively impact programmatic growth and branding for the Nursing program.
In cooperation with faculty, pursue appropriate grant funding opportunities.

Oversee curriculum, student progress and student performance issues.

Manage maintenance of clinical affiliation agreements; ensure faculty and student compliance with placement requirements.

Evaluation of programs, goals and outcomes. Includes annual reports to regulatory and accrediting agencies, assistance with accreditation self-study document preparation and site visits.

Promotion of department efficiency and effectiveness of operations and resource utilization, in cooperation with the division dean.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Nursing required.

Current active license as Registered Nurse in Illinois or license-eligible required.

Two years in Nursing clinical practice required.

Three years of experience as a Nurse educator.

Three years demonstrated leadership with increasing responsibilities and supervisory experience required.  

Three years of experience as a Nurse educator in higher education preferred.

Previous experience as program director/coordinator/chair preferred, including: knowledge or experience with a nursing program accreditation process (ACEN preferred); knowledge or experience with self-study preparation; ability to guide faculty through accreditation process.