The Associate Dean of Nursing provides a dministrative supervision of the Associate degree Nursing program at the College including all accreditation activities. The position reports to the Dean of the Division of Health Professions.
Position Summary
The Associate Dean will be responsible for implementing, managing and evaluating the Nursing program. The program has 7 FT faculty/40+ Adjunct faculty and approximately 300 students in the day and evening programs.
In collaboration with the Divisional Dean, the Associate Dean of Nursing provides leadership and direction to the Nursing faculty and supportive staff in planning, revision, implementation and all matters related to curriculum and instruction of the Associate Degree Nursing Curriculum; conducts orientation of new faculty; assists new faculty in development of teaching materials and methodology. The Associate Dean leads the Nursing program assessment activities.
The Associate Dean of Nursing serves as an ex-officio member of all Nursing Program committees; prepares and maintains statistics related to program outcomes; maintains liaison with agencies used for clinical experience, requests appropriate nursing units, resolves conflicts and coordinates all aspects of clinical affiliations; maintains liaison with approval/accrediting bodies specific to the Nursing Program; provides leadership to the faculty in preparation of accreditation self-studies; prepares annual reports for The New Jersey Board of Nursing, The National League for Nursing, Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, National Council of State Board of Nursing and the NJ Collaborating Center for Nursing; represents the Nursing Program at meetings; coordinates activities related to student admission, retention, progression and graduation.
The Associate Dean of Nursing provides advisement for students participating in day and evening programs, resolves student problems, monitors students’ compliance with health regulations and maintains liaison with Bergen Community College Health Services Office; maintains records relevant to the Program; liaison to other College constituencies which directly impact the Nursing Program; performs other duties as assigned.
The Associate Dean of Nursing has the following programmatic responsibilities:
Admissions
Class Scheduling
Faculty Teaching Assignments
Faculty & Student Clinical Compliance
Assessment Activities
Accreditation Activities
Simulation Activities
Canvas Learning Management System
Nursing Freshman Orientation
Management Team
Interdisciplinary Collaborations
Community engagement activities
Program Advisory Committee
Special Skills And Qualifications
Education: Position requires a minimum of a Master’s degree in Nursing, Doctorate preferred. Current NJ Register Nurse license. Current Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Credential.
Experience
Must have a minimum of 2 years demonstrated successful administrative experience in nursing education.
Must have a minimum 6-8 years clinical experience as well as full-time teaching experience in an academic setting.
Must be familiar with curriculum design, collaborative partnerships with BSN programs, have experience with ACEN accreditation
Must possess demonstrated leadership, interpersonal communication skills as well as proficiency with computers.
Must possess demonstrated leadership, interpersonal communication skills as well as proficiency with computers
Experience serving on committees of professional organizations and/or experience as an ACEN Accreditation Site Visitor
Demonstrated experience with ATI
Salary And Benefits
Annual Salary is $108,000-$110,000
NJ Educators Health Plan with free Vision and Dental. NJ State Pension plan.
23 vacation days, 15 sick days, 4 personal days, 2 floating holidays, all designated holidays and 5 non-designated holidays a year. 3 Partial Sick Days.
Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Education Administration Programs
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