Coordinator for Admissions and Student Affairs

Location:

Geisinger School of Nursing

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for admissions and student affairs services for the Geisinger College of Health Sciences. For admissions the position is responsible for recruiting and educating potential students about programs offered at Geisinger College of Health Sciences. Recruitment for and education regarding the school is done through attendance at high school and college fairs, national conferences, and individual school visits. The coordinator works directly with high school and undergraduate advisors to assist students with preparing for higher education.

For student affairs this position is charged with development and implementation for programs and policies to support this mission critical area in student affairs for the Geisinger College of Health Sciences. In this role, the position will support creating an environment to assist students in engagement, retention, and accreditation related areas and to develop lifelong skills for achieving and success in their chosen academic field. The position will oversee orientation, student engagement and leadership programs, and services to create a positive and supportive environment that enhances the personal development, learning, educational success, and career preparation of all students.

Job Duties:

• Manages the School of Nursing (SON) Orientation Program
• Facilitates onboarding of new students into the school of nursing and ensure each student completes pre-enrollment requirements
• Develops Student Affairs materials and schedule from pre-enrollment page and social media through completion of orientation
• Manages oversight of student engagement activities, leaderships development initiatives and all nursing clubs/organizations to enhance the quality of student life
• Assists students in organizing educational, cultural, social and wellness activities in conjunction with the faculty, Office of Health Equity and Inclusion and the Center for Student Well-Being
• Collaborates with the National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) advisor to hold annual elections
• Partners with Marketing and Public Relations for the approval process of various marketing files and media requests/needs for community wide and student social/fundraising events
• Collaborates with Facilities, ITS, and Food Services to create successful community wide and student social/fundraising events
• Communicates Student Affairs information with nursing students, staff, and faculty on a regular basis through listservs, pre-enrollment emails, and other marketing efforts including communications plans
• Supports the recruitment of SON Students
• Utilizes all admission information systems to process admission inquiries through matriculation for the programs offered at Geisinger Commonwealth.
• Assists in developing SON admission recruitment plans and execute them to support institutional goals.
• Participates in the screening process for SON applicants
• Applies holistic review policy to the evaluation of applicants.
• Reviews and evaluate admission applications, official transcripts, and other documents required to complete the file.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree- (Required)

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Communication, Computer Literacy, Multitasking

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.