Full-Time
Assistant Dean of Nursing
Unitek Learning
Healthcare education and training group
Compensation Overview
$125k - $135k/yr
+ 401(k) company match + Company-paid life insurance
Fresno, CA, USA
In Person
Bachelor's, Master's
Category
 Education (1) |
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Required Skills
Nursing
Requirements
- A current, valid, and clear California Registered Nursing License is required for California locations, or a Registered Nursing License from the state where the Workforce Development site is located.
- A master's or higher degree from an accredited college or university with coursework in nursing, education, or administration is required, or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing with enrollment in a Master of Science in Nursing program.
- At least one year of teaching experience in pre-licensure or post-licensure nursing programs at the associate, baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral level is required.
- At least one continuous year of experience as a registered nurse providing direct patient care, or equivalent experience determined by the Board of Nursing, is required.
- The position requires demonstrated leadership skills.
- The position requires oral and written communication skills.
- The position requires the ability to work collaboratively with external and internal stakeholders.
- The position requires proficiency with technology, including Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and learning management systems.
- The position requires the ability to lead diverse teams.
- The position requires experience in supervision, planning, and budget preparation in program maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Dean with planning, developing, managing, updating, and evaluating all aspects of the nursing program, including faculty and staff, clinical site liaison activities, clinical calendars and matrices, curriculum development and implementation, regulatory compliance, student advocacy, policies and procedures, handbooks, the program budget, and supplies and equipment.
- Prepare data and written materials for required state and Board requirements, reports, proposals, self-studies, surveys, and site visits.
- Maintain on-site student records and collaborate with Human Resources to maintain required faculty and staff documentation.
- Identify the need for outside resources for the nursing program and serve on program committees.
- Assist with the admission process and orientation.
- Maintain a 50% teaching load in the skills lab, simulation lab, and/or clinical settings.
- Ensure course and clinical evaluations are completed in a timely manner.
- Assess clinical agencies to ensure they can provide clinical experiences that meet theory and clinical course objectives, including analysis of risks, hazards, safety, and staffing.
- Coordinate with clinical faculty and the Academic Program Manager regarding agency placements, student and faculty assignments, dates, times, and clinical objectives, and complete required clinical approval forms before clinical rotations.
- Meet monthly with clinical partners and the Assistant Dean, Workforce Development, to review clinical operations.
- Participate in the assigned clinical consortium and maintain minutes of inter-agency meetings.
- Ensure assigned faculty complete clinical evaluations on time; collect and disseminate semester-end student and clinical-site evaluation data; and coordinate clinical-facility contract updates with the Clinical Education Management Department.
- Participate as a member of the faculty teaching team in preparing and presenting learning activities within the nursing curriculum.
- Assist with strategic planning and assessment of instructional initiatives to ensure program quality.
- Apply adult-learning principles and use innovative teaching methodologies and techniques to improve instructional quality.
- Use online activities to enhance course content during interactive teaching and learning.
- Ensure clinical assignments, rotation matrices, and calendars are completed one month before the next rotation.
- Confirm that faculty follow policies and guidelines for student clinical rotation experiences.
- Ensure student performance in theory and clinical learning objectives and outcomes is completed and documented on time by all faculty.
- Provide students with ongoing communication through office hours, electronic communication, and other appropriate methods.
- Provide feedback on student and faculty clinical performance during facility site visits.
- Review student learning materials, provide input for faculty and curriculum meetings, and follow through on revisions.
- Oversee completion of student attendance records, skills check-off forms, and program data collection according to policy.
- Submit required program reports and forms to the Assistant Dean, Workforce Development in a timely manner.
- Keep current with new technologies and safety regulations.
- Participate in student advising, committee activities, and faculty meetings, or delegate attendance as appropriate.
- Develop skills-lab and clinical-site orientation with faculty and the clinical partner.
- Participate in planning and reviewing the recruitment and admission of qualified nursing students.
- Advise nursing students and provide academic support as indicated.
- Lead bi-weekly at-risk meetings.
- Collaborate with the Assistant Dean, Workforce Development, and Campus Deans to ensure students complete required documentation and meet graduation and state licensing-exam requirements.
Unitek Learning is a healthcare education and training organization. It operates a family of career-focused institutions offering nursing, allied-health, emergency-medical, and related professional programs through campus, hybrid, and online formats. Its schools serve students preparing for healthcare careers as well as employers developing their existing workforces. The organization coordinates curriculum, instruction, clinical education, admissions, student services, regulatory compliance, and institutional operations across multiple school brands. Teams work in teaching, academic leadership, enrollment, career services, financial aid, technology, compliance, and corporate support.
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