Dean of the School of Nursing

Job Title:         Dean of the School of Nursing                                                                  

Reports To:     Vice President for Academic Affairs  

Status:             Full Time, Exempt                  

General Description

The Dean will provide leadership and counsel to the School of Nursing’s faculty, students and staff, and will serve as the School’s primary advocate in the College, the community and beyond. That leadership will be based on understanding of the fundamental principles, mission and values of the College, which are rooted in the Catholic Dominican tradition. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring trends in nursing education to strategically plan, develop and implement the expansion of nursing programs, ensure adherence to accreditation standards, participate in research, and establish community partnerships for ongoing collaboration and support of the School of Nursing.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide leadership, vision, oversight, and forward-directed inspiration for the School of Nursing and all of its programs.
2. Act as a representative/liaison with all internal and external constituencies associated with the School of Nursing.
3. Assume responsibility for the hiring and releasing of School of Nursing faculty and staff in collaboration with the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
4. Prepare annual reports to NYS Education Department, CCNE and the internal School of Nursing report to be submitted to the VPAA, as per College standard.
5. Oversee needed curriculum development, in the form of revisions and additions necessary to advance program quality and integrity.
6. Prepare budget projections and manage budgets for all nursing programs.
7. Work in conjunction with College Admissions, Office of Student Success, Adult Completion Programs and the VPAA in maintaining an acceptable number of incoming students specific to each program.
8. Work in conjunction with the College Registrar constructing course projections and room assignments for each semester.
9. Work with program coordinators and faculty to implement and maintain rigor of programs necessary to achieve and maintain excellence in NCLEX and graduate program credentialing scores of the program graduates. Provide ongoing communication with and between faculty through mandatory monthly faculty meetings.
10. Assign required teaching load to full time faculty, utilize adjunct faculty where necessary and finalize staffing on a per semester basis.
11. Assign and maintain balanced advisement panels for faculty, including specific faculty for the academic support of freshmen students.
12. Oversee faculty and program evaluations related to maintenance of professional accreditation. This includes evaluation of non-tenured faculty through review/completion of Faculty Data Forms, with submission to the Promotion and Tenure Committee.
13. Encourage academic and professional growth of faculty through involvement in research, publication and presentations at professional conferences.
14. Oversee the contract process between the School of Nursing and clinical agencies.
15. Assign faculty for representation at College events (e.g., Orientation, New Student Days, and Open Houses), as well as any other relevant functions that require representation by School of Nursing faculty on behalf of the College.

Requirements

1. Earned doctorate in Nursing or a related field, and an earned master’s degree in Nursing.
2. Eligibility to obtain a New York State license as a Registered Nurse.
3. Relevant administrative ability in a nursing baccalaureate and advanced degree program with demonstrated leadership ability.
4. Experience teaching in a nursing baccalaureate and advanced degree program with demonstrated commitment to furthering excellence in teaching and nursing practice.
5. Appropriate academic experience and scholarly work enabling possession of the rank of at least Associate Professor with application for tenure.
6. Significant involvement in professional activities (e.g., research, national/international presentation of scholarly work, professional committee membership in national, community and academic organizations).
7. A commitment to furthering the School of Nursing and its mission in regard to excellence in curriculum, program expansion, and support of faculty in academic and professional growth.