Dean, School of Nursing

Knowledge Services is actively seeking a Dean, School of Nursing for our client in Kokomo, IN.  This is a full time, direct hire opportunity and will work onsite in Kokomo.

Fantastic Company Benefits!

• You will receive a competitive salary with top benefit packages!

• Extensive vacation time, paid holidays, and winter recess

• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits

• 10% Retirement Plan company match

• Free Tuition and student loan forgiveness options

• Professional development is a priority where you'll experience paid conferences, seminars, and meetings to further grow your knowledge and skill set. 

Dean, School of Nursing Responsibilities:

The Dean of the School of Nursing serves as the primary academic and administrative leader, driving efforts to fulfill the College's mission and strategic goals.

This role encompasses comprehensive responsibilities including planning, budgeting, scheduling, staffing, curriculum development, instructional quality, and ensuring student academic success.

The Dean actively represents and advocates for the School and the College, engaging with students, healthcare industries, parents, professional organizations, educational partners, and other key stakeholders.

The Dean may also teach classes as needed, following the College's loading policy and course objectives.

Additionally, this position proactively addresses opportunities and challenges related to healthcare sector connections, workforce needs, instructional resources, and alignment with the College’s Strategic Plan and Development Office initiatives. All essential functions of this role are outlined below.

LEADERSHIP
• Work with the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs to support the College’s mission, strategic planning, and College development initiatives.
• Recommend instructional and general policies, conduct meetings to facilitate planning and collegial decision-making and keeping faculty and staff informed about issues and projects for the overall College instructional program.
• Maintain current knowledge of trends and innovations in post-secondary education.
• Participate in scholarly activities related to the discipline/focus.
• Provide leadership for program improvement, development, and review and recommend changes to maintain the relevance of academic programs and to meet student, healthcare business and industry, workforce, and community needs.
• Promote excellence in learning-centered teaching and promote faculty engagement in scholarly activities.
• Link the College’s Strategic Plan with School strategies, objectives and initiatives.
• Ensure Schools’ compliance with applicable policies, accreditation standards and legal requirements.

INSTRUCTION
• Deliver assigned classes per college loading policy and course objectives.
• Develop and maintain course outlines, syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, tests, and other course materials.
• Maintain student records, attendance, grades, and other documentation as required. Maintain a safe, quality classroom/ lab, including equipment, supplies, inventory, and maintenance.

CURRICULUM AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
• Work with individual program and department chairs and other faculty to plan for curriculum development, modifications, and deletions; set priorities for resource needs; and provide program analysis.
• Ensure linkage of programs and curricula to needs of applicable healthcare sector(s) and current and future workforce needs.
• Facilitate maintenance of relevant curriculum appropriate to the college mission.
• Work with faculty to identify and implement Student Learning Outcomes.

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT
• Collaborate with Student Affairs, Marketing, and Communications teams to drive efforts in student recruitment, advising, registration, retention, graduation, and related promotional activities.
• Develop secondary and post-secondary linkages, including the facilitation of high school-based dual credit initiatives.
• Facilitate the development of course schedules conducive to student enrollment.
• Participate in career services and alumni activities.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• Develop and manage the school budget consistent with college policy and sound financial management principles.
• Facilitate data-driven analysis of information regarding curriculum-related matters.
• Facilitate program review process on time.
• Identify and prioritize School needs, secure available funding, and strategically allocate and re-allocate resources.
• Confer with faculty regarding ideas for program improvement to find resources for development through grants, College development initiatives, and special projects.
• Work with the Campus Development Office to identify specific fundraising opportunities that support the priorities and needs of the school.

STAFFING
• Interview and participate in selecting employees; orient, train, supervise, develop, evaluate, mentor, counsel, discipline, and terminate personnel
according to established policies and procedures.
• Facilitate assignment of faculty to classes, monitor schedules and workload for accuracy throughout the semester.

ADVISING AND STUDENT SUCCESS
• Work with faculty and staff to assess students and continuously monitor their progress for success.
• Ensure compliance with College policy to resolve student issues and assist faculty and staff to refer issues (student behavior, grade changes, etc.) to appropriate departments.
• Provide student advising support as applicable.

INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
• Participate in School, campus, and college-wide committees.
• Serve discipline by providing leadership and participation in appropriate professional associations and organizations.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS/OUTREACH
• Communicate with leaders in the private and public sectors and in educational agencies to determine the need for new courses and programs and establish advisory committees as appropriate.
• Directly work with the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for promotion of the School and College development initiatives.
• Facilitate academic partnerships between the school and four-year transfer institutions; assure maximum course articulation for students.
• Participate and provide professional expertise to aid or lead organizations that create linkages between the college and the community.

Dean, School of Nursing Requirements:

• Master’s degree in nursing required (doctorate preferred, from a regionally accredited institution.
• Must have 3 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse to teach in the clinical setting.
• Demonstrated experience in nursing education and administration.
• Must possess a current, unencumbered Indiana Registered Nurse license.

Knowledge Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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