Description

The Director of Nursing is the administrator of the Nursing program and reports to the Dean for Health Professions and Public Service. This position directly supervises the full-time and part-time faculty and the Nursing lab specialists and oversees accreditation and program requirements.

• Administration, development and supervision of the Nursing program.
• Supervision and evaluation of assigned full-time faculty.
• Recruitment, hiring, supervision and evaluation of part-time Nursing faculty.
• Completion of didactic, laboratory, and clinical assignments for Nursing faculty.
• Supervision of work assignments for part-time Nursing lab specialists.
• Supervision of work assignments for full-time Simulation Lab Specialist.
• Manage budgets and capital acquisitions.
• Leadership of program approvals and accreditation and licensure processes.
• Oversee procurement and evaluation of clinical sites for the Nursing program.
• Develop and support initiatives that support and positively impact programmatic growth and branding for the Nursing program.
  In cooperation with faculty, pursue appropriate grant funding opportunities.
• Oversee curriculum, student progress and student performance issues.
• Manage maintenance of clinical affiliation agreements; ensure faculty and student compliance with placement requirements.
• Evaluation of programs, goals and outcomes. Includes annual reports to regulatory and accrediting agencies, assistance with accreditation self-study document preparation and site visits.
• Promotion of department efficiency and effectiveness of operations and resource utilization, in cooperation with the division dean.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Current active license as Registered Nurse in Illinois or license-eligible required.
• Two years in Nursing clinical practice required.
• Three years of experience as a Nurse educator. 
• Three years demonstrated leadership with increasing responsibilities and supervisory experience required.  
• Three years of experience as a Nurse educator in higher education preferred.
• Previous experience as program director/coordinator/chair preferred, including: knowledge or experience with a nursing program accreditation process (ACEN preferred); knowledge or experience with self-study preparation; ability to guide faculty through accreditation process.