$102,440–$110,422 Per Year
Academic Writing, Accreditation Standards, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), College Level Faculty, Community and Social Services, Course Coordination, Data Analysis, Genetics, Grant Writing, Leadership, Licensing, Maintain Compliance, Manual Dexterity, Mentoring, Needs Assessment, Nursing, Nursing Management, Office Equipment, Organizational Skills, Physical Demands, Process Improvement, Professional Services, Program Evaluation, Project/Program Management, Quality Management, Registered Nurse (RN), Reporting Skills, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Training/Teaching, Training/Teaching Curriculum, Willing to Travel, Work From Home
Summary
The Assistant Dean, Graduate Online Nursing is accountable to the Associate Dean, Graduate Online Nursing and the Dean of The Richard and Sheila Young School of Nursing and ensures the integrity, excellence, and ongoing development of the online graduate nursing programs. The Assistant Dean is responsible for assisting and supporting the program's administration in planning, curriculum, scheduling, supervision of faculty, nursing department and college meetings, events, service, and scholarly endeavors. The Assistant Dean will represent the school at various events for nursing regarding curriculum planning, faculty development, and graduate program meetings to ensure its integrity.
Essential Functions
Planning
- Assists and supports the Associate Dean with the online graduate nursing programs in the development, implementation and maintenance of the curriculum.
- Contributes to leadership vision for the program by maintaining active professional involvement with pedagogical direction in graduate nursing programs and introduces new initiatives.
- Participates in and supports the Associate Dean in the administration of all online graduate nursing programs.
Curriculum Management
- Assists the Associate Dean and Dean with activities related to curriculum implementation and development as well as new program initiatives.
- Participates in analysis of outcome data and makes online graduate nursing program revisions based on outcomes.
- Assists with curriculum development, revisions, program initiatives, working closely with Associate Dean and Boundless Learning LD team.
- Oversees PDs and CCs through the revision cycle and course revision process.
Schedule and Course Management
- Work with the Associate Dean and team on the schedule, ensuring appropriate faculty with proper licensing are present in courses each semester.
- Assists the Associate Dean with degree audits and curriculum plan changes.
Program Management
- Collaborates and promotes interdisciplinary/inter-professional education curricula with faculty involvement.
- Collaborates and assists the nursing program directors, course coordinators and faculty in maintaining the quality and integrity of the online graduate nursing programs, which includes evaluation of student course and faculty evaluation, curriculum workshops, and review of student integrity and/or progression issues.
- Assists the Associate Dean in the evaluation of graduate nursing program directors and faculty.
- Participates in the Master's Program Committee, DNP Program Committee, and School of Nursing Committee Meetings.
- Participates in appointed College or School of Nursing committees as assigned by the Dean of Nursing.
- Assists in monitoring accreditation guideline compliance for ACEN, NECHE, and other accreditation agencies.
Faculty Hiring and Management
- Manages and participates in the recruitment, interviewing, recommendation and hiring of graduate faculty for academic and/or administrative appointments.
- Implements and maintains a cohesive mentoring program in collaboration with the program directors and Associate Dean.
- Assesses needs for faculty development for newly hired and senior graduate nursing faculty.
- Promotes faculty development in teaching, research, leadership and other scholarly activities, as well as in community service.
- Ensures and supports a conducive teamwork environment, including resolving concerns within the faculty and staff.
- Assists the Associate Dean and Program Directors in activities related to faculty recruitment.
Student Advising
- Collaborates and assists the Associate Dean in monitoring admissions.
- Collaborates and assists the associate dean, program directors and faculty in maintaining the quality and integrity of the online nursing program. This includes being the point person for all student issues, including integrity and progression issues.
- Summarizes and reports student issues to associate dean and dean for collaborative decision making.
- Collaborates and assists the Associate Dean with student retention data and assists in developing reports and recommendations.
- Meets regularly with the student advisor to address student concerns.
- Serves as a point person for concerns as indicated on chart of responsibilities.
- Assists with activities related to recruitment and admissions.
Technology Planning and Management
- In collaboration with the program directors and faculty and the Associate Dean, identifies software needs and solutions that will enhance and support graduate nursing program needs.
- Meets regularly with the Boundless team.
Service/Scholarly Engagement
- Participates in nursing research/public policy/nursing education/nursing leadership scholarly endeavors.
Other Responsibilities
- Other responsibilities as designated by the Associate Dean and Dean of Nursing.
Supervisory Responsibility
- Direct contact and mentoring for program directors as designated by associate dean.
- Works with associate dean on policies and procedures to improve processes to ensure fair and equitable management of the program.
- Attends faculty meetings, PD meetings, and all other necessary SON meetings as deemed necessary by associate dean and dean.
- Works with associate dean on Course Coordinator, Kick Off and Wrap Up meetings for each semester, as well as running the Clinical meeting each semester.
Requirements
- Earned doctoral degree or currently enrolled in doctoral program.
- Must have an NP certification.
- Registered nurse in Massachusetts and APRN license in Massachusetts and designated states (or ability to obtain) with a master's degree in nursing.
- Ability to uphold the University's commitment to inclusive excellence within a diverse learning community.
- Experience in grant writing and submission, program administration, authoring scholarly papers, and engaging in other scholarly activities preferred.
- Commitment to community and professional service.
- Service as a college and program advocate for faculty, students, and external professional organizations.
Working Conditions/Physical Demands
- Work remotely from home. May require annual or periodic travel to campus.
- Office environment that is private, not subject to extremes in noise, odors, etc.
- May spend extended periods at computer, on telephone, or operating other office machines requiring eye-hand coordination and finger dexterity.
Compensation: $102,440 - $110,422 annually.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.
External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.
In employment, as in education, Regis College is committed to equal opportunity. Regis does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, creed, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran's status, membership in uniformed services or any other protected status.
Regis College Mission Statement
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Regis College
Regis is a private Catholic coed university in Greater Boston with more than 3,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students within the four schools of arts and sciences, business and communication, health sciences, and nursing. Regis is located 12 miles from Boston on a beautiful suburban campus in Weston, MA. Founded in 1927 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Regis offers students a values-based education integrated with cutting-edge technology and industry-focused curriculum. Students can enroll in courses on campus or in the University's rapidly expanding online program.
Students from across the U.S. and abroad pursue studies in the University's School of Health Sciences, School of Business and Communication, School of Arts and Sciences and the Richard and Sheila Young School of Nursing. Regis students are encouraged to take advantage of flexible educational options like the Fast Track to Master's Program, which allows students to earn a combined bachelor and master's degree in as little as five years
Regis offers:
- A classic New England campus environment with more than 70 percent of undergraduate students living on campus in five residence halls which include new suite-style rooms and fitness equipment.
- A comprehensive internship program where students participate in unique clinical and internship experiences in Boston and the surrounding area. 97% of Regis graduates are employed full-time or are enrolled in graduate school six months after graduation.
- Unique global experience opportunities through its Center for Global Connections, including study abroad and global service learning programs.
- A nationally recognized nursing program that has received the National League for Nursing designation as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education for a third consecutive time.
- Broad academic support services through the Academic Center for Excellence and a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio.
- An expansive library with a learning commons, study and research space with FitDesks that allow students to exercise while studying, and a Dunkin' Donuts.
- 25+ clubs and organizations and student programming.
The intergenerational campus includes a Children's Center, named 2017 Program of the Year by the National Coalition for Campus Children's Centers, and a Lifelong Learning program (LLARC) for senior adults with a passion for learning. Regis North, a satellite campus in Lawrence, Mass., in partnership with Northern Essex Community College (NECC), offers nursing, public health, sports management and health sciences bachelor degree completion programs to students in the Merrimack Valley. Regis is also an Apple Distinguished School for 2016-2018.
Regis has 20 men's and women's NCAA Division III athletic teams in the Great Northeast Athletics Conference (GNAC). The Athletic Facility includes:
- Indoor facilities with three fitness rooms, a six-lane swimming pool, gymnasium, athletic training room, and team room.
- Outdoor facilities with a turf field surface for field hockey, lacrosse, and soccer; an eight-lane track around the field; six tennis courts; and a softball diamond with a dirt infield and grass outfield.