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Posted: 10-Apr-22
Location: Framingham, Massachusetts
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
The ideal candidate will join a vibrant and inclusive educational community and have a desire and ability to work with a diverse population. The Assistant Dean of Nursing serves as a member of the Dean's leadership team and provides administrator support to the Dean's role. To provide the Assistant Dean with a strong foundation, the person in thisposition will be mentored in the role for their first semesters. This candidate is responsible for maintaining a current unencumbered nursing license in Massachusetts. The Assistant Dean of Nursing is the nurse administrator, serving as director of the nursing programs and is responsible for the management and delivery of the Practical Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing programs. The Assistant Dean of Nursing is responsible to students, faculty, and College administration for the safe and lawful operations of the nursing programs, with primary responsibility for planning, implementation, evaluation and documentation of program activities. This individual has authority and responsibility for the development and administration of the nursing programs with faculty input. This individual facilitates operational efficiency by ensuring compliance with all state and federal regulatoryrequirements, as well as national accrediting agency standards and criteria,when applicable. This essential role encompasses collaborating with the faculty, support staff, clinicalcompliance coordinator, data coordinator, Dean of Health Sciences and college administrators to ensure continuous program improvement. The ideal candidate will exhibit initiative, positivity, and teamwork in accomplishing the responsibilities of the position. This individual will proactively lead nursing education at the College into a future that collaborates with high schools, four-year academic institutions and other health care partners to broaden the opportunities for those seeking a career in nursing. They will develop additional nursing bridge/transition programs and support the College's strategic initiatives.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Provide administrative oversight for the Nursing Department;
- Serve as the Nurse Administrator/Administrator of Record in accordance with the Board of Registration in Nursing (BORN) and Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) requirements;
- Assure compliance of each program with the rules and regulations of related licensing, accrediting and/or regulatory agencies; formulate and submit reports for national, and state licensing, accrediting, and/or regulatory agencies;
- Maintain files and records in accordance with all applicable regulations and College policies; assure programs meet the standards of BORN and ACEN with input from faculty;
- Responsible for annual budgets for both Associate Degree Nursing and Practical Nursing Programs;
- Participate in the governance of the College, serving on various College committees to offer administrative and academic leadership;
- Provide direction for a holistic competency-based curriculum, instructional, and/or program development and implementation; evaluate results and make appropriate recommendations for modifications consistent with contemporary evidence-based practice;
- Develop, implement, and evaluate program goals, objectives, policies, and services that are consistent with the College mission/philosophy and strategic plan; coordinate program reviews, discuss program outcomes in collaboration with appropriate faculty;
- Manage or participate in a variety of administrative, board, and other meetings; conduct department meetings to maintain a systematic flow of information;
- In collaboration with current faculty,orient and mentor new full- and part-time faculty and staff to their areas of responsibility;
- Support faculty in searches for full-time and part-time faculty positions;
- Support faculty in using multiple forms of delivery and pedagogy, inclusive of distance technologies and simulation to improve teaching effectiveness and student outcomes;
- Direct and assist in the preparation and assignment of class schedules and teaching assignments that promote optimal benefit to the program;
- Facilitate and monitor faculty workload and assignments;
- In collaboration with the Clinical Compliance Officer, secure and maintain the clinical placements for students in both programs using Centralized Clinical Placement (CCP) website and attend CCP meetings;
- Facilitate cooperative working relationships with the clinical placement facilities and establish innovative partnerships;
Conduct clinical visitations annually; - In coordination with the Clinical Compliance Officer and Program Chairs, monitor/address student clearance process issues;
- Work to resolve student issues in accordance with applicable laws and established program, institutional and Commonwealth of Massachusetts policies and procedures;
- Promote respectful environments, cultural diversity and institutional civility;Collaborate with the faculty and Dean to prepare grant proposals and identify workforce development opportunities;
- In collaboration with the Office of Admissions and the Program Chairs, oversee the selection, admission, and progression of students in the programs; coordinate and maintain records on student progress and outcomes;
- Assist the Dean of Health Sciences in the role of Campus Administrator;
- Collaborate with other health career programs that have career pathways leading to nursing;
- Contribute meaningfully to Division- and College-wide prospective student outreach events that promote awareness of and enrollment in nursing programs;
- Serve on the Advisory Board of at least two outside health care agencies to foster nursing collaboration opportunities, clinical partnerships, grant initiatives;
- Participate in professional organizations and maintain an understanding and working knowledge of current ideas, research, and practices related to their respective programs.
Commitment to Equity:
- Support MassBay's commitment to the Equity Agenda; collaborating with faculty, staff, and students on the College's strategic initiatives dedicated to closing the equity gap related to student outcomes;
- Support MassBay's commitment to being anti-racist; embracing a community free of bias and inequality;
- Contribute to discussion and review of applicable College policies with a critical lens toward diversity, equity, and inclusion;
- Engage with the Office of Diversity on issues related to under served student success.
This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.
All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates diversity.
Required Qualifications:
- Hold a current Massachusetts Registered Nurse license in good standing or the ability to acquire, if hired;
- Possess a minimum of five years full-time nursing experience, or its equivalent, within the last eight years, with at least three years' experience in academic and nursing administration;
- Maintain expertise appropriate to administrative responsibilities;
- Nursing leadership experience including a minimum of two years in the role of Director of Nursing or another administrative position with oversight of Nursing programs;
- An earned master's degree in Nursing required, Ph.D. in Nursing or related field preferred.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action and workforce diversity;
- Experience working in a diverse environment;
- Demonstrated commitment to working with under served students;
- Experience in regulatory writing (BORN, ACEN, DPH, NECHE, etc.) with successful completion of a report, follow-up report and/or site visit;
- Leader with proven, positive interpersonal skills;
- Familiar with concept-based curriculums or other innovative curriculum models;
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with collective bargaining agreements;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and learning management systems;
- Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written expression;
- Experience with alternative pedagogies such as service-learning, learning communities, distance and hybrid learning and simulation;
- Demonstrated knowledge of community college principles, practices and procedures;
- Demonstrated administrative and budget experience;
- A team builder who can unite a diverse faculty, staff and student body.
Additional Information:
Salary Range: $117,000.00 - 122,000.00 Annual Salary
Position Type: Non Unit Professional
Application Deadline: April 30, 2022, or thereafter until filled.
To Apply: Please include a letter of interest and resume with your online application.
Staff
All MassBay Community College students, faculty, and staff are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Accordingly, initial employment is dependent upon receipt and verification of full vaccination status records; details of how to fulfill vaccine record verification requirements will be provided during the hire and onboarding process.
Hiring is subject to state appropriation funding.
Final candidates are required to provide sealed transcripts and/or certifications.
Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.
Massachusetts Bay Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity, or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, Lisa MacDonald, Director of Equity Compliance, lmacdonald@massbay.edu, (781) 239-3147, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.