Saint Mary's College invites applications for a full-time position as the Academic Director starting Spring 2024. The Academic program Director candidate must be Board approved to teach Medical Surgical and Geriatric courses or content specialty such as OB, PEDs, or Mental Health. The position has the option of tenure-track upon successful program launch. The Academic Director is accountable for the leadership and management of the Prelicensure program. The Director is responsible for ensuring the delivery and oversight of high-quality educational experiences for students enrolled in the nursing program. The individual in this leadership role has responsibility for program structure, practices, and clinical oversight such that the program adheres to accreditation and the California nurse Practice Act Standards. The Program Director ensures that curricular and program requirements are established and maintained in accordance with national accreditation standards. Reporting to the Director of Nursing, the Director holds a full-time faculty position, with teaching assignments during fall, spring, and summer semesters.

These responsibilities reflect the multiple roles that leaders and faculty fulfill in an academic environment: teaching, service, scholarship. The Director has a 35-40% release time.

All nursing faculty at Saint Mary's College practice the Maria O'Rourke's Professional role model with the primary Professional Role obligation to “do no harm”. Within this role, we are expected to be leaders/decision-makers, practitioners, and scientists and to transfer knowledge. As a director, you are expected to ensure faculty practice our professional role obligations and that we train our students in a manner that promotes their understanding of their role and helps with role clarity. The Academic director will integrate role clarity as a concept when training faculty, developing curriculum, teaching students, and creating policies and procedures. The director will be responsible for ensuring that role-driven practice is used as the framework for all activities.

This individual will provide leadership and coordination to ensure activities are designed to foster student success with supportive teaching methods. The Director will ensure evidence-based practice and professional roles are incorporated both in meeting patient care needs and student learning outcomes. The Director, in collaboration with course faculty, develops and ensures the quality of curriculum that supports the evaluation of student competencies.

Responsibilities of the Academic Director:

Curriculum and Program Outcome Management

• Curriculum design and development that is based in educational theory, evidence-based teaching, and clinical practices, including creating/monitoring student assessment protocols.
• Oversee curriculum design that is student-centered and integrates different pedagogies that support the diverse learning needs of the student population.
• Incorporates Maria' O'Rourke's Professional role model and philosophy of “Do no Harm” in all activities and focuses on assisting students in establishing Role Identity
• Maintains and enhances competence in subjects to be taught.
• Confers with colleagues to ensure the integrity of courses across programs and the curriculum.
• Conducts and participates in tours of Saint Mary's Nursing Program

Academic Director Management

• Provides a professional and evidence-based learning environment for faculty and students.
• Represents the organization as appropriate in its relationship with the community by participating in targeted events, conferences, meetings, and workshops. This includes developing and maintaining active linkages with agencies and educational institutions to promote positive relationships and articulation with the school's programs.
• Evaluate Nursing program success by assessing student passing rate on NCLEX and program attrition rate.
• Assess the credentials and experience of nursing adjunct faculty.
• Mentor new Nursing faculty in both teaching and clinical responsibilities.
• Track alumni employment and employer satisfaction with Nursing program graduates.
• Participate in faculty review of nursing program courses, faculty, preceptors, and clinical sites.
• Evaluate student petitions, appeals and disqualifications as the representative of the nursing program.
• Participate in recruitment of students to the St. Mary's nursing program.
• Maintains federal safety standards regarding the use of equipment and hazardous waste.
• Oversees, participates in, and contributes to a safe learning environment, keeps current with safety regulations, provides training and enforcement of safety regulation policies and procedures; inspects and maintains safety equipment; ensures safe storage, collection, and safe disposal of hazardous waste/materials, including medications.
• Maintain data on each program cohort, including names of students, entry date, graduation dates, and national certificate exam results.
• Participate in writing BRN and CCNE self-study reports in collaboration with the Dean of Nursing, as required.
• Lead curriculum development, evaluation, and revision of curriculum for the Nursing Program
• Supervise and evaluate the contributions of the faculty, and Preceptorship Placement Coordinators.
• Maintain currency in clinical practice through participation in direct patient care of patients, families, and communities across the lifespan.
• Establish, evaluate, and revise admission criteria for the nursing program in cooperation with the admission task force.
• Assess applications for admission to the nursing program for fulfillment of stated admission criteria and rank applicants for admission. Lead the interview committee for admission.

Scholarship

• Faculty members are required to engage in scholarship that reflects activities resulting in the productions, reorganization/refinement, dissemination, or creation of works that advance knowledge in one's field.
• Utilize research literature to design evidence-based teaching and evaluation practices.

Service Requirements

• Provides a professional and evidence-based learning environment for faculty and students.
• Represents the organization as appropriate in its relationship with the community by participating in targeted events, conferences, meetings, and workshops. This includes developing and maintaining active linkages with agencies and educational institutions to promote positive relationships and articulation with the school's programs.
• Provide service to the profession and the community.
• Participate in Faculty Organizations meetings.
• Participate in School of Nursing meetings.
• Participate in the School of Nursing committees.
• Mentor new Nursing faculty in both teaching and clinical responsibilities as assigned.
• Participate in writing BRN and CCNE self-study reports in collaboration with the Dean of Nursing, as required.

Nursing faculty are required to provide service by participating in School of Nursing Committees, College-wide Committees, and other committees and task forces as needed. The Director of Professional service implies the use of academic and professional expertise to serve the College, the nursing profession, and the community. Service consists of meaningful activities that promote the image, mission, and strategic priorities of the College, the well-being of relevant individuals or groups among the community of interest, or the professional growth of faculty.

Application Instructions:

1. A cover letter that specifically addresses how you meet the qualifications and are prepared to support the mission of the College.
2. Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Requirements

• Masters in nursing
• Approval by the Board of Registered Nurses to teach medical surgical and geriatrics courses.
• Current and unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the state of California
• Three years of continuous experience as a registered nurse providing direct patient care within the last five years
• Previous management experience required.
• Demonstrated experience in developing, managing, and evaluating, curriculum, or programs.
• Demonstrated record of teaching successfully at the undergraduate level with specific experience in medical surgical and geriatrics classes (minimum 2 years experience).
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and work effectively with a diverse student body, staff, faculty, and administrators.
• Experience in using computers and other technologies for teaching and learning.

Salary Description $121,145-157,343

To apply, visit https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/2497929


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