School of Nursing Director

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Purpose of Position

• Facilitates the development of the SON strategic plan and the progress toward attaining strategic goals, including enhancement of inter-professional education (IPE), accelerated online programs, graduate programming, and research.
• Facilitates administrative team meetings.
• Supervises, supports, evaluates, and guides the Associate Directors in the School of Nursing.
• Supports Associate Directors in maintaining high academic and professional standards.
• Facilitates research opportunities for faculty within the School of Nursing.
• Facilitates professional development opportunities for faculty within the School of Nursing.
• Facilitates School of Nursing meetings.
• Make recommendations for reappointment, tenure, promotion, and termination to the Dean.
• Hires faculty in consultation with the Dean and Associate Directors of the SON.
• Supports Associate Directors in hiring adjunct faculty and staff.
• Serves on college Executive Leadership Council.
• Accountable for assessing and maintaining accreditation standards.
• Responsible for yearly reports to the Kentucky Board of Nursing, AACN, and NLN.
• Accountable for conflict resolution when elevated above the Associate Director level.
   

• Ensures the Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, School leadership, faculty, staff, and students are appropriately communicated with regarding all SON activities.
• Represents the School of Nursing in the community and national associations.
• Oversees public relations/publicity for the School of Nursing.
• Develops and sustains relationships with community partners.
• Works with university advancement to showcase the School.
• Works with directors of the Nurse Advocacy Center for the Underserved and the Nursing and Interprofessional Research Collaborative to promote accomplishments to the University and community.
   

• Oversees student fees in collaboration with Associate Directors.
• Facilitates the recruitment and orientation of faculty.
• Provides leadership and resources to faculty in pursuing research and scholarly activities in collaboration with the Associate Directors.
• Explores innovative ways to increase revenues to assist in fulfilling the School’s mission and goals.
• Accountable for the revenues and expenditures in the school budget.
• Provides input into the budgetary process for the SON for each fiscal year.

• Participates in teaching courses according to specialty and availability, as able.
• Participates in scholarship according to specialty and interests, as able.
• Participates in University and community service as applicable.

• Doctoral Degree from an accredited university in a related field is required. (Ed.D, Ph.D, DNP).
• Current record of active research/scholarship, teaching and service commiserate with qualifications for tenure.
• A minimum of five years of nursing experience (including nursing education and/or nursing leadership) within the immediate past 7 years.
• A minimum of two years of full-time teaching experience in nursing within the immediate past five years.
• Preferred experience with managing online programs.
• Current knowledge of nursing practice.
• Demonstrated experience or preparation in education that includes teaching adults, adult learning theory teaching methods, curriculum development, and curriculum evaluation.
• Demonstrated leadership and administrative experience.
• Demonstrated experience with accreditation (CCNE, ACEN, CNEA).
• Must possess an unencumbered current nursing license through the Kentucky and Ohio Boards of Nursing or be eligible for licensure.