"Assistant Chair, Nursing Clinical Operations"

Job Details

Advertised Position Title: Assistant Chair, Nursing Clinical Operations

Job Description: The Assistant Chair of clinical operations is part of the administrative team helping to coordinate all aspects of lab operations on the Toledo & Findlay campuses.

Essential Functions:

• Recruit, interview, and recommend to the nursing program administrator candidates for adjunct clinical teaching faculty positions.
• Coordinate and conduct orientation for adjunct clinical teaching instructors as directed, by the nursing program administrator.
• Collaborate with the clinical coordinator to ensure clinical experiences allow students the opportunity to meet clinical learning outcomes.
• Conduct clinical site visits to observe adjunct clinical instructors for the purpose of completion of performance evaluations.
• Maintain regular, effective communication with clinical teaching faculty, didactic faculty, staff, administration, and students regarding any needs associated with the clinical component of the nursing programs.
• Make contributions to the nursing programs, school, and/or college by participation on appropriate committees and teaching courses as assigned.
• Track affiliation agreements to ensure they are up to date and meet approval/accreditation standards. Initiate new affiliation agreements as opportunities or need arises.
• Coordinate and conduct orientation sessions for all nursing students.
• Manage the process for, and ensure incoming student and faculty compliance with, health and clinical requirements.
• Communicate and complete the process to ensure students have access to textbooks and other course supplies.
• Consistently be a strong advocate for student success at the college. Attend the Owens Nursing Advisory Committee meetings.
• Collaborate with other nursing administrators to arrange for substitute instructors.
• Teach 6 hours of nursing courses over the academic year in area(s) qualified to teach.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:

• Knowledge of OBN rules and regulations for Chapter 4723-5 Nursing Education Program of the Ohio Administrative Code.
• Good written and verbal communication skills. Ability to interact with students, faculty, administration, and other educators. Computer literacy.
• Ability to make decisions under pressure.
• Ability to make decisions with input from faculty, students and administration. Ability to manage several projects at one time. Ability to organize information and schedules to be presented in a timely manner.
• Professional demeanor and positive attitude.
• Strong level of commitment to the program and School of Nursing and Health Professions.
• Be able to handle difficult situations with diplomacy.
• Interact with faculty, students and administration in a positive manner.
• Be able to deal with difficult students.

Minimum Requirements:

A master's degree; (i) If the individual does not possess a bachelor of science in nursing degree, the master's or other academic degree, including, but not limited to a Ph.D., shall be in nursing; (ii) If the individual possesses a bachelor of science in nursing degree, the master's degree may be, but is not required to be, in nursing; Current unencumbered RN license in Ohio, or multistate RN compact license

Compensation: Salary negotiable for highly qualified candidates based on higher education experience, nursing experience, and education level.

Job Classification: Staff

Duty Days: 260 Days

Work Schedule: TBD

Grant Funded Position: No - Not Grant Funded

FLSA Status: United States of America (Exempt)

Pay Basis: Salary

Hiring Range: $51,192.00-$57,564.00

Retirement System: SERS - SERS (Retirement System Classification)