Assistant Chair, Nursing Clinical Operations

Company:
Owens Community College

Job Location:

Category:
Nursing

Type:
Full-Time

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.
• Be on call related to precepting emergencies that cannot wait until
  business hours the next day
• 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 bachelor's degree
• Current unencumbered RN license in Ohio, or multistate RN compact license

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