Assistant Director - Nursing

We are a growing and progressive institution with opportunities for great employees to grow in a fast-paced and challenging work environment that encourages employee wellness and overall success. Our combined efforts at GHC have led to numerous awards, honors, and countless stories of success for students and employees. This includes our most recent honor of being recognized as one of the semifinalists for the 2023 and 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

Job Summary

The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) provides administrative direction and assists in the operations of the Department of Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Is responsible to understand, support, and carry out the college's mission, vision, and values and comply with mandates and regulations of government and accrediting bodies

ADMINISTRATIVE

• Collaborates with Director of Nursing (DON) to oversee development, evaluation, and revision of curricula to ensure compliance with USG, SACSCOC, Accreditation Commission on Education in Nursing (ACEN), and Georgia Board of Nursing (GBON) guidelines
• Collaborates with Director on program accreditation and approval activities
• Plans and leads nursing department meetings
• Recruits, screens, hires, and evaluates full and part time faculty and any direct report staff
• Oversees and delegates new faculty orientation and mentoring
• Coordinates classroom and clinical observations
• Calculates and verifies nursing full and part time faculty workload
• Reviews and recommends full time faculty for promotion, tenure, and pre/post tenure
• Supports the process toward resolution of complaints and grievances from students, parents, and other interested parties
• Collaborates closely with clinical partners to ensure objectives of the program are met
• Approves course and clinical schedules
• Coordinates selection of learning resources for nursing courses
• Collaborates with the Director and Dean of Health Sciences to promote support for the nursing department
• Serves on college committees as assigned

TEACHING

• Teaches nine (9) credit hours for the academic year.
• Meets the common expectations of teaching faculty.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Earned graduate degree in nursing
• Administrative experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the diverse objectives and department, usually interpreted to require three (3) to five (5) years of related experience
• Un-encumbered license as Registered Nurse (RN) and eligible to practice in Georgia
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license for the type of vehicle or equipment operated

Proposed Salary

Commensurate with experience

Required Documents to Attach

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Transcripts

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of computers and job-related software programs
• Skill in communicating and relationship-building with students, faculty and staff
• Skill in oral, electronics and written communications
• Ability to understand the policies and procedures of the University System of Georgia and Georgia Highlands College
• Ability to lead others to improve student success
• Ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with faculty and others under their supervision
• Ability to be flexible and handle a variety of tasks at one time
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to be discrete and handle confidential and sensitive material

Apply Before Date

Application Deadline: Open until filled