Specific Position Duties

Assistant Program Director – LVN Program

• Assist the Program Director in scheduling, curriculum planning, and operational oversight for the LVN Program.
• Participate in budget planning and manage program resources, including supply ordering and clinical partner coordination.
• Conduct classroom and clinical observations and provide faculty feedback for continuous improvement.
• Support the hiring, mentoring, and training of LVN faculty.
• Oversee LVN student academic progress, address concerns, and provide equitable academic advising.
• Contribute to faculty evaluation processes, annual performance reviews, and instructional quality assessments.
• Represent the LVN program in meetings, graduation ceremonies, and other official events including recruiting and marketing efforts.
• Serve as a liaison between students, faculty, and community partners.
• Engage in strategic planning and decision-making to support program growth and student success.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with program accreditation standards, including assessments and documentation for the LVN program.
• Ability and willingness to teach various courses, simulations, and clinical components of each program at various times, locations and methods as needed and reasonably requested within scope of practice.
• By various ways and means of instructing students, affirms the worth and dignity of all persons and the right of all persons to learn.
• Delivers material in a clear and understandable manner.
• Prepares adequately and arrives promptly to class, meetings, labs and other scheduled activities.
• Utilizes appropriately challenging coursework to help students realize their full potential as learners.
• Provides students with written expectations, e.g., syllabi, policies, assignment instructions, graded evaluations, etc.
• Maintains an appropriate learning and assessment climate in the classroom, whether traditional, web, or distance, which encourages the free exchange of ideas while defending academic honesty and objectivity.
• Addresses student concerns, i.e., comments, questions, and input, both in class and via posted office hours, timely electronic communication, and other suitable means.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Program Director or Dean of the School of Health and Sciences.

Clinical Coordinator – All Nursing Programs

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of clinical education requirements per the Texas Board of Nursing.
• Coordinate and manage clinical schedules, simulations, and clinical placements across all nursing programs (ADN, LVN, and BSN).
• Ensure timely communication and collaboration with all clinical partners throughout the Odessa College service area.
• Serve as liaison between the college and clinical partners to manage and track affiliation agreements and preceptor contracts.
• In collaboration with the directors, identify, formulate, manage and track preceptor agreements and affiliation agreements between Odessa College and all clinical partners.
• Support clinical faculty and students by providing orientation, resources, and problem-solving assistance related to clinical placements, services, and processes.
• Collaborate with nursing directors to assess and improve clinical participation, curriculum alignment, and learning outcomes.
• Represent Odessa College at clinical committee and hospital board meetings.
• Ensure compliance with all clinical documentation and provide training for faculty and staff on clinical processes and systems.
• Effectively handles routine procedures necessary for the successful, day to day operations of the department as delegated by the directors.
• Submits required reports and schedules in a timely manner to the appropriate director.
• Work collaboratively with all nursing faculty to ensure efficient and high-quality implementation, delivery and analysis of ongoing clinical program initiatives.
• Assist with program assessment and evaluation specifically related to clinical participation
• In collaboration with the faculty and directors, manage clinical schedules and utilization of clinical services for providers and students.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution.
• Current RN license or privilege to practice in the State of Texas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution.
• Previous leadership experience in nursing education and clinical coordination.

Posting Number

F00404P

Quick Link for Internal Postings

https://jobs.odessa.edu/postings/14970

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Specific Position Duties

Assistant Program Director – LVN Program

• Assist the Program Director in scheduling, curriculum planning, and operational oversight for the LVN Program.
• Participate in budget planning and manage program resources, including supply ordering and clinical partner coordination.
• Conduct classroom and clinical observations and provide faculty feedback for continuous improvement.
• Support the hiring, mentoring, and training of LVN faculty.
• Oversee LVN student academic progress, address concerns, and provide equitable academic advising.
• Contribute to faculty evaluation processes, annual performance reviews, and instructional quality assessments.
• Represent the LVN program in meetings, graduation ceremonies, and other official events including recruiting and marketing efforts.
• Serve as a liaison between students, faculty, and community partners.
• Engage in strategic planning and decision-making to support program growth and student success.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with program accreditation standards, including assessments and documentation for the LVN program.
• Ability and willingness to teach various courses, simulations, and clinical components of each program at various times, locations and methods as needed and reasonably requested within scope of practice.
• By various ways and means of instructing students, affirms the worth and dignity of all persons and the right of all persons to learn.
• Delivers material in a clear and understandable manner.
• Prepares adequately and arrives promptly to class, meetings, labs and other scheduled activities.
• Utilizes appropriately challenging coursework to help students realize their full potential as learners.
• Provides students with written expectations, e.g., syllabi, policies, assignment instructions, graded evaluations, etc.
• Maintains an appropriate learning and assessment climate in the classroom, whether traditional, web, or distance, which encourages the free exchange of ideas while defending academic honesty and objectivity.
• Addresses student concerns, i.e., comments, questions, and input, both in class and via posted office hours, timely electronic communication, and other suitable means.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Program Director or Dean of the School of Health and Sciences.

Clinical Coordinator – All Nursing Programs

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of clinical education requirements per the Texas Board of Nursing.
• Coordinate and manage clinical schedules, simulations, and clinical placements across all nursing programs (ADN, LVN, and BSN).
• Ensure timely communication and collaboration with all clinical partners throughout the Odessa College service area.
• Serve as liaison between the college and clinical partners to manage and track affiliation agreements and preceptor contracts.
• In collaboration with the directors, identify, formulate, manage and track preceptor agreements and affiliation agreements between Odessa College and all clinical partners.
• Support clinical faculty and students by providing orientation, resources, and problem-solving assistance related to clinical placements, services, and processes.
• Collaborate with nursing directors to assess and improve clinical participation, curriculum alignment, and learning outcomes.
• Represent Odessa College at clinical committee and hospital board meetings.
• Ensure compliance with all clinical documentation and provide training for faculty and staff on clinical processes and systems.
• Effectively handles routine procedures necessary for the successful, day to day operations of the department as delegated by the directors.
• Submits required reports and schedules in a timely manner to the appropriate director.
• Work collaboratively with all nursing faculty to ensure efficient and high-quality implementation, delivery and analysis of ongoing clinical program initiatives.
• Assist with program assessment and evaluation specifically related to clinical participation
• In collaboration with the faculty and directors, manage clinical schedules and utilization of clinical services for providers and students.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution.
• Current RN license or privilege to practice in the State of Texas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution.
• Previous leadership experience in nursing education and clinical coordination.

Posting Number

F00404P

Quick Link for Internal Postings

https://jobs.odessa.edu/postings/14970

*Please mention you saw this ad on CommunityCollegeJobs.*

Apply Now