Campus Associate Dean, Monmouth

The Position

The Campus Associate Dean is the onsite administrator for nursing operations and implementation of strategic priorities and a liaison between Western Oregon University (WOU) and the OHSU School of Nursing (SON). This position reports to the OHSU School of Nursing Dean on matters pertaining to strategic priorities, organizational structure and functions, philanthropic affairs, human and material resource management, operational efficiencies, and outcomes associated with representing a regional community of interest. The Campus Associate Dean collaborates with, advises, and is accountable to, the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs OHSU SON for curricula and program management/delivery. Based on the complexity of the region and the varying scopes of services covered, the position may include faculty duties, including teaching, research, practice, and/or service.

Note: The start date is flexible based on individual circumstances; likely January 2027 or summer 2027.

Responsibilities

Regional Leadership and Program Management

• Ensures program delivery meets regulatory and accreditation standards, including assessment and evaluation criteria.
• Serves as liaison and campus representative between OHSU SON and the respective regional university campus assigned; includes fostering and developing inter-agency relationships, service on committees and councils, and advancement of relationships between entities.
• Assists with regional recruitment of students to ensure program targets are met/exceeded.
• Initiates and leads the process for local hiring of faculty and staff.
• Supervises faculty, professional, and support staff on a regional campus, using a matrix model for input and evaluation.
• Ensures alignment with overall SON strategic, operational, and financial goals and tactics and functions as a SON leader, coordinating and cooperating with other leaders in support of school missions and goals.
• Visits clinical sites and maintains critical relationships with community partners that include, but are not limited to, practice and community health agencies, community thought leaders, and others who interface with the SON to ensure input from SON communities of interest.
• Advises and assists with alumni, philanthropic, and legislative endeavors per planned opportunities.
• Serves as a media spokesperson for the SON at the regional level, in collaboration with OHSU strategic communications and the dean.
• Ensures that regional characteristics are considered in all SON planned curricular, research, and practice missions.

Human and Fiscal Resource Management

• Demonstrates commitment to inclusive excellence, becoming trauma-informed, equity, and belonging.
• Meets performance standards and expectations associated with faculty and staff supervision in a matrix with respective Senior Associate Deans.
• Provides leadership and exercises supervisory authority to faculty and staff through active oversight, fostering a climate of open communication, and managing conflict through a trauma-informed lens.
• Provides informal communication channels between affected parties and uses applicable alternative dispute resolution techniques to minimize the escalation of conflict and achieve conflict resolution and problem-solving.
• Seeks informal, personalized resolution of conflicts and/or differences between employees, supervisors, other agency officials.
• Conducts workplace reviews to identify, analyze, and make recommendations to proactively resolve workplace conflicts between colleagues and/or management and employees.
• Makes recommendations to clients and/or senior management on the best course of action for resolution, accounting for risk and cultural impact.
• Designs services, initiatives, and interventions including conflict coaching, facilitation, and mediation to respond to systemic issues impacting a fair, professional, and ethical workplace.
• Assesses faculty and staff mix needed to ensure that program and curricular objectives are met.
• Assists in recruitment, selection, evaluation, and retention processes in regional areas.
• Monitors faculty and staff productivity to ensure that resources are developed and utilized in the best possible manner to ensure student outcomes and public accountability.
• Provides mentoring and support for early- and mid-career faculty to ensure an adequate faculty workforce.

Administrative and Faculty Functions

• Serves on the SON Leadership Council and other relevant school and/or university councils and committees relevant to the academic and other missions.
• Serves on the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE) Coordinating Council. Collaborates with regional OCNE schools.
• Leads performance improvement and project management initiatives on a regional or statewide level.
• Models teaching, service, and inquiry through teaching and faculty engagement activities; works collaboratively with other faculty on joint publications and scholarship.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or Senior Associate Deans/Dean.

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in nursing or related field required.
• Five (5) years of progressive experience in higher education and programmatic oversight; eligible for rank at Associate or Full Professor preferred. Assistant Professor rank will be considered in some circumstances.
• Experience in and passion for leadership and change management.
• Demonstrated experience in enabling faculty and staff to build strong, vibrant community partnerships.
• Licensed/eligible for licensure to practice professional nursing in the State of Oregon.
• Knowledge of the importance of diversity in nursing and the ability and skill to help guide the school toward achieving its strategic goals for diversity, equity, inclusion, and becoming trauma informed.
• Knowledge of undergraduate curriculum in nursing and pedagogy.
• Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders and function within a matrix environment.
• Knowledge of and ability to generate revenue and manage budgets with varying degrees of complexity.
• Ability to balance academic decorum with approachability and accessibility for faculty, student, academic, and community stakeholders.
• Passion for lifelong learning and continuous improvement.