"Department Chair and Non-Tenure-Track Faculty, Nursing (Open Rank)"

Position Summary

The School of Education and Health Sciences seeks an innovative, collaborative, and experienced faculty and student-centered Chairperson for the Department of Nursing. This is a 12-month appointment open rank faculty position, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The successful candidate will bring demonstrated leadership experience in higher education, along with exceptional skills in strategic planning, faculty development, and interprofessional collaboration. The Chairperson of the Department of Nursing will serve as a dynamic and visionary academic leader, responsible for overseeing the administration, continuous improvement, and academic excellence supporting the School's graduate nursing programs, including the implementation of the recently developed Master's Entry to Nursing Practice (MENP) program.

The Chairperson of the Department of Nursing supports faculty and student success in the pre-licensure and post-MSN licensure programs, including Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practitioner (PMHNP), Nurse Educator, and Nurse Executive Leadership masters and certificate programs, ensuring excellence in graduate nursing education and alignment with the AACN Essentials and CCNE accreditation standards.

The candidate will contribute to didactic, laboratory, and clinical instruction; curriculum development; accreditation support; and student mentorship. Faculty teaching responsibilities align with faculty expertise and program needs, including pre-licensure MSN, MSN core courses, and advanced practice content. Additional responsibilities include fostering interprofessional education, maintaining accreditation documentation, and cultivating strong clinical partnerships. Scholarly engagement in social determinants of health, health informatics, health equity, or the scholarship of nursing education is of particular interest. This position is responsible for administrative and teaching service, equivalent to 20 credits over 12 months within the Graduate Nursing Department.

DESCRIPTION OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Serve as the senior academic and administrative leader of the Department of Nursing, working collaboratively with the Dean, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost to support departmental goals and align nursing initiatives with institutional strategic priorities.
2. Support faculty professional growth, faculty workload and teaching assignments, promote faculty scholarship, faculty recruitment, and evaluation.
3. Fiscal oversight of the departmental operational budget, including budget and enrollment forecasting and management of expenditures to support the resources and daily functioning of the unit.
4. Teach didactic and clinical graduate nursing courses in pre-licensure and MSN programs, using evidence-based strategies and technology-enhanced learning platforms, such as CANVAS.
5. Follow the approved course descriptions and syllabi established and approved by the Graduate Nursing Curriculum Committee and the Nursing Department Faculty.
6. Develop, revise, and implement curriculum consistent with AACN Essentials and CCNE standards, as well as the NONPF standards as applicable.
7. Enact best practices in nursing education.
8. Model critical and reflective thinking and foster the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective development of learners.
9. Support student success through academic advising and student consultation, by appointment.
10. Provide timely, constructive, and thoughtful feedback to learners.
11. Use information from course evaluations in planning instruction and improving the process.
12. Demonstrate professional and educational values and legal/ethical precepts in interactions.
13. Exhibit a spirit of inquiry about teaching and learning, student development, evaluation methods, and other aspects of the role.
14. Use current research findings and scholarly works in nursing to improve nursing education and practice
15. Perform other leadership duties as requested by the Dean of SEHS, the Provost, or the President.
16. Maintain clinical certification and licensure.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

1. Demonstrate civil and inclusive behavior when interacting with staff, faculty, students, and visitors to the College.
2. Promote a flexible, collaborative, and inclusive work and living environment and engage in educational opportunities to increase awareness and understanding of diversity and inclusion.
3. Ability to perform educational functions with a high degree of ethics, integrity, and professionalism, and adhere to FERPA laws.
4. Articulate an understanding of the societal trust placed in the nursing profession, the advanced practice nursing profession, and the student relationship-based vision of the program.
5. Ability to communicate in the English language, both orally and in writing.

SALARY RANGE

The budgeted salary range for this position is $115,000 to $125,000.

QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

Education

• Earned doctoral degree in nursing or a closely related field (PhD, DNP, DNSc, EdD)
• Master's degree in nursing from an accredited program

Licensure & Certification

• Active, unencumbered Illinois RN license
• Certified Nurse Educator, preferred

Experience

• Minimum of two years of leadership experience in higher education, within a nursing school
• A distinguished record of teaching, scholarship, and service in nursing education
• Experience and knowledge in curriculum development and accreditation processes

ABOUT NCC

Founded in 1861, North Central College is a selective, comprehensive liberal arts institution of about 3000 students, located 28 miles west of Chicago in Naperville. The College is in a period of growth with the addition of a $60 million Science Center (2017), and a new Health Sciences and Engineering building (2020). The college is within walking distance of the Naperville Metra station and is next to downtown Naperville. The Naperville area is home to many excellent school districts and Naperville, IL has been ranked as one of the best places to live by Money magazine.

North Central College values diversity, equity and inclusion and strongly encourages candidates who would enrich the diversity of the campus community to apply. Experience working with diverse student populations and communities is highly desirable.