Position Purpose:
The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Program Coordinator is a
faculty member who provides academic and specialty leadership for
the Family Nurse Practitioner program within the School of Nursing.
The Coordinator receives reassigned workload time to support
curriculum leadership, student success, clinical education,
accreditation activities, program assessment, and continuous
quality improvement efforts while maintaining faculty teaching
responsibilities. The Coordinator serves as the specialty content
expert and collaborates with the School of Nursing leadership,
faculty, students, clinical partners, and community stakeholders to
ensure excellence in FNP education and alignment with AACN
Essentials (2026), NONPF competencies, NTF guidelines,
certification standards, and accreditation expectations. The
successful candidate will contribute to Aurora University’s
strategic commitment to expanding flexible, high-quality
educational opportunities through innovative face-to-face, hybrid,
and online learning experiences, as appropriate, that support
diverse learners and evolving workforce needs.
Core Competencies:
- Represents Aurora University in the most positive manner with
prospective, former, and current students, clinical partners,
faculty, staff, and the community served.
Supports the mission, vision, and values of Aurora University
with the Mission Statement being: At Aurora University, our
singular goal is to empower students to achieve lasting personal
and professional success. We do this by being an inclusive
community dedicated to the transformative power of learning. As a
teaching-centered institution, we encourage undergraduate and
graduate students to discover what it takes to build meaningful and
purposeful lives.
Handles all information with discretion and professionalism and
recognizes the confidential nature of university business.
Supports student learning and success through excellence in
teaching, advising, leadership, and service.
Demonstrates collaboration, accountability, innovation, and
continuous improvement.
Demonstrates adaptability, innovation, and a commitment to
continuous learning through the effective use of instructional
technologies and teaching practices that support student engagement
across multiple learning modalities. Promotes inclusive excellence
and equitable educational experiences.
Essential Job Functions:
- Instructs students in face-to-face, hybrid, and online
modalities as assigned.
- Monitor alignment with AACN Essentials (2026), NONPF
competencies, NTF guidelines, certification standards, state
regulations, and CCNE requirements.
- Participate in curriculum mapping, assessment, and program
evaluation activities.
- Recommend curricular revisions based on outcomes data,
workforce needs, certification performance, and emerging healthcare
trends.
- Maintain current knowledge of FNP practice standards and
healthcare trends.
- Monitor developments in primary care, telehealth, population
health, policy, and evidence-based practice.
- Serve as the specialty content expert for the FNP track.
- Participate in recruitment and outreach activities.
- Assist with applicant review, interviews, and admission
recommendations.
- Participate in adjunct and student orientations and onboarding
activities.
- Advise students regarding progression, clinical readiness, and
certification preparation.
- Monitor student performance and collaborate with faculty to
support student success and remediation plans.
- Collaborate with clinical placement personnel and preceptors
regarding clinical education needs.
- Assist with recruitment and retention of preceptors and
clinical partners.
- Monitor clinical experiences to ensure achievement of program
outcomes, course outcomes, and competencies.
- Evaluate clinical education quality and recommend
improvements.
- Maintain relationships with healthcare organizations and
community partners.
- Monitor program outcomes, certification pass rates, graduation
rates, retention rates, and satisfaction data.
- Participate in annual program assessment and quality
improvement activities.
- Support accreditation documentation, reporting, and site visit
preparation.
- Review outcomes data and recommend action plans for continuous
improvement.
- Maintain active licensure, certification, and clinical
expertise as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
- Participate in professional organizations and specialty
activities.
- Engage in scholarly and professional development
activities.
- Support innovation and excellence in graduate nursing
education.
Essential Job Requirements:
- Doctoral degree in nursing (DNP, PhD, or equivalent) from an
accredited institution.
- Current unencumbered RN and APRN licensure.
- Current national certification as a Family Nurse
Practitioner.
- Experience teaching in graduate nursing education.
- Knowledge of AACN Essentials, NONPF competencies, NTF
Standards, and graduate nursing accreditation standards.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience coordinating or leading graduate nursing
programs.
- Experience with curriculum development and program
evaluation.
- Experience with accreditation and assessment activities.
- Minimum of three years of Family Nurse Practitioner clinical
practice experience.
- Preferred candidates will have teaching experience or
demonstrated interest in hybrid and online instruction,
instructional technology, and student-centered pedagogy.
Skills:
- Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication
skills.
- Strong organizational, prioritization, and time management
skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, students,
clinical partners, and stakeholders.
- Proficiency with instructional technologies and learning
management systems.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to work with a computer for extended periods of
time.
- Ability to attend off-campus meetings and university
events.
- Office and laboratory setting including standing, walking, and
sitting.
Work Hours: Expected equivalent of 40 hours per week; days
and hours may vary based on instructional and departmental needs.
Flexible or hybrid work arrangements may be considered in alignment
with instructional responsibilities, student engagement
expectations, and university policies supporting effective teaching
and learning across modalities.
