Job Title: Associate Dean of Nursing
Job Specifics:
- Hours: Monday – Friday; 8:00am-4:30pm
- Location: Bellin College
- FTE Status: 1.0 FTE
- Want to learn more: Chat with Jen Johnson to learn more: jennifer.johnson@bellin.org
Bellin College is currently seeking an Associate Dean of Nursing. As an Associate Dean of Nursing, you will play a pivotal role in providing leadership and direction to our nursing programs, ensuring academic excellence, faculty development, and the overall success of our nursing students. You will be responsible for driving innovation, quality, and growth in the nursing department. You will collaborate with various key stakeholders and In addition, you will actively manage faculty, assessments, budget, and community partnerships.
With so many amazing healthcare organizations in this area, why Bellin College?
Bellin College was founded in 1909 and has a distinguished reputation for providing students with a high-quality education, which prepares them for the demands of the rapidly changing healthcare environment.
- Mission that is dedicated to educating healthcare professionals through innovation, leadership, and service that promotes lifelong learning and excellence.
- World-class - healthcare employers seek out our graduates.
- Small class sizes , with a focused curriculum, faculty and staff committed to student success
- State of the art simulation labs
- Extensive hands-on lab and clinic practice opportunities
- Values Excellence, Integrity, Community and Caring prepares our graduates for academic and professional success.
- Bellin College is a part of the award winning Bellin Health System
- Fully accredited health programs in:
- Nursing
- Radiology Sciences
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- Radiation Therapy
- Surgical Assisting
- Graduate Nursing
- Physical Therapy
On a given day as the Associate Dean of Nursing, you will play the role of a collaborator, educator, and inspirational leader. You will spend time:
- Academic Leadership: Providing visionary leadership to the nursing programs, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Curriculum Development: Collaborating with faculty to develop, review, and enhance nursing curricula, ensuring it meets the highest academic and industry standards
- Faculty Development: Supporting the recruitment, mentoring, and professional development of nursing faculty members, promoting a culture of teaching and research excellence
- Strategic Planning: Contributing to the development and implementation of strategic plans and initiatives that align with the institution’s mission and goals, with a focus on nursing education
- Accreditation: Overseeing accreditation processes and ensure compliance with nursing program accreditation standards and requirements
- Student Success: Collaborating with student support services to enhance nursing student success, graduation rates and retention, identifying and addressing academic challenges and providing guidance
- Budget Management: Developing and managing the nursing budget, optimizing resource allocation to support academic programs and initiatives
- Clinical Partnerships: Establishing and maintaining relationships with healthcare institutions and clinical partners to facilitate clinical placements and experiential learning opportunities for nursing students
- Innovation: Promoting innovation in nursing education, incorporating technology and emerging trends to enhance the learning experience
- Teaching/Mentoring: Teaching in the nursing programs and coaching, mentoring, and evaluating faculty and staff members
- Promoter: Serving as spokesperson for the Nursing programs within the community, with clinical agencies, business and industry partners, K-12 partners, and peer institutions to respond effectively to community and workforce needs
What do we expect of you? Well, we are all different so we will use your unique contributions to serve our college community. The qualified Associate Dean of Nursing we seek will encompass these qualifications:
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing and holds a current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Wisconsin or Nurse Licensure Compact state
- Master’s degree in nursing with an earned doctorate in nursing or related discipline
- Minimum of seven years of nursing experience within the past 10 years, including five years of experience as a faculty member in a master’s or baccalaureate nursing education program, along with five years of experience in an administrative role in a nursing education program
- Demonstrated leadership experience that respects the value of working with educational and administrative teams
- Expert knowledge in undergraduate and graduate curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation as well as student academic affairs and management of resources: budget, personnel and allocated resources
- Strong communication skills
- Passion for teaching, learning, counseling and innovation
- Solid time management and organizational skills
- Effective problem solving and decision-making skills
- Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills