Plaza College Hiring for Dean of Nursing at Jackson Heights, NY Full Time

Plaza College is seeking candidates for the Dean of Nursing at its Forest Hills, NY campus. Recently celebrated with a Ribbon Cutting
ceremony, the nursing program is as an accelerated 16-month program culminating in a Bachelor of Science degree. The program features a
dedicated, modern, and high fidelity Center for
Healthcare Simulation, allowing the nursing team to supplement the students’ clinical rotation experiences with realistic
scenarios on campus, and a number of clinical affiliations with local hospitals and healthcare systems, such as the NYC Health + Hospitals
Corporation, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Mt. Sinai, NY Presbyterian, and more.

The Dean of Nursing will join a dynamic team of
individuals dedicated to ensuring the success of their students. The Dean assumes responsibility for the entire nursing program. Duties
include overseeing the program curricula; scheduling and staffing classes; hiring, training, mentoring, and evaluating program instructors;
identifying, securing, and maintaining agreements for clinical rotation sites; developing community contacts; academic advising and career
related counseling for students; monitoring student retention and identifying and assist at-risk students; and ensuring that accreditation
standards are met at all times.

To apply, please send a resume/CV and cover letter to Brittany Travis, Chief Operating Officer, at [email protected].

Qualifications

• PhD, DNP, or working toward terminal degree strongly preferred, related experience
  considered
• Must be a registered nurse who has background in education and the professional experience necessary to understand and
  fulfill the program goals
• Possess a minimum of five (5) years administrative, instructional, and professional experiences in
  clinical practice as a registered nurse
• Supervisory and budget management experience required
• Ability to work
  independently as well as part of a team in a professional and confidential manner

Overall job duties and
responsibilities:

• Adhere to nursing accreditation standards, professional standards, and regulatory requirements
• Monitor and evaluate track resources and contribute to development of budget
• Foster identification and development of track
  policies/procedures and assist with development of college policies/procedures
• Participate in college committees including, hosting
  the BSN Program Advisory Board, and others as needed
• Participate in track marketing plan and marketing materials development
• Assist with development of articulation agreements

Student related duties:

• Review
  transcripts of all applicants, document and communicate disposition to Admissions and registrar
• Identify, secure, and maintain
  agreements for student clinical rotation sites
• Consult with registrar regarding transcripts, student issues, identification of
  pending graduates
• Serve as BSN advisor to develop plans of study, success plans, and student issues as needed

Faculty related duties:

• Interview, hire, orient, mentor, and evaluate adjunct faculty
• Assist in
  adjunct faculty contract development
• Train adjunct faculty in College applications, as needed
• Foster ongoing professional
  development and educational needs of faculty/adjuncts
• Maintain records of faculty transcripts and credentials
• Teach
  classes, as required by workload

Curriculum related duties:

• Coordinate and conduct the
  development, implementation, evaluation, and revision of curriculum
• Design, redesign, maintain, and update master classes, as
  needed
• Maintain and update syllabi, course descriptions, course reports, curriculum maps, assessment documents, and rubrics
• Select, order, and distribute textbooks and course materials

Quality and Assessment related duties:

• Participate in activities as required for accreditation, including, but not limited to: standards compliance, student/teacher
  ratios, development and maintenance of functional unit indicators and reports, curriculum maps, assessment documents, rubrics, and
  others
• Manage the student preparation, registration, and processing of candidates sitting for the NCLEX exam, also known as the
  National Council Licensure Examination
• Collect, analyze, evaluate and act on data, including, but not limited to; outcomes,
  standards compliance, graduation rates, retention/persistence, attrition, demographics, student satisfaction and others
• Participate
  in strategic planning, outcomes assessment, and student evaluation