SE1437.00000

Dean, Nursing

Staff

Full-Time

Administrative Staff

The Dean of Nursing provides strategic leadership for the academic, fiscal, and operational areas of the Nursing program within Valencia College in close partnership with the Provost and Associate Provost. Responsible for ensuring all facets of the program plans are aligned with and fulfill the college’s strategic priorities and direction.

1628

Exempt

S2385P

Kissimmee, FL 34744 - Osceola Campus, Orlando, FL 32811 - West Campus

1

03/12/2024

04/15/2024

No

https://valenciacollege.peopleadmin.com/postings/34575

$105,436- $148,963 Per Year

1. Learning: a. Assess learning at the program and division level by contributing to the design of formative and summative assessments at the program and division level addressing the questions: “What are students learning?” and “How do we know?”, producing reports on progress made toward the achievement of learning outcomes, designing, collecting data for, implementing, and evaluating division plans related to institutional effectiveness; b. Support faculty and staff through honest communication and professional development recommendations by hearing their ideas and concerns with an open mind, communicating directly and honestly regarding achievements and challenges by providing recommendations for professional development and timely performance evaluations; c. Ensure the integrity of academic programs by upholding professional and accreditation standards by collaborating with faculty on curriculum development and upholding professional and accreditation standards.

2. Leadership: a. Provide conflict resolution, mediation, and negotiation of student, staff and faculty concerns by listening to and evaluating student concerns that are beyond the scope of Student Services, such as concerns involving academic matters, faculty, or instruction, referring unresolved student concerns to the appropriate institutional area; b. Select, supervise, evaluate, and develop faculty and staff by requesting new positions as needed, contributing to the design of hiring committees for faculty and staff, and participate with faculty, staff, and administration in the selection of new employees; c. Build and maintain partnerships among faculty, staff, administration, and community members by collaborating with community members to assess program needs, contributing to the design, implementation, and evaluation of new programs and processes that support Valencia’s Learning Centered focus, collaborating with administration, faculty, and staff in campus and college-wide planning in accordance with Valencia’s Strategic Learning Plan; d. Formulate strategic division plans; e. Participate in the governance and committee work of the college by serving on the Instructional Affairs Committee, serving as members or chairs of other committees, task forces, and governing councils as necessary to advance learning and contribute to the shared governance of the college.

3. Division Administration: a. Support, manage, and assess division programs; b. Provide enrollment management by scheduling instruction and determining what mix of classes will be offered, when classes will be offered, who will teach classes, where classes will be taught and assessing the effectiveness of the schedule in contributing to student learning; c. Administer the budget by collaborating with faculty and staff to determine funding needs and priorities, preparing the division budget, managing and transferring funds within the division budget to support projects to accomplish learning goals; d. Develop and manage financial and other resources by participating in seeking, developing, and managing external grants that promote strategic learning objections of the division, supporting adoption and acquisition of appropriate new technologies, planning and advocating for safe and comfortable learning spaces for faculty, staff, and students.

4. Performs other duties as assigned.

Not Applicable

Master's Degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Nursing

Five (5) years of progressive responsibility providing leadership within a clinical setting.

Must have current, active, and unencumbered licensure in the State of Florida as a registered nurse or nurse practitioner or be willing to obtain one within 30 days of the start date.

Doctorate degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Leadership experience appropriate to a senior leadership role in higher education.

Understanding of and commitment to the learning-centered community college.

Ability to maintain expertise in their areas of responsibility.

Understanding the myriad ways students experience a comprehensive community college.

Interpersonal skills that facilitate effective interactions with campus and college learning leaders, staff and students.

Knowledge of curriculum processes, teaching strategies, learning theory & initiatives, and learning outcome development.

Skill in effectively communicating orally and in writing to all groups of people.

Strong research, analytical and creative problem-solving skills.

Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Ability to work effectively with the community.

Strong computer skills (statistical, database, word, presentation and spreadsheet software).

This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. The employee will routinely operate standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, keyboards, mouse, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Typical physical competencies include but are not limited to frequently remaining stationary, moving, reaching, positioning self and occasionally ascending/descending, lifting/moving objects weighing between 5-15 pounds. This job also entails frequently communicating, discerning and exchanging information, detecting and perceiving objects up close, at a distance, and the ability to adjust focus. Cognitive abilities include but are not limited to frequently using discretion, judgment, reasoning, memory, learning, maintaining confidentiality, comprehension, problem solving, and decision-making.

The typical work environment, physical and cognitive demands listed above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The College has a process to identify and make available reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The College anticipates that the person filling this position will need to be available throughout the workday and, on some occasions, after regular work hours. Therefore, as a condition of employment, the incumbent is expected to be available by cell phone and is required to provide their current cell phone number to the Human Resources Department and to their immediate supervisor.