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Assistant Director of Nursing/Faculty (180-Day)

Arvada
$82,317 - $98,780 Year
Application closes: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 23:59:00:0
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Job Description

The Assistant Director of Nursing/Faculty  at Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) plays a pivotal role in advancing the program by managing clinical placements, coordinating with clinical agencies, and ensuring compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards. The salary range for this position is $82,317 to $98,780 commensurate with education and experience. This salary is based on 180 contract days within an academic year. Salary will be prorated based on the number of contract days worked.  This is a full-time, 11-month, FLSA exempt position. This position has been exempted from the State Classified System.  

The Assistant Director of Nursing/Faculty works collaboratively with the Director of the Nursing Program and directs the clinical placements for clinical nursing courses. This position works with the clinical agencies with whom RRCC has clinical contracts and negotiates contracts with agency educators about learning lengths of time, clinical scholar requirements, date ranges, and clinical student requirements prior to coming to the site. The Assistant Director of Nursing/Faculty works with the director and faculty to recruiti, interview and hire suitable clinical instructors who meet the requirements of ACEN and Colorado State Board of Nursing for teaching clinical nursing. This position requires use of a Clinical Platform for most clinical requests, and mandates compliance with the platform for both students and instructors.  

This position works collaboratively with the Director of Nursing Education program for visioning, planning, implementation and evaluation of the nursing program outcomes. The position assists the Director with national accreditation and meeting the regulatory requirements of the Colorado State Board of Nursing.  

Additionally, this position will explore new potential clinical sites in collaboration with faculty and the Director of Nursing Program to meet student learning outcomes. The position will serve as the primary point of contact for the clinical sites.  

As a faculty member, instructional duties and related activities will be performed in accordance with the philosophies and procedures of Red Rocks Community College Community College and the policies of the Colorado Community College System. 

RRCC faculty members are responsible for teaching and this position has additional administrative responsibilities and is contracted for an additional work hours in the summer for administrative clinical coordination duties. Other responsibilities include developing and evaluating curriculum; advising and retention activities; assessing student and program objectives; student learning assessment duties; serving on college committees; selecting texts; and attending departmental, school, and College meetings and functions.     

Additional program chair responsibilities may be added which include, but may not be limited to: 

  •  Ensuring and documenting the Nursing Education Program’s compliance with the Nurse and Nurse Aide Practice Act, the Board’s Rules and Regulations, and all other state or federal regulations. 

  • Providing a current written job description to the Board for all Faculty positions. 

  • Developing and maintaining the relationship between the Nursing Education Program and the Governing Body, including but not limited to acting as liaison with other programs within the Governing Body and with other Nursing Education Programs. 

  • Demonstrating leadership within the Faculty for the development, implementation and evaluation of the curriculum and other Nursing Education Program components. 

  • Participating in the budget planning process for and administering the Nursing Education Program budget. 

  • Recruiting and selecting Faculty for employment, designing and monitoring development plans for Faculty, conducting performance reviews of Faculty, and participating in Faculty promotion and retention. 

  • Developing and coordinating the use of educational facilities and clinical resources. 

  • Identifying and advocating for services needed by students in the Nursing Education Program. 

  • Acting as liaison with the Board. 

  • Developing and maintaining ongoing relationships within the community, including fostering the Nursing Education Program’s responsiveness to community/employer needs 

  • Participating in activities that facilitate the DNEP’s professional expertise in the areas of administration, teaching and maintenance of nursing competence 

  • Determining the need for additional faculty release time for administrative duties.  

 

College Name: Red Rocks Community College, CO
Job Type: Faculty
Department: Academic Affairs

CCCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

CCCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Colorado Community College System believes when all human qualities are regarded with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they need, all will have the opportunity to thrive. In all aspects of the employment process, decisions are made based on merit, competence, performance and business need without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.