Associate Dean of Nursing, Academic Affairs - Evening and Weekend Program

About the role

Covista, which operates Chamberlain University, is hiring an Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for its Evening and Weekend Nursing Program at the Houston campus. The role suits a nurse educator who enjoys a dynamic teaching environment and wants to shape the next generation of nurses. It is full-time and sits within Academic Leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day academic operations and supervise assigned faculty, developing faculty performance and maintaining teaching standards
• Partner with the Dean on executing BSN program goals and implement academic strategy under the Dean's direction
• Analyze student success data to improve curriculum delivery, labs, simulations and workshops
• Recruit, select, onboard and retain faculty, lead performance management and manage faculty schedules, workload and budgets
• Ensure curriculum delivery meets institutional standards and accreditation benchmarks, and support clinical placement of nursing students
• Act as liaison to boards, communities and internal stakeholders, and lead program expansion and academic change

Required profile

• Master's degree in nursing required; doctoral degree preferred
• Unencumbered professional nursing licensure
• 2+ years of nursing education experience at the bachelor level or above
• 2+ years in simulation and/or clinical experience development
• 2+ years of previous leadership experience
• 2+ years in acute patient care (trauma, emergency or medical-surgical) preferred

Required skills

• Recruiting, onboarding and faculty development
• Budget planning, resource management and change leadership
• Strong leadership, organizational and time management skills
• Strategic thinking, policy interpretation and conflict resolution

What we offer

• Expected salary range of $85,696.34 to $110,666.84, adjusted for experience, location and other factors
• $5,000 sign-on bonus paid after 90 days of employment
• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k retirement program with 6% employer match
• Flexible Time Off policy and 12 paid holidays
• Annual incentive program eligibility