Dean of Health Sciences & Director of Nursing
The Dean is responsible for promoting academic, administrative, and fiscal leadership in accordance with Kirtland Community College’s Strategic Plan and for exercising holistic judgment when executing the duties of this position. The Dean supervises both full-time and part-time faculty in Allied Health, Cardiac Sonography, Medical Assistant, Nursing, Phlebotomy, and Surgical Technology as well as the Simulation & Lab Coordinator and Health Science Support Specialist. As such, the Dean is responsible for leading curriculum development, program evaluation, grant supervision, budget planning and monitoring, faculty recruitment, supervision, and evaluation.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*
- Collaborate with faculty and staff to assess and improve learning by contributing to the design of formative and summative assessments at the program level, producing reports as needed to demonstrate progress made toward achievement of learning and designing, collecting, and evaluating data related to learning.
- Support faculty and staff through honest communication and professional development.
- Hear ideas and concerns with an open mind.
- Communicate directly, honestly, and respectfully regarding achievements and challenges.
- Provide recommendations for professional development.
- Provide timely performance evaluation.
- Collaborate with faculty and staff on professional development opportunities for both full-time and part-time employees.
- Ensure the academic integrity of the Health Science programs by upholding professional and accreditation standards.
- Collaborate with faculty on curriculum development ensuring that standards are maintained for course objectives, course content, examinations, and grading.
- Collaborate with faculty on program review.
- Work with faculty to resolve student complaints at the lowest level possible.
- Collaborate with faculty to maintain accreditation of their programs. o Investigate opportunities for and develop articulation agreements with K 12 and 4-year colleges and universities.
- Maintain standards required by all accrediting agencies, including but not limited to, ARC/STSA, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the Michigan Board of Nursing, NLN-AC, Department of Public Health, Higher Learning Commission, and any other governing agencies.
- Develop with faculty and staff necessary reports and submit by deadlines • Select, supervise, evaluate, and develop faculty and staff.
- Analyze data and provide a rationale for new positions or replacement positions.
- Develop faculty and staff by helping them to maximize their contribution to the organization and to grow professionally.
- Take corrective action when performance needs improvement.
- Conduct clinical visits as needed.
- Supervise and integrate support positions within the department o Collaborate with the Simulation Coordinator to develop, integrate, and schedule simulation for the Nursing program.
- Collaborate with the Simulation Coordinator to develop and integrate simulation into all health science departments.
- Analyze lab needs with the Simulation Coordinator to make sure all lab needs are being met.
- Develop strong support relationships between Support Specialists and faculty.
- Oversee Support Specialist work on enrollment processes, program advising, and clinical placement processes.
- Build strong relationships with clinical sites.
- Develop communication processes.
- Collaborate with Admissions and Advising to ensure students have a smooth transition into the program.
- Build and maintain partnerships among faculty, staff, administration, and community members.
- Develop advisory boards that can provide relevant feedback for program improvements.
- Collaborate with community members and advisory board to assess program needs.
- Hold advisory board meetings at least once a year.
- Participate with administration, faculty, and staff in campus and college-wide planning.
- Develop advisory boards that can provide relevant feedback for program improvements.
- Formulate strategic objectives for each department.
- Facilitate faculty discussions to develop strategic objectives in keeping with the college strategic plan.
- Recommend program improvements as needed.
- Encourage innovation in the development of departmental objectives and projects.
- Participate actively in the work of the college.
- Maintain a visible presence within the college and community.
- Work collaboratively with other managers across the organization.
- Serve as a member of committees as needed.
- Participate in the counseling and disciplinary process as outlined in the student handbook and Kirtland’s academic appeal policies and procedures.
- Conduct oneself as a spokesperson for the College, as a member of the Academic leadership team, and as the leader of and advocate for the Health Science Programs.
- Oversee the administrative tasks associated with this position.
- Prepare and administer the department budgets while maintaining fiscal integrity.
- Develop a schedule that meets student needs determining when and where classes will be offered.
- Collaborate with Human Resources to recruit, document, and hire part-time faculty as needed.
- Support adoption, acquisition, and implementation of appropriate new technologies.
- Participate in seeking, developing, and managing external grants that promote strategic learning objectives of the Health Science programs.
- Coordinate the student selection process for admission to selective admission programs.
- Hold meetings with faculty and staff on a regular basis making sure that standards for the programs are maintained.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION – Works under the general supervision of the Vice President of Instructional Services.
ATTENDANCE – Individuals in this position are expected to be generally present and/or available for college business or instructional purposes when and as required by contract, policy, or reasonable direction of the college administration. Regular personal visitations of clinical sites is an essential job function.
WORKING CONDITIONS – Conditions are those of a typical college administrative office and classroom. Individuals in this position must be able to work effectively with individuals of diverse personalities and outlooks, and varied skills and abilities. A high level of performance in all job dimensions is essential. In the classroom, the person in this position must be cognizant of student’s understanding and progress, able to communicate effectively with students and associated professionals, and able to operate technical equipment in a modern classroom or online environment.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in Nursing and unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse in Michigan (or the ability to obtain such licensure).
- A minimum of three (3) years’ full-time work experience as a Registered Nurse required.
- A minimum of three (3) years of teaching experience at the college level.
- A strong understanding of the value of other health care professions and a commitment to support and develop those programs.
- A minimum of two years of increasing leadership experience.
- A commitment to and understanding of the mission of community college education.
- Budget experience that encompasses the management of resources and the reconciliation of competing needs in excess of available resources.
- Demonstrated project planning and management, time management, and priority setting skills. Ability to work successfully in a high stress environment, handling multiple tasks and projects simultaneously. Demonstrated history of on-time delivery of projects; project coordination; and anticipation of issues.
- Good interpersonal skills, including listening, with demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups of people. Must have the ability to work as a team member, foster a cooperative work environment, and maintain effective relationships.
JOB DIMENSIONS – Knowledge of work, delegation, planning and organization, impact, performance results, persuasiveness, self-reliance, negotiation, attention to detail, work standards, sensitivity, stress tolerance, technical/professional self development, initiative, judgment, analysis, commitment to the college, teamwork, decisiveness, informal communication, written communication, dependability, influence, presentations.
An equal opportunity employer
06/21
* This job description is intended to describe the type and level of work being performed by a person in this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by a person so classified.