School of Nursing Program Director FNP
School of Nursing Program Director FNP
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Job Description
Department Overview
The program director is an academically qualified and specialty certified faculty member who meets state and national standards for licensure in the APRN specialty at the OHSU School of Nursing. This leadership role has input responsibility and oversight for program structure and operations to ensure academic excellence that adheres to Oregon statutes and regulations and national accreditation standards for APRN education and practice. This is an inperson position based in Portland.
To be considered for this position please submit the following documents:
- Your cover letter that includes:
- How you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
- How you meet any of the preferred qualifications for this position.
- A general statement describing your teaching and research interests and how they match with OHSU.
- A statement that addresses your understanding contributions and aspirations regarding Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion and Belonging and how you would support OHSUs diverse students and surrounding community populations. This statement should also address your perspective on learning about and building traumainformed relationships with faculty staff and students. What would help you feel that you belong and are supported
OHSU has three missions: healing teaching and discovery. In the School of Nursing these focus to optimize health prepare nurse leaders and transform health care. Infusing these is a fourth: to become a traumainformed and truly antiracist institution. The School of Nursing has made the same commitment. We along with all of OHSU are striving to become a place where every member can be safe be at their best and do their best work. With support from OHSU leadership and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion and using a traumainformed approach we are transforming our culture policies admissions hiring and more.
The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the universitys missions and goals of teaching research patient care outreach and public service.
Function/Duties of Position
Leadership and Administration
- Provides leadership in recruiting qualified faculty for identified programs by serving on search committees and assisting with recruitment functions.
- Engages with community partners across the state and region as needed to establish educational and clinical learning collaborations.
- Develops and establishes program operations that are standardized according to accreditation APRN program and School of Nursing practice.
- Leads evaluation and improvement efforts to ensure curricular requirements result in exemplary program and student outcomes.
- Leads faculty collaboration in the development implementation and evaluation of curriculum.
- Participates in the budgeting process and policy and procedure development.
- Uses course and program evaluation results for continuous and systematic program improvement.
- Provides ongoing development engagement and regular evaluation of program faculty.
- Manages program administration including faculty workload assignments and course scheduling in consultation with other program directors and Assistant Dean for APRN DNP programs.
- Engages faculty in activities related to recruitment admission retention and progression of students.
- Engages external and internal stakeholders in a manner to expand the program reach advance the schools reputation secure funding and meet emerging clinical needs.
Curriculum Advancement
- Engages collaboratively in the development implementation evaluation and refinement of curriculum from a foundation of core graduate courses scaffolded with increasing depth and breadth of clinical functioning.
- Ensures through practice engagement that current emerging and evidencebased knowledge and clinical practices are presented in curriculum.
- Ensures quality and rigor of program outcomes and DNP scholarly projects.
- Provides effective didactic and clinical instruction using appropriate instructional technologies to ensure course and program outcomes are met.
- Guides and monitors overall student learning (didactic and clinical) experiences assessment and engagement based on program needs.
- Ensures professional formation occurs among program students.
- Oversees student advising in accordance with SON academic policies.
- Ensures and is involved in annual student review of the program.
Academic and Community Service
- Maintains a network of national regional and local professional contacts that informs the direction and functioning of the program.
- Engages in professional activities inquiry and scholarship related to interest and expertise that contributes to clinical practice.
- Seeks consultative and scholarly opportunities to advance and disseminate knowledge in specialty area and enhances the programs reputation.
- Engages with the learning community by involvement in faculty governance faculty meetings SON committee membership.
- Provides leadership in SON University local state or national organizations.
- Advances self through the APT process to the maximum area of personal and professional development.
Required Qualifications
Education: Earned doctorate (PhD or DNP)
Registrations Certifications and/or Licenses: Oregon RN license and current BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA). American Nurses Credentialing Center Family Nurse Practitioner board certification or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Board Family Nurse Practitioner
Experience:
Relevant national and state level certifications and licensure specialty preparation active engagement and a minimum of 5 years progressive clinical and academic experience
Ability to teach using multiple pedagogical approaches including online technologies
Demonstrated history of developing and leading a cohesive team resulting in positive outcomes for the organization School of Nursing faculty/providers learners and external constituents/stakeholders
Preferred candidate will have defined area of scholarship with evidence of how the area contributes/relates to the program and SON priorities
Additional Details
Benefits
As one of Portlands largest and premier employers OHSU is committed to providing comprehensive affordable and customizable benefits for our employees. OHSUs medical plans offer comprehensive coverage with access to the best physicians and hospitals including the awardwinning care we provide at OHSU. Most fulltime employees do not pay any amount for employeeonly coverage for medical dental and vision coverage. Our total rewards package includes 26 days of PTO* 9 paid holidays* employee discount programs and options for tuition reimbursement student loan repayment and retirement plans in addition to many other benefits. Most faculty positions are eligible for relocation assistance.
*Prorated based on FTE.
Creating an inclusive community doesnt just happen and cannot be achieved by a single department or individual. It is a transformation that occurs only when each of us embraces diversity and leads by example. Candidates that value OHSUs commitment to building an antiracist workplace are strongly encouraged to apply.
We are seeking the best candidate for the position and we understand that qualified candidates come from a range of diverse backgrounds experiences and pathways to competency. We encourage you to apply if you feel you can perform the essential responsibilities of the position even if you are unsure whether you meet the minimum qualifications described or are unsure if your experience could be considered related experience.
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All are welcome
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
