Nursing Program Administrator- Clarkston Campus

Join our team to help inspire all students to discover their potential and achieve their goals by providing relevant equitable and innovative learning opportunities and services.

This position is eligible for an annual Nursing Educator stipend of 26 and a onetime signing bonus of $15000 which will be paid on top of the base salary.

Base Salary: $87883 $99431
Nursing Educator stipend increases annual base salary range by 26 to: $110732 $125283
Onetime signing bonus of: $15000

Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) is seeking applicants for aNursing Program Administratorposition at the Clarkston campus.

At Walla Walla Community College we inspire all students to discover their potential and achieve their goals by providing relevant equitable and innovative learning opportunities and services. As an organization we value learning opportunities a sense of community diversity health and humor excellence integrity teamwork innovation personal and professional growth and sustainability.

This position is open until filled. First consideration will be given to applicants whose complete application has been received by April 10 2025 @ 11:59pm PST.See Required Application Materials section for more information

General Description:
This position is responsible for managing the Nursing Education Program at the Clarkston Campus. It serves as a liaison between Walla Walla Community College Clarkston Campus and community stakeholders in the LewistonClarkston valley as well as the Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla Campus. This position reports to the Dean and Assistant Dean of Nursing and Allied Health.

Essential Functions:

Leadership:

• This position requires a person who possesses strong leadership skills for positive team building and support of the Clarkston nursing faculty and staff.
• Participation in the development of program policies nursing curriculum outcomes assessment and accreditation documentation is also necessary.

• The ability to manage and prioritize competing responsibilities is crucial. These responsibilities include:
  • Oversee lead faculty duties for both first and secondyear nursing levels
  • Ensure that all student clinical placements and orientations are planned and completed
  • Oversee the compilation and maintenance of student and program records according to college and regulatory guidelines
  • Direct the implementation of nursing ATI testing and ExamSoft for the Clarkston campus
  • Prioritize and resolve a variety of daytoday challenges or problems within the department

• Provide supervision and support to full and parttime nursing faculty; includes the direct supervision of the Classified Nursing Program Coordinator and the hourly Nursing Lab Assistant.
• Recruitment of parttime clinical adjunct faculty is required as well as ensuring that their orientation mentoring and evaluation is completed.
• Participates in the hiring processes for fulltime tenure track nursing faculty.

• Student advocacy is a fundamental aspect of this position. It requires a person who can provide academic advising/counseling to students in the Nursing Program perform interviews with prospective nursing students prior to meetings of the Admission and Progression committee meet with and advise students with a concern on their criminal background check and ensure that disability student accommodations are met in accordance with college policy.
• Engagement with students in both levels of nursing is enhanced by limited classroom teaching responsibilities and/or serving as an advisor for the Professional Nursing Clubs.

• In conjunction with other college personnel this position assists in the planning and implementation of student recruitment enrollment and retention for the nursing program.
• Serving as a department liaison to the Clarkston campus community and to community healthcare agencies is required as it the ability to professionally represent the Nursing Program in college and community activities to develop and sustain collaborations and/or partnerships.

• Exceptional verbal written and electronic communication skills with students faculty staff visitors and industry partners that respects diverse cultural ethnic socioeconomic and educational backgrounds.

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with communities of interest (students college community stakeholders the media etc..
• Enthusiastic energetic selfmotivated and creative with effective organizational skills.
• Ability to represent the College in a positive professional manner to employees students community partners visitors and the general public.
• Ability to assume responsibility; deal effectively with problems and exercise good judgment when making decisions.
• Ability to teach nursing and enhance student academic success through the use of evidencebased teaching and assessment techniques technology curriculum evaluation and outcomes measurement.

• Masters Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Three fulltime equivalent years in clinical experience in nursing.
• Registered or eligible to be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Washington required.
• Demonstrated leadership and management experience.

This position is in a bargaining unit for which AFT is the exclusive representative.

This is a fulltime professional position. Persons hired must be able to provide acceptable documentation of lawful authorization to work in the United States within three 3 days of employment. WWCC participates in EVerify and will provide the federal government with your Form I9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Official college transcripts required at time of hire. Candidates may be subject to a criminal history background check as a condition of employment. Information from the background check may not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicants suitability and competence to perform in the position. The college is a tobacco free institution.

Work is performed almost exclusively indoors in an office environment. Exposure to hazards is limited to those commonly found in office environments. Potential exposure to blood borne pathogens during lab or practicum is possible. There may be exposure to Latex products. Repetitive typing on a personal computer can be expected. This contract position work schedule will typically be Monday through Friday 8hours each day. During the summer work schedule is Monday through Thursday 10hours each day.

Compensation:
Annual salary range for initial placement based on the represented exempt salary schedule isPR10 Step AF: $87883 $99431 with scheduled salary increment increases every 12 months until you reach the top of the scale. This position is eligible for the Nursing Educator Stipend which increases the base salary by 26 therefore increasing the salary range to $110732 $125283. The stipend are exclusively contingent upon State funding appropriated by the College. This position is also eligible for a onetime signing bonus of $15000 which will be paid on the top of the base salary.The college has an excellent benefit program including paid sick leave; paid vacation leave; medical dental life and longterm disability insurance; retirement and two optional deferred compensation programs. All fulltime employees will automatically have 3 of taxable income deferred into the State of Washington Deferred Compensation Program (DCP). All administrative exempt staff set aside 1 of their gross salary in a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) (VEBA). All exempt employees are required to participate in this program. Walla Walla Community College requires all employees to participate in direct deposit for payment of salary.

This position is open until filled with priority consideration given to those applicants who submit a complete application byApril 10 2025 at 11:59 PM PST. To qualify for priority consideration applicants must submit a complete application packet which includes the following:

• Online NEOGOV application.
• Cover letter
  • Provide a cover letter detailing your interest in the Nursing Program Administrator position. Please describe any professional experience training or educational background that makes you an ideal candidate.
• Resume
• Names and contact information for three professional references
• Answers to three 3 supplemental questions
• Unofficial transcripts for application purposes; official transcripts are required prior to an official start date.

Please ensure you have attached all required application materials as you will not be able to attach any documents after you have submitted your application. If you have difficulty logging into your account attaching documents submitting your application etc. please call NEOGOV Applicant Support at or email them directly at

WWCC reserves the right to not fill this position reject all applicants or reopen the position. Applications received during this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies at the Colleges discretion.

Walla Walla Community College is committed to provide equal opportunity and nondiscrimination for all educational and employment applicants as well as for its students and employed staff without regard to race color creed national origin sex sexual orientation including gender expression/identity marital status age (over 40 the presence of any sensory mental or physical disability the use of trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability or status as a Vietnam and/or disabled veteran National Guard member or reservist in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 the Federal Rehabilitation of 1973 the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and any other applicable Federal and Washington State laws against discrimination. The Human Resources Office is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need accommodations in the application/employment process please contact the Human Resources Office atTDDemail address: 500 Tausick Way Walla Walla WA 99362.