Chair Undergraduate Programs, Jefferson College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Lehigh Valley Campus
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Job Location:
Philadelphia, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Details
The Chair Undergraduate Programs reports directly to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Lehigh Valley with secondary consultation from the Dean and other Associate Deans. The Department Chair is responsible for the provision of leadership and direction in the planning development and delivery of academic programs while maintaining fiscal awareness and excellence in teaching and learning practices within the Department. The Chair is accountable for program compliance with all professional and accreditation standards guidelines and benchmarks consistent with the mission vision and values of the Jefferson College of Nursing. The Chair in accordance with University Policy is responsible for securing supporting evaluating and maintaining a faculty and staff who deliver high-quality academic programming and services.Responsibilities Include:
Facilitate the master scheduling of all courses based on curriculum pathways and enrollment projections.
Assign faculty workload within the Department.
Facilitate curricular design ensuring alignment with current professional trends accreditation standards and changing pedagogies.
Oversee curriculum/program/student evaluation and ongoing curricular revisions based on evaluation outcomes.
Direct the recruitment orientation retention advising and timely graduation of students.
Oversee faculty personnel matters related to teaching and learning practices within the Departments academic programs and remediate unsatisfactory performance.
Facilitate faculty advancement through mutual goal setting development of an implementation plan and evaluation of outcomes.
Provide effective management and direction to support staff and student workers within the Department.
Provide leadership in response to student concerns in the resolution of conflicts appeals and disputes/grievances.
Oversee the recruitment selection and hiring process of faculty.
Prepare selected components of the self-study report for accrediting agencies and participate in site evaluations.
Assist in the preparation of academic program proposals for new/proposed programs within the Department.
Maintain strong working relationships with federal state and local constituencies accrediting bodies nursing boards clinical agencies specialty organizations students preceptors faculty and alumni.
Develop initiatives to integrate the Jefferson College of Nursing and its communities of interest.
Job Description
Qualifications:
Education Requirements:
Earned doctorate in nursing or an appropriate discipline from an accredited institution.
Certificates Licenses and Registrations:
Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State Board of Nursing licensure for states where clinical assignments performed
Professional specialty certification as applicable to teaching assignment
Evidence of continuing education; Professional memberships relevant to areas of expertise
Experience Requirements:
Two (2) years at the rank of Instructor at an accredited institution or equivalent experience
Five (5) years full-time post-secondary teaching experience at an accredited institution OR Five (5) years full-time clinical experience OR combination of the above
Evidence of scholarship other than doctoral dissertation which may be demonstrated by contributions to the professional literature presentations at national state or local meetings and/or grantsmanship
Participation in College and/or University Committees
Participation in professional organizations at local state or national levels
Computer literacy for Microsoft Office
Interested candidates should submit on-line application/CV; then enter in search box Job ID # REQ-0023642
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Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrimary Location Address
901 Walnut Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of AmericaNationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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Key Skills
- Nurse Management
- Patient Care
- Hospital Experience
- Employee Evaluation
- Acute Care
- Healthcare Management
- Management Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
About Company
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