Director of Nursing Services, ABSN Education

We are seeking a Director of Nursing Services for Concordia University Irvine’s
15-month Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program that launched
in August 2023.

The Director of Nursing Services provides Administrative and Clinical Academic
leadership as the ABSN site leader in developing, maintaining, evaluating, and
collaborating with the Concordia Nursing Academic team. The primary
responsibilities for this position include operational leadership for delivery
of the curriculum using a blended learning model to advance student success in
the ABSN program. In addition to the general oversight of student success, the
director works collaboratively to support and identify retention strategies,
provide faculty support, and evaluate student data.

Site Location: 10750 Fourth St. Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Academic Partner: Concordia University, Irvine ABSN Program

Compensation range: $100-125k plus annual performance bonus

Benefits: Full benefit portfolio including tuition benefit package

What You Will Do

* Plan, develop and implement strategy for operational management of clinical,
lab, and simulation activities so as to meet agreed organizational and
university partner goals and outcomes.   
* Establish and maintain appropriate organizational systems for measuring
operational management and strategic development. 
* Monitor, evaluate, and report on operational issues, opportunities and
development plans and achievements within agreed formats and timelines. 
* Manage direct reporting staff ensuring organizational and university partner
qualifications and requirements are complete. 
* Recruit, retain, and evaluate staff according to the outlined
responsibilities.
* Coach, mentor, and provide professional development for staff.
* Communicate with staff and be liaison for organization and university
partner.
* Develop and maintain strategies to reinforce organization and university
partner culture and values.
* Assist in budget and cost management.
* Provide clinical and academic expertise and guidance in problem-solving in
collaboration with health care and university partners.
* Collaborate with campus team members and departments.
* When required, fill in for lab, simulation, or clinical courses.
* Secure and manage inventory of supplies and equipment to ensure
implementation of all clinical, lab and simulation activities.
* Collaborate with partner representatives to ensure delivery of services to
students. 
* Ensure activities meet with and integrate requirements for quality
management, health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies,
and other regulatory compliance guidelines. 
* Manage student and faculty compliance with healthcare partners’ clinical
requirements.
* Oversee and evaluate all nursing clinical sites and student experiences.
* Ensure that regular visits to the healthcare agencies are conducted each
semester, findings of each visit are documented in the partnership meeting
log, and necessary improvements are implemented.
* Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Have

* Bachelor's degree in nursing from a regionally accredited college or
university
* Minimum of 5 years nursing practice
* Minimum of 3 years of progressive leadership experience, including
supervision of personnel
* Licensure as a registered nurse (RN) in state of site locations and
eligibility for RN licensure in state of educational partner, if required
* Graduate degree in nursing or another related field from an accredited
program
* Three years didactic, clinical, or online teaching experience
* Academic leadership experience
* Nursing certification
* Online teaching experience strongly preferred 
* Academic leadership experience strongly preferred

What we’ll offer in return

* A career where your work genuinely makes a difference

* A stable income with a good salary

* Extensive training with team and management support

* Structured professional development plans and opportunities

* Outstanding benefits and work perks

* Collaborative and supportive team environment... and more!

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