Blue Cliff College seeks a Director for its Practical Nursing Program to oversee educational objectives, ensure compliance with LSBPNE standards, and maintain ACCSC accreditation. Key duties include leading academic and workforce initiatives, meeting retention goals, managing curriculum planning and program organization, supervising and evaluating faculty, mentoring students, administering the program budget, preparing reports, and serving as a liaison between faculty and administration.

JOB DUTIES

• Lead the full-time faculty in the division in curriculum development and instructional advancement in the field of nursing.
• Assess the instructional needs of students in the program and coordinate the development of a plan to address these needs.
• Assess the professional needs of faculty in the division and make recommendations to fill those needs.
• Maintain the primary responsibility for scheduling classes within the program.
• Facilitate the development of and assume responsibility for program budget management.
• Coordinate the annual core curriculum evaluations of the program, assessment of institutional effectiveness and prepare reports.
• Assist and encourage full-time and part-time faculty with their professional development.
• Review the College catalog on an annual basis with regard to program curricula and make appropriate recommendations for changes.
• Identify and recruit qualified part-time faculty for the program; review credentials for compliance with ACCSC; and confirm hiring decisions with the Director of Education and the Campus Director.
• Assist in the hiring and recruitment of new faculty.
• Supervise and evaluate both full-time and part-time faculty in the program.
• Coordinate departmental textbook orders.
• Maintain communication and work cooperatively with clinical instructors of off-campus instructional sites.
• Serve on institutional committees, screening committees for faculty positions
• Maintain quality assurance to remain compliant with all required agencies.
• Prepare for on-site annual reviews by the accrediting agency.
• Recruit clinical sites from numerous facilities.
• Prepare clinical contracts and continually meet requirements for state and national regulations.
• Obtain qualified preceptors at each clinical facility.
• Conduct recruitment through monthly or quarterly information sessions and conduct an application process that meets the requirements of the accrediting agency and advisory committee.
• Recruit and maintain members of the program Advisory Committee from the community. The Advisory Committee must meet at least two times annually for input and reporting processes.
• Maintain overload hours if required and submit payroll for adjunct faculty.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Shall be a registered nurse with a minimum of four years of experience in medical-surgical nursing or nursing education.
• At least one of these four years must have been as a medical-surgical hospital staff nurse providing direct patient care. 
• Must have practiced as a nurse for a minimum of six full-time months during the three years immediately preceding application.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal telephone skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and juggle competing priorities.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work with professional integrity and discretion.
• Ability to use technology efficiently and appropriately.

Salary negotiable.