Dean - School of Nursing

This position is incentive eligible.

Salary Estimate: $101441.60 - $152172.80 / year

At Galen College of Nursing, we educate and empower nurses to change lives. Since 1989, we’ve dedicated our work to delivering high-quality nursing education with a student-first mindset. As one of the largest private nursing colleges in the country, we combine the support of a close-knit learning environment with the strength of a nationally recognized institution, HCA Healthcare.

That same passion for excellence in the classroom extends to our offices. At Galen, you’ll find a culture deeply rooted in collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to improving the future of healthcare. Your work directly touches the next generation of nurses, and your contributions help our students pursue their dream of a compassionate career.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a difference, grow professionally, and be part of a caring team, we’d love for you to apply for the Dean - School of Nursing position today!

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As a Dean at Galen College of Nursing, you will be expected to provide accountable leadership for the academic programs, community and hospital partnerships, and serve as an integral member of the College and Campus management team. This position will also ensure teaching excellence, faculty and student engagement, and student success in accordance with established regulations, accreditation standards, and the mission of Galen College of Nursing.

• May be designated as a nursing program administrator role for regulatory agencies, state boards of nursing, and programmatic accreditors.
• Provides leadership in developing policies for students, ensuring that they are congruent with the College, publicly accessible, and non-discriminatory.
• Creates and is accountable for the strategic direction and vision for delivering quality, responsive curriculum and programs.
• Ensures that the number, utilization, and credentials of staff and non-nurse faculty are sufficient to achieve the program goals and outcomes.
• Provides leadership to ensure that the curriculum is developed by the faculty and regularly reviewed to ensure integrity, rigor, and currency; ensures that accreditation standards and criteria are used as they relate to curriculum.
• Provides leadership to ensure that fiscal, physical, and learning resources are sustainable and sufficient to ensure the achievement of the student learning outcomes and program outcomes.
• Participates in governance activities; ensures the availability of representation by the program director(s) and faculty in governance activities; ensures opportunities for student representation in governance activities.
• Ensures that communities of interest have input into the program processes and decision making; facilitates the implementation of recommendations and input as appropriate.
• Conducts Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) Meetings according to the committee description outlined in the Faculty Handbook. Facilitates active participation from the committee members (students, graduates, professional nurses, mid-level and senior level nursing administrators.
• Engages with community and nursing leaders to build collaborative relationships that help expand Galen’s nursing programs.
• Other Duties as Assigned.

Education: Graduate Degree in Nursing required;
Doctorate Degree in Nursing or related field preferred.

Experience: Five (5) years of progressive, senior-level experience in higher education preferred; demonstrated excellence in teaching and clinical practice experience in nursing required. Demonstrated success in development of community relationships; experience in planning and budgeting; excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a record of professional involvement as evidenced in CV.

Special

Qualifications:

CNE or CNEcl certification preferred. Licensure:
Per State Board of Nursing Requirements.

Physical/Mental Demands and Work Environment: Position requires critical thinking, reading, planning, preparing, evaluating, and decision…