Program Director - Nurse Practitioner Program

Position

Description:

The Program Director holds a full-time administrative faculty appointment responsible for the leadership, quality, and accreditation compliance of an assigned nurse practitioner program. The Program Director ensures the program is successfully delivered, as evidenced by national certification pass rates, completion, graduate employment, retention, assessment, and continuous improvement, and serves as the primary academic point of contact for the program's students and faculty.

Appointment and Workload:
Full-time administrative faculty appointment with a 12-credit annual teaching load. The remainder of the workload is assigned to program administration as described below. This appointment replaces the prior model of a 24-credit annual teaching load with a program director stipend. Overload teaching is not assigned except with approval of the Dean. Program coverage across all online terms, including summer terms, is coordinated with the Dean and the Assistant Dean.

Reports To:

Appointed by and reports to the Dean of the College of Nursing in consultation with the Office of the Provost. Works in coordination with the Assistant Dean on student affairs and the academic grievance process.

Major Responsibilities:

Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance Ensure program operations and activities adhere to the standards of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA), the National Task Force (NTF) Standards for Quality Nurse Practitioner Education, the AACN Essentials, applicable state requirements, and University policy.

Prepare and maintain program documentation for accreditation reports, self-studies, substantive change notifications, site visits, and annual reports in coordination with the Dean and the Coordinator of Accreditation and Program Assessment and Evaluation.

Monitor national certification pass rates (AANPCB and ANCC) using verified and correctly attributed data, and report results to the Dean each reporting cycle.

Maintain current documentation of faculty and preceptor credentials, licensure, and national certification in the population focus.

Ensure that program information published to students and the public is accurate and consistent with accreditation and state authorization requirements.

Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation Lead a full program curriculum review at least every three to five years and an annual review of each course through course leads, bringing revisions through the Curriculum Oversight and Program Evaluation Committee (COPE) and University curriculum approval.

Align course and program outcomes with the NTF standards, the AACN Essentials, and the national certification test blueprint for the population focus.

Review syllabi, grading rubrics, assignment schedules, and course announcements before each term to ensure consistency across all sections, and ensure graded components and grading criteria are published in advance and not changed after students begin the work.

Oversee assessment integrity for high-stakes examinations, including secure proctoring, predictor and exit examination administration, and referrals to the Nursing Academic Integrity Committee (NAIC).Collect, analyze, and submit program data for the Systematic Evaluation Plan (SEP) each term on the academic-year framework, and develop action plans for any outcome below benchmark with the Programmatic Outcomes Remediation Committee (PORC).Work with instructional design staff to complete and maintain course maps and course builds.

Clinical Education and Preceptor Oversight Oversee clinical education for the program and ensure each student completes the required direct patient care clinical hours in the population focus.

Direct the program's participation in the College's in-house clinical preceptor program, including preceptor recruitment, credential verification, orientation, approval of preceptor capacity, and evaluation.

Approve clinical sites for suitability and confirm that a current clinical affiliation agreement is in place before any student begins clinical hours at a site.

Ensure clinical faculty evaluate student clinical performance and complete site evaluations as required by program policy.

Resolve clinical placement delays and problems promptly to prevent disruption to student progression.

Student Success, Communication, and Grievance Resolution Serve as the primary academic point of contact for students in…