Assistant Program Administrator​/Site Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program, Jefferson College of Nursing, Thomas

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Job Details Position Responsibilities (includes but not limited to):

Ensures congruence between the mission of the College and University and the educational goals of the nurse anesthesia program

Ensures congruence with standards established by the Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Pennsylvania Board of Nursing, and certifying agencies

Monitors the policies of the program's accrediting agency to ensure that the nurse anesthesia program maintains compliance

Collaborates with the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Chair for Graduate Programs in planning, implementing, and evaluating the nurse anesthesia program curricula in cooperation with the faculty and staff

Collaborates with the Dean and AVP Business Planning in planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the nurse anesthesia program budget that ensures adequate operating expenses, academic resources, appropriate number of faculty and support staff, and funds for faculty development

Establishes and implements an efficient system for day-to-day program operations

Administers anesthesia one day per week to maintain his/her clinical expertise and participates in clinical instruction of students when they are assigned to the University affiliated hospital(s)
Reviews completed program applications

Chairs the nurse anesthesia admissions selection committee

Schedules planning and evaluation meetings with teaching faculty pre-term and post-term for scheduled courses

Tracks and participates in obtaining clinical placements for students

Collaborates with the College's Director of Simulation and Clinical Skills to plan and implement laboratory and simulation activities

Plans and implements orientation of new students

Supervises recruitment, interviewing, hiring, orientation, and evaluation of clinical faculty

Collaborates with the Chair for Graduate Programs in planning teaching assignments and course scheduling

Maintains open channels of communication with students, course faculty, and staff

Develops programmatic calendars and schedules for SEE examination, Prodigy, and plan for success in NCE in collaboration with the Chair for Graduate Programs and faculty.

Serves as mentor and role model for teaching and clinical faculty

Provides an environment conducive to student engagement and participation and the assimilation and enrichment of a diverse student body Provides oversight for student advisement and remediation

Serves as resource person to faculty for course related responsibilities

Oversees maintenance of program data base in collaboration with staff

Prepares monthly and annual reports

Collaborates with College leadership team and University support services related to recruitment, marketing, admission, registration, progression, and graduation activities

Verifies that students have met all requirements for graduation in collaboration with faculty

Tracks pass rates on national certification examination in collaboration with faculty

Reviews the nurse anesthesia program curriculum annually as part of the systematic evaluation plan Collaborates with the Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and the nurse anesthesia faculty to ensure a curriculum that is consistent with the other advanced nurse practitioner programs offered within the College of Nursing and the educational standards of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs Organizes the curriculum to ensure logical sequence of teaching and learning: identifies minimum clinical competencies required of all graduates;

participates in the didactic teaching program; maintains program records/files, current…