Dean of Academic Affairs - Nursing- Irving Campus

Company Description

Chamberlain
With more than 135 years of history in healthcare education and as the largest nursing school in the country, Chamberlain University is committed to delivering a high-value education that prepares students to thrive as healthcare professionals. We call this commitment Chamberlain Care®—our dedication to providing students with the tools and resources to succeed while immersed in a community of care. By living Chamberlain Care®, we graduate healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Chamberlain is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. The College of Nursing offers a three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program and flexible post-licensure programs, such as the RN to BSN option, Master of Science in Nursing degree program, Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program and graduate certificates. The College of Health Professions also offers the Master of Public Health, Master of Social Work and Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree programs.

Chamberlain is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission ( ), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Learn more about Chamberlain at , and follow Chamberlain on Instagram , Facebook and Linked In .

Job Description

Empowering. Influential. Inspiring. Passionate….these are the leadership traits that our future Dean, Academic Affairs (Nursing) will hold. You will engage, guide & lead the management, delivery and continuity of our academic nursing program. Build and empower a high-performing faculty and academic support team. Ensure curricula are current and consistently delivered to meet the college's objectives, while driving student success through data-informed strategies and maintaining full compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
Responsibilities

• Execute the BSN academic strategy with a focus on driving strong student outcomes (NCLEX pass rates, persistence, graduation, and student satisfaction).

• Ensure curriculum delivery meets institutional standards and accreditation benchmarks through rigorous evaluation and continuous improvement.

• Build and lead a high-performing academic team—faculty, lab, experiential learning teams, and support—aligned to student success.

• Oversee hiring, onboarding, development, scheduling, performance and retention of faculty and associate deans with accountability for teaching excellence.

• Embed Chamberlain Care principles and Covista's culture expectations into academic operations and support services.

• Manage academic operations with national support teams and budgets, faculty workload models, and instructional resources.

• Serve as liaison to boards, communities, and internal stakeholders with professionalism and care.

• Lead program expansion and new academic initiatives with agility and vision, responding to evolving healthcare education needs.

• Actively support and own academic strategy and curriculum change from the center.

• Key behaviors tied to success in this role:

• Prioritize student success - Anticipate and respond to student needs, empower faculty to implement solutions that remove barriers to success

• Connect to the vision - Connect daily work to our vision and strategy at Chamberlain for your teams

• Strive to improve - Seek feedback, support faculty to innovate, improve operating model, and use data to continuously improve student outcomes

• Work as a Team - Coordinate and collaborate closely with ED, other DAAs, and ADAAs to support student and business outcomes

• Own Outcomes - Demonstrate ethical practice, take accountability for individual and team performance, and celebrate successes

• What success looks like in your role:

• Students achieve strong outcomes — including matched or exceeded national BSN average NCLEX pass rate as a direct accountability for the role

• Students are engaged and satisfied, as reflected in NPS feedback

• Enrollment and persistence targets are matched or exceeded

• Partnering with ADAAs to ensure high faculty and academic team engagement scores and low regrettable turnover

• Faculty are retained, continuously improve and meet their goals

• Performs other duties…