Associate Dean of Academic Affairs - Clinical Immersion & Experiential Learning-BSN Online

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About Chamberlain University

Chamberlain University has a 130-year history and the mission to educate, empower, and embolden diverse healthcare professionals who advance the health of people, families, communities, and nations. Our regionally accredited University is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. Our College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program at 23 locations and online post‑licensure degree programs and certificates including RN to BSN, RN to MSN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with six Specialty Tracks, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).

Our College of Health Professions offers online options with a Master of Public Health degree, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Public Health Certificate programs, and a Master of Social Work degree. Learn more about Chamberlain University, part of Covista, at . Chamberlain Care® is our guiding principle of service excellence and care across four dimensions: care for self, care for colleagues, care for patients/clients, and care for all.

By living Chamberlain Care® we create a culture where colleagues and students thrive and graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Chamberlain College of Nursing is committed to providing quality and accessible nursing education. Most nursing schools incorporate tools for building nurse‑patient relationships into their curricula, but Chamberlain has gone a step further and made care of students a part of the educational culture. Chamberlain believes that extraordinary care of nursing students is more likely to lead to extraordinary patient and family care.

If you share in this belief and model behaviors of care, respect, and professionalism—creating a culture that fosters collaboration, cooperation, and respect—the role of Associate Dean of Academic Affairs – Clinical Immersion & Experiential Learning may be right for you.

This position follows a structured schedule of Monday–Friday with one required weekend per academic session; candidates will be required to accommodate this schedule.

• Provide leadership and oversight for large‑scale clinical immersion experiences, supporting nursing students through skill‑based, high‑impact learning sessions.
• Lead and manage on‑site immersion weekends (1 weekend per session), ensuring strong execution of clinical skills validation and student engagement.
• Oversee multi‑day immersion events (3‑day format), including return demonstrations, teaching components, and applied clinical skill development.
• Support delivery of core clinical competencies including IV insertion, head‑to‑toe assessment, oxygenation, mobility, medication calculations, and NCLEX‑style readiness activities.
• Collaborate with Associate Deans and regional teams across five regions, ensuring alignment of immersion execution and student outcomes.
• Manage and scale immersion operations to support high student volume (150–900+ students per session) across multiple waves, ensuring quality and consistency.
• Partner closely with academic and simulation leadership to integrate virtual simulation (VSIM) and hands‑on immersion experiences, enhancing overall clinical readiness.
• Participate in the recruitment, selection and onboarding of qualified faculty and staff and monitor and evaluate their ongoing performance.
• Ensure learning experiences align with the BSN curriculum and collaborate with national team to support implementation.
• Collaborate with national academic committees to ensure that appropriate goals and projects are implemented.
• Create plans for student success in all learning areas, including student retention, graduation rates and NCLEX pass rates.
• Focus on student satisfaction and work collaboratively with the local and national partners to achieve superior student outcomes.
• Ensure that course resources and course assessment data are evaluated each session and provide recommendations to improve campus student success plans.
• Support faculty with timely and effective implementation of changes that address evolving needs…