Nursing Admissions Specialist

Title: Nursing Admissions Specialist

Agency: New River Community College

Location: Pulaski - 155

FLSA: Nonexempt

Hiring Range: $35,000-$40,000

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Additional Detail

New River Community College is a two-year state institution of higher education operating under a statewide system of 23 community colleges. The college is located on a one-hundred plus acre site at the intersection of U.S. Routes 11 and 100 in Dublin, Virginia. The campus provides modern, well-equipped facilities for the career technical education programs as well as for the college transfer programs.

Approximately 4,000 students comprise the student body.

The people employed by New River Community College promote the philosophy that all individuals should have an opportunity to develop and extend their skills and knowledge to increase awareness of their roles and duties as citizens. The college serves the educational needs of the public and assumes a duty to help provide the requirements for trained workers in the region through a combined effort with local industry, business, professions, and government.

The college promotes equal opportunity for prospective students and employees.

• Assist students with the application process for the nursing programs and provide administrative support for nursing faculty during the applicant selection process.
• Coordinate all activities involved with supporting the instructor-initiated withdrawal policy.
• Serve as admissions liaison with college divisions regarding high school dual enrollment.
• Manage the required records reporting process to outside agencies.
• Provide customer/technical support by assisting students with the People Soft Student Information System (SIS) and the admissions application.
• Update information for the admissions and records website, review admissions applications daily, send acceptance letters, welcome packets, and complete student deferment forms.
• Ensure FERPA compliance.
• Review and verify residency documentation for in-state tuition eligibility.
• Process student program changes, updates to student records, course registrations, withdrawals, and enrollment verification requests.
• Provide excellent customer service and assist with other administrative tasks as assigned by supervisor.

• Excellent human relations skills for dealing with the public and with community college students, faculty and administrators.
• Good communication skills (oral and written).
• Fairness and flexibility in understanding and working with a wide variety of students.
• Good organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Superior problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent keyboarding and computer skills including demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Demonstrated knowledge of general office practices.
• Ability to work with and maintain confidential information.
• Ability to work in fast-paced team-oriented environment while maintaining attention to detail.

• Work experience in a team-oriented postsecondary educational environment.
• Knowledge of policies and procedures relating to college admissions and records.
• Experience with People Soft Student Information System (SIS) or other comparable system.
• Knowledge of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Familiarity with the process of reviewing Virginia domicile applications and supporting documentation.