Chair, Nursing

* Provide leadership to both full-time and adjunct faculty for developing, reviewing, and evaluating program mission and vision, goals and objectives, and curricula for all program(s) and certificates(s).
* Collaborate with faculty to keep the curriculum current by assessing professional expectations, meeting approval/accrediting body standards, and consulting with advisory committees. Ensure the implementation of interprofessional education content and activities.
* Complete the process for submission of course and program changes to the Curriculum Committee and the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
* Ensure compliance with TAG, CTAG, and OTM requirements of all courses housed within the program(s) or certificate(s).
* Provide leadership and collaborate with the faculty in the assessment of student learning including determining student learning outcomes, choosing appropriate measures, setting benchmarks, and collecting of assessment data.
* Attend end-of-semester round tables or course meetings to ensure analysis of assessment data, development of action plans, the analysis of previously implemented action plans, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the assessment plan.
* Submit an Assessment of Student Learning Report which meets approval/accrediting body and college standards.
* Maintain a historical and current file of curricular and program documents as required by the college and accrediting and/or approval agencies. Submit a properly labeled syllabus for each course section listed on the master schedule to The Records Office for records retention.
* Provide leadership in textbook selection for courses in the program(s) and certificate(s) and ensure all course materials are made available to students by the first day of class.
* Recommend library purchases supportive of program curricula.
* Advise Registrar on program specific course transfer from other institutions.
* Support and supervise faculty within the program(s) and certificate(s). Collaborate with faculty to develop short and long-term plans and goals for continuous quality improvement.
* Collaborate with full time and adjunct faculty to complete performance appraisals. Deliver timely and honest feedback in a constructive and non-threatening way. Conduct regular coaching sessions focusing on successes and areas where there is need for improvement.
* Collaborate with, and seek input from, faculty to meet the needs of the students, program(s), certificate(s), school, college, and community.
* Perform necessary functions related to hiring full time faculty and recommend to the assistant dean the top candidates for consideration.
* Recruit new adjunct faculty. Maintain, and review annually, a qualified and sufficient adjunct pool.
* Work with Human Resources in arranging for employee orientation of new hires.
* Provide oversight and approval for faculty compensation for each teaching assignment. Coordinate with other academic administrators for those full time and adjunct instructors that teach across various disciplines.
* Arrange for substitute instructors and prepare necessary documents related to compensation for substitute teaching.
* Ensure that faculty are managing general contractual responsibilities such as posting schedules, submitting syllabi, reporting attendance, reporting grades, etc. by designated deadlines.
* Communicate opportunities for leadership to faculty to enhance their development and service to the college.
* Serve as the administrative leader (academic chair) of the program(s) and certificate(s) within the specific health discipline.
* Meet regularly with the school administrative team and participate in continuous quality improvement activities always bringing a point of view and general opinion to each task.
* Consistently set and meet challenging goals. Structure the workflow to ensure efficient, cost effective operations. Stay up to date with trends and developments relevant to higher education, the chair’s health discipline, and Interprofessional Education.
* Cooperate with the Records Office to develop and manage the semester schedule of classes for program(s) and certificate(s) consistent with enrollment…