Nursing Program Director

Nursing Program Director

Southwest Virginia Community College is seeking a candidate to fill the faculty role of Nursing Program Director for the Registered Nursing Program. This position reports directly to the Dean of Health Technologies and indirectly to the Vice President of Academic and Student Services at Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC). This is a full-time ten-month teaching position. Reappointment will be based on performance evaluations and institutional needs.

The primary responsibility of a member of the teaching faculty in the Virginia Community College System shall be to provide quality instruction for the students. At Southwest, the major emphasis shall be on excellent teaching by working with students in classrooms and/or laboratories, through individual conferences, various distance education media, and related activities. Our goal is to help students develop their own interests and abilities to the fullest capacity in order to become better employees and better citizens.

Other duties shared by teaching faculty include participation in reaccreditation efforts, student advising, student activities, sponsorship of student organizations, supervision of work-study students, college service activities, professional development activities, and community service.

The Nursing Program is approved by the Virginia State Board of Nursing and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326. Website:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

Job responsibilities include:

• Providing professional leadership and supervision to nursing faculty.
• Overseeing the preparation of the Course of Study of each nursing course and ensuring that the required documentation is provided.
• Preparing budget estimates for personnel, supplies, and equipment for the program.
• Assuming responsibility for all departmental equipment and supplies, including inventory management.
• Orienting new instructors to the program, expectations, and the courses they are teaching.
• Providing leadership for implementing institutional effectiveness processes within the program including, but not limited to the following: strategic planning, program review, student outcomes assessment, core competency testing, and graduate follow-up, using a variety of measures and institutional data to improve the program and processes as determined necessary and appropriate.
• Recommending to the Dean of Health Technologies new program personnel.
• Developing a detailed schedule of nursing classes for the Dean of Health Technologies.
• Providing input to the Dean of Health Technologies as they prepare written evaluations of each member of the nursing faculty, according to the SWCC evaluation plan and making recommendations regarding promotions and multi-year appointments.
• Maintaining records of program activities and making recommendations for changes in policies and regulations.
• Assuming responsibility for seeing that an effective program of student advising and student scheduling is maintained for nursing.
• Directing selection and admission of students to the program.
• Developing and maintaining cooperative agreements with health care agencies and SWCC.
• Representing the SWCC nursing program at state and national meetings.
• Preparing reports for the Virginia Board of Nursing and specialized accreditation agencies as required.
• Presiding at departmental Community Advisory Committee meetings and preparing the agenda for each meeting.
• Assisting the faculty and Enrollment Services staff with the preadmission process.
• Directing publicity and marketing for the program, including college catalog and web-based information.

This posting is for current Southwest Virginia Community College employees only.