Associate Dean Nursing & EMT

Basic Function

This Academic Administrator under the specific supervision of the assigned supervisor and general supervision of the Vice President of Academic Affairs has direct responsibility for the administrative decision‑making processes directly relating to the assigned educational programs including but not limited to programs in Nursing, Emergency Medical Services, and Certified Nursing Assistant. The administrator effectively serves as both the Director of Nursing and the Director of EMS.

This position will build and maintain collaborative relationships with community partners, specifically hospitals and other healthcare organizations; prepare required reports and monitor the departments’ budgets, including facilitating grant applications and management.

• Provides district‑wide leadership to the following Health Services Programs:
  Associate Degree in Nursing, LVN to RN Career Ladder, Certified Nursing Assistant, and any other nursing offerings that might be established.
• Provides district‑wide leadership to the Emergency Medical Services program and serve as Director of EMS per Title 22. Oversee development of other potential programs such as Paramedic.
• Carries out functions of Nursing Director as regulated by the Board of Registered Nursing and Board of Vocational Nursing to ensure program compliance.
• Facilitates, in collaboration with faculty, the development/updating and implementation of the Nursing and EMS curriculum, department and program policies and procedures in accordance with accreditation requirements and college policies and procedures.
• Provides required reports for program and college accreditation.
• Maintains records including student attrition, clinical site approvals, faculty approvals, meeting minutes, prepares and submits required reports and statistics to state and/or federal agencies.
• Prepares, updates, and submits reports that reflect planning for sufficient faculty, staff, and equipment to maintain, change or expand programs according to district needs.
• Participates in ongoing, systematic program evaluation by students, faculty and health care providers as required by nursing board and other accrediting agencies. Works with faculty to implement changes when indicated.
• Supervises the department budget including planning for purchases to meet faculty and student needs, maintains current media and computer software and updates library reserve and supplemental resource books for student and faculty use.
• Initiates, updates, and maintains current contractual agreements with district agencies to provide adequate clinical practicum sites for all programs.
• Promotes nursing education to the general public through community contacts, mass media contacts and participates in related community activities, as well as orientation for students new to the nursing education programs.
• Oversees collection and maintenance of mandated student records including physical forms, immunizations, yearly TB testing, CPR certifications and drug screening to meet requirements of State Board of Registered Nursing and Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA).
• Schedules all required student training.
• Initiates catalog changes as needed to keep program and application information current. Assists with website updates and program brochures to ensure that prospective students have access to current information.
• Schedules courses; monitors use of available classrooms and clinical sites to meet the needs of students at each level and in each program; oversees the ordering of textbooks for all nursing courses; works with faculty to assign students to clinical groups.
• Works collaboratively with relevant department chairs to schedule department meetings and maintain meeting minutes in accordance with regulatory agency requirements. Calls and holds regularly scheduled advisory board meetings.
• Participates in counseling of students with performance/academic issues/complaints related to programs including advising students of complaint process when appropriate.
• Maintains and monitors all program applicants (ex. RN, RN step‑up program) for new, returning, and international students.
• Attends appropriate…