Administrator: Nursing Program Director

Lakeland Community College is seeking a full-time, 12-month nursing program administrator. Working under the direction of the Dean for Health Professions, the Nursing Program Director is primarily responsible for the continual development and administration of the associate nursing program and RN‑BSN program, ensuring the mission and outcomes of the nursing education department are congruent with those of the governing organizations and providing input to and administering the program budget with faculty input.

• Completion of an approved registered nursing education program.
• A master’s degree with a major in nursing; an earned doctorate is preferred.
• Experience of at least five (5) years in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse, with two of those years as a faculty member in a registered nursing education program.
• Current, valid licensure as a registered nurse in the state of Ohio.
• Teaching experience at a community college is preferred.

• Develops and implements a plan for the evaluation and improvement of curriculum based on student learning outcomes, input from faculty, administrators, clinical sites, students, and advisory committees, and changes in national and state-wide legislation and standards for quality nursing care.
• Provides ongoing supervision and evaluation of nursing faculty.
• Consults with faculty regarding planning, evaluating, or revising courses and clinical experiences.
• Participates in college processes for assessing, interviewing, and recommending finalists for full-time faculty positions and collaborates with the Dean to complete faculty orientation.
• Assists the Dean in classroom observations of probationary faculty and provides input for faculty evaluation.
• Works with relevant college departments, personnel, and processes to hire, orient, mentor and determine re‑hire eligibility of part‑time faculty.
• Promotes professional development of all full‑time and part‑time nursing faculty.
• Develops and recommends criteria and procedures for admission, promotion, and graduation of students in collaboration with faculty, the Dean, and related college departments.
• Oversees the program budget, recommending purchase of instructional materials, equipment, and supplies.
• Develops and maintains cooperative relationships with college administration and its corresponding units, faculty, students, the board, and external communities of interest, including clinical agencies.
• Ensures regular faculty meetings for development, revision, and implementation of the systematic plan of evaluation, with development of action plans as needed.
• Facilitates processes required for maintenance of accreditation and Ohio Board of Nursing approval.
• Develops, plans, and assists with orientation and registration of new and returning students.
• Ensures clinical onboarding requirements are completed on a timely basis for both internal and external constituents (external hospitals and agencies) working in conjunction with faculty, clinical coordinator, and the department secretary.
• Monitors student progress, determining eligibility for progression and graduation; advises students when performance and/or progress is unsatisfactory and assists in developing a plan for improvement in collaboration with faculty.
• Meets with prospective graduates to review necessary procedures for licensing.
• Certifies each student’s degree completion to the Board of Nursing.
• Ensures end‑of‑program, graduate, and employer surveys are conducted and analyzed, with improvement plans developed as needed.
• Represents the nursing program with relevant professional and regional organizations, including Ohio League for Nursing and Ohio Council for Associate Degree Nursing Education.
• Assembles data and prepares reports and documents for regional, state, and national accrediting and approval bodies.
• Participates and monitors activities related to grants specific to the nursing program or the college as needed.

• This is a full‑time, 12‑month, continuing, exempt position. The annual salary is within the pay grade 7 range of the administrative and supervisory/professional salary schedule with an anticipated…