Nursing Program Director

ABOUT THE COLLEGE

Palo Verde College is a publicly supported 2-year college located in the beautiful southeastern California desert. Yearly enrollment is approximately 7,000 students (full and part-time).

Palo Verde Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing an educational environment which affirms and supports diversity in its faculty, staff, and administration, and promoting an environment of inclusion. At Palo Verde College, we value every team member’s contribution in achieving the mission of providing excellent educational programs and services that contribute to the success of our students and the vitality of the community we serve.

We are looking for individuals who enjoy working collaboratively in an environment of diversity, culture, thinking, and learning.

Palo Verde College is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and proudly offers many programs to serve and support our diverse student body. College faculty are expected to be willing to utilize different learning and teaching methods appropriate to the students they serve. Palo Verde College expands access to higher education and learning opportunities by providing education via in person, online, correspondence education, hybrid classes, and interactive television (ITV) modalities.

Further information on the College’s distance education programs can be found in the College Catalog. In addition, Palo Verde College is committed to serving students who have been impacted by the criminal justice system through education. Resources for teaching classes for incarcerated or formerly incarcerated students are available through the Rising Scholar Network.

Palo Verde College is located in the City of Blythe at one of the busiest entrance points to California. The college is located in a desert oasis adjacent to the beautiful Colorado River and the Palo Verde Valley. Blythe, and the fertile Palo Verde Valley, is primarily a farming and ranching area. Boating, fishing and hunting attract many tourists. The Palo Verde Valley is centrally located between Phoenix and Los Angeles, Las Vegas and the Mexican border.

The valley’s great climate, with more than 350 days of sunshine and mild winters, attracts thousands of winter visitors every year.

The Nursing Program Director is an Educational Administrator, under the direction of the Associate Dean Of Nursing & Allied Health. The Director serves as the first-line administrator and program planner for a variety of instructional and learning support services related to the College’s Nursing Education Department. Develop, plan, coordinate and direct the activities and operations of the Registered Nursing and Allied Programs;

oversee and participate in nursing curriculum development, monitoring and review assigned personnel. Responsibilities include budget development and management. The Director is responsible for advancing the College’s mission, implementing College policies, and assuring compliance with all applicable accreditation requirements, education codes, and state / Federal laws.