Evaluate clinical sites to ensure they are aligned to provide a positive educational experience for nursing students.Evaluate part time faculty per faculty agreement/college policy.Organize and monitor clinical experiences to ensure appropriateness and relevance to teaching and learning standards.Assist Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences, Directors, and other team members with exploring and recommending additional clinical sites to maintain or expand clinical experiences, appropriate to student learning.Explore various scheduling options for each clinical course.Assist Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences and Directors in maintaining compliance with clinical agency policy, procedures, and contracts.Visit and communicate with contracted clinical sites on a regular basis to develop and maintain a productive learning environment.Assist Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences and Directors to ensure consistency of clinical group experiences.Work with the Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences, Directors, and other staff to plan clinical placements of students each semester and to develop and coordinate clinical rotation grids.Develop and maintain a log of part time clinical faculty experiences to include past and present assignments, areas of clinical specialties, preferences, educational degree, etc. to facilitate assignment planning.Ensure consistency of clinical experiences with course objectives e.g. clinical site selection, clinical hours, and student clinical evaluations.Assist faculty with student clinical problems, including student evaluations and disciplinary actions.Evaluate and lead the mentoring and orientation programs for full and part time faculty and new staff within the nursing department.With Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences and Directors, mentor faculty on day to day College policy and procedures.Monitor the initial and ongoing orientation of part time faculty to clinical sites.In conjunction with the Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences, Directors, and faculty recommend appropriate clinical faculty substitution for coverage of the clinical unit as needed.Assist Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences and Directors with decision making regarding delays and cancellations for clinical experiences.Assist with prospective on the spot student tours and inquiries from Admissions.Conduct departmental tours for prospective students and families in coordination with the Dean of the School of Nursing & Health Science, other health science directors, and admissions.Assist with marketing, recruitment, selection, and orientation of students into programs within the Division of Nursing.Participate in Penn College events e.g. Open House, nursing pinning ceremony, commencement, etc.Assist Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences and Directors with on campus new student orientation sessions as needed.Provide advising responsibilities for both scheduled advisement sessions and individual advising.Attend continuing education programs for self improvement, program development, and to keep current on other nursing related and accreditation issues.Assist with the process of preparation of the master schedule, including input related to classroom, campus lab, and clinical sites for review by the Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences.Participate in teaching team, faculty organization, nursing program committees, accreditation committees, affiliating schools, and nursing advisory meetings.Assist Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences, Directors, and faculty with the development and revision of the nursing student handbook.Assist in strategies to promote the recruitment, advising, and retention of students.Assist with planning of student observation assignments, preceptorships, and practicum experiences.Assist with the evaluation and analysis of data from student and graduate surveys for the purpose of outcomes assessments and program improvements.Supervise the Student Laboratory Assistant for Nursing
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIESAssist simulation lab coordinators with the streamlining of clinical and lab processes for consistency and ease of use by faculty and students. e.g. skill check offs, skill remediation process, etc.Assist Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences and Directors with grant proposals and follow up activities.Assist Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences and Directors with upgrades/updates of program space and equipment.Serve on College and school committees as requested.Make recommendations to the Assistant Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences and Directors for faculty professional development.Represent the Penn College Division of Nursing through participation in the activities of professional and civic organizations and foster relationships that open doors for internships and employment for students.