Position DetailsPosition Information
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Position Title Assistant Dean, Nursing
Full Time or Part Time Full Time
Months Worked Per Year 12
Hours Worked Per Week 40
Work Schedule Monday - Friday 8:00-5:00
Remote Work Availability No
Job Description Summary Are you a nursing professional with a passion for leadership, education, and developing the next generation of nurses? Lincoln Land Community College is seeking an Assistant Dean of Nursing to provide leadership and direction for its Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and Practical Nursing (LPN) programs.
In this role, you will help guide program operations, support faculty and student success, maintain accreditation and regulatory standards, and foster strong relationships with clinical partners and college leadership. This is an opportunity to combine your nursing expertise and leadership skills to make a meaningful impact on nursing education and the future healthcare workforce.
Required Qualifications - Master's Degree in Nursing
- Current unencumbered Illinois Registered Nursing license
- At least two years of clinical nursing practice experience
- At least two years of nursing education experience
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.
Preferred Qualifications - Doctorate in Nursing
- Community college nursing education experience
- Two years of experience involving academic leadership, coordination, supervision, or program administration
- Demonstrated experience with ACEN accreditation, regulatory compliance, clinical coordination, and budget administration
- Experience working in collective bargaining environments
- Experience with student success initiatives
- Data-informed decision making
Physical RequirementsPosition Salary & Benefits Starting salary is likely to be between $83,082 and $114,058 per year with an excellent benefits package. The person hired into this position will be placed within this range based on education, training, experience, and skills as it compares to existing LLCC staff in similarly situated positions.
As an Administrator staff member, you can look forward to:
- 23 paid holidays each year, including two weeks at the end of the calendar year and one week in March for mid-semester break
- 12 weeks of Fridays off during the summer
- 5 personal days, 12 sick days, and 20 vacation days to start
- Tuition waivers for credited courses for staff, spouses, and qualified dependent children
- Free access to the on-campus fitness center
- Access to AllOne Health, a free and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
You can view all benefits on our
website.
Requisition Detail Information
Open Date 11/06/2026
Last Day to ApplyOpen Until Filled Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants This position will be open until filled; however, applications must be received on or before November 22, 2026, to be considered during the initial review window. In-person interviews for this position are anticipated to begin December 7, 2026 with an anticipated start date of January 4, 2027.
Transcripts are required for this position and should be uploaded to your application along with a cover letter and resume. Photocopies of transcripts are acceptable to be uploaded. Please redact (black out) any personal information such as age, gender and Social Security Number from your transcripts or other documents you intend to share with us before you upload them to your application.
If you do not have transcripts to upload at the time of submission, please mail them to the address below and instead upload a Word document as your transcripts that indicates you will have transcripts sent directly to us. Please contact the Human Resources office at 217-786-2752 if you have any questions.
Lincoln Land Community College
ATTN: Human Resources
P.O. Box 19256
Springfield, IL 62794
Job Duties
Description of Job Duty Direct and Manage ADN and LPN Program Operations: Provide operational leadership for all ADN and LPN program activities.
Essential Duty? Yes
Description of Job Duty Lead Accreditation, Regulatory Compliance, and Reporting: Coordinate all ACEN accreditation activities and maintain compliance with IDFPR, and other accreditation or state agency requirements.
Essential Duty? Yes
Description of Job Duty Clinical Partnerships and Placement Administration: Establish, maintain, and evaluate clinical partnerships and coordinate clinical placement processes.
Essential Duty? Yes
Description of Job Duty Program Assessment and Outcomes Management: Lead collection, analysis, reporting, and use of program outcome data.
Essential Duty? Yes
Description of Job Duty Student Progression and Academic Standards: Oversee progression policies, student interventions, progression appeals, and remediation processes.
Essential Duty? Yes
Description of Job Duty Faculty Assignment, Scheduling, and Resource Coordination: Develop nursing schedules and coordinate faculty teaching assignments in accordance with contractual obligations, program needs, accreditation requirements, and equitable workload principles. Ensures instructional assignments, overload opportunities, clinical supervision responsibilities, and teaching schedules are developed using objective, transparent, and program-centered criteria that support operational effectiveness, compliance, faculty development, and equitable workload distribution.
Essential Duty? Yes
Description of Job Duty Supervise Nursing Support Staff: Directly supervise the Nursing Program Assistant, Nursing Retention Specialist, Nursing Laboratory Assistants.
Essential Duty? Yes
Description of Job Duty Adjunct Faculty Leadership and Supervision: Directly supervise adjunct faculty for the ADN and LPN programs.
Essential Duty? Yes
Description of Job Duty Budget Development and Resource Planning: Assist the Dean in development and monitoring of nursing budgets, including grants.
Essential Duty? Yes
Description of Job Duty Strategic Planning and Program Development: Support long-term planning and implementation of nursing initiatives.
Essential Duty? Yes
Description of Job Duty Professional Development and College Service: Participate in committees, professional organizations, and continuing education.
Essential Duty? Yes
Description of Job Duty Assist with the college planning and assessment program by developing annual work unit objectives that impact long-range priority goals.
Essential Duty? No
Description of Job Duty Perform other duties as assigned.
Essential Duty? No
