Position DetailsPosition Information
Position Title Department Head- Nursing
Job Summary Appointed/Reappointed every two years. Duties and responsibilities, as delegated by the Dean, include curriculum implementation, teaching effectiveness, and program evaluation.
Essential Job Duties - Interprets the total functioning of the nursing program to faculty, campus and to clinical agencies.
- Provides leadership and directions for the implementation of the nursing curriculum.
- Serve as chair of the Curriculum, Program Development and Evaluation Committee.
- Plans, with the Dean/Director for faculty/staff development programs to meet the needs for professional growth and development.
- Works with the Dean to develop strategic budget for Nursing.
- Conduct orientation for new faculty members and ensure each is fully established in the use of University academic and administrative IT Systems as appropriate.
- Coordinates the annual review of all aspects of the Nursing programs.
- Recognizes and informs the Dean/Director of existing or potential problems relating to the operation of the nursing program.
- Initiates faculty performance evaluation (classroom/clinical, scholarly activities, development end submit to Office of Dean/Director.
- Maintains a file on program evaluation, i.e., peer/faculty evaluation, licensure exam results, employee/employer studies, and alumni responses.
- Arranges for an annual meeting with agency representatives from the clinical facilities used by nursing faculty.
- Monitors expiration dates on clinical contracts for nursing and initiate the renewal process as necessary.
- Develops, in collaboration with faculty, the clinical needs for each academic year and represent the department at clinical agency meetings.
- Provides oversight to the programmatic operations of the Academic Support Services.
- Teaches a minimum of three (3) semester hours per semester in the curriculum.
- Maintains a close working relationship with the Academic Support Services in the recruitment, admission, progression and retention of students.
- Provide oversight for effective use of the computerized simulation nursing skills labs.
- Collaborate with Coordinator of Academic Support Services in assessing academic needs of students and in developing learning enrichment activities.
- Provides oversight to the assessment, planning, and implementation of review program in preparation for NCLEX success.
- Monitors course faculty-team meetings, planning, and course implementation to ensure effective teaching and learning approaches to meet the academic needs of students and to achieve desired program outcomes.
- Assumes primary leadership in formulating reports to accrediting/approval agencies, institutional effectiveness, and submit to the office of the Associate Dean.
- Conduct a minimum of two (2) course faculty team meetings per semester to establish organization of class/clinical learning activities, evaluation, and utilization of evaluation data to improve course, learning outcomes and retention.
- Collaborate with nursing faculty to establish strategic plan for the retention of students in the professional phase.
- Establishes a system for evaluation of faculty to include peer evaluation and collaborates with associate dean to facilitate annual faculty evaluation.
- Work with faculty to establish a strategic plan for the retention students in the profession phase.
- Covers the Office of the Department of Nursing during the absence of the Dean/Director.
- Serves as a member of the Dean's Advisory Council.
- Performs other duties as required
Preferred Qualifications - Doctoral Degree in Nursing or related field and a Master of Science degree in a clinical nursing specialty required.
- A minimum of five years of teaching experience.
- At least two years in leadership/administration in nursing education or clinical practice.
Physical DemandsFLSA Exempt
Status Full-Time
Skills and AttributesPosting Detail Information
Posting Number f1059
Will this position required travel? Possibly
Will this position required night, weekend, and after hour work? Yes
Will this positon be supported using grants or contract funding? no
Number of Vacancies 1
Desired Start DatePosition End Date (if temporary)Open Date 07/09/2026
Close Date 10/10/2026
Open Until Filled No
Special Instructions Summary Each applicant, including all current employees, must complete and submit the following documents:
- Tuskegee University employment application
- Cover Letter
- Resume/CV
- Recommendation letters
- Copies of unofficial transcripts.
- Please note that official transcripts(s) will be required upon hire
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