Herzing University

Program Chair - Nursing

Herzing University$106K — $143K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's of Science in Nursing required; Doctorate of Nursing Practice preferred.
  • Active registered nurse license for Alabama.
  • Minimum three years experience as a registered nurse.
  • At least two years experience as a faculty member in a nursing education program.
  • Experience with practical nursing education preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Hire, train, and evaluate faculty and staff.
  • Oversee program management and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Collect, analyze, and report on program data.
  • Supervise faculty, adjunct faculty, and support staff.
  • Engage students through effective teaching and learning methods.

Benefits

  • Tuition waiver and reimbursement program.
  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Paid time off policy.
  • Retirement savings plan with company match.
Full Job Description
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Reporting to the Director of Campus Operations, you'll have the opportunity to mentor and inspire experienced educators while overseeing a solid nursing program that successfully prepares our students for robust careers.

This role will be onsite at the Birmingham, AL campus.

Requirements

  • Master's of Science in Nursing required; Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree preferred.
  • Active, unencumbered registered nurse license for the state of Alabama.
  • At least three years experience as a registered nurse.
  • At least two years experience as a faculty member in a registered nursing education program.
  • Experience with a practical nursing education program preferred.


Compensation is determined based on the qualifications, experience, and circumstances of each hire. It is uncommon for new employees to start near the top of the salary range. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including a tuition waiver and reimbursement program, health insurance, paid time off, and a retirement savings plan with company match. The salary range for this position is $106,121 to $143,575.

Summary of Primary Responsibilities

As a member of the academic leadership team, your responsibilities include hiring, training, developing and evaluating staff and faculty, and supervision of both faculty and staff, but extends to programmatic management as well. This may include data collection, analysis and reporting, and continuous improvement. Experience with programmatic accreditation is desired.

You will primarily be responsible for supervising Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, and support staff who have stepped up to the challenge of helping our students bridge the gap between the theory and practice in the nursing field. Our professional faculty engage tomorrow's nurses with intimate class sizes, up-to-date labs and simulation environments, and real-life clinical rotations (off site).

The position's duties and responsibilities for this role include:

  1. Teaching and learning
  2. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  3. Academic and Institutional Service


Within these duties and responsibilities, the following competencies are included.

  • Subject Matter Expertise
  • Effective Communication
  • Pedagogical Mastery
  • Operational Excellence
  • Appreciation and Promotion of Diversity
  • Assessment of Student Learning
  • Utilization of Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning
  • Continuous Improvement


These competencies, as identified by the University's academic community, encompass the knowledge, skills, and behaviors essential to a faculty member's success in the classroom and provide the basis for the faculty hiring, evaluation and development process.

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Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
  • Ability to move about readily and rapidly, if necessary, around campus, classrooms, clinical settings, etc., to access classrooms, desks, students, office machinery, clinics, patients, etc.
  • Constantly communicates using the spoken word with students, staff and colleagues.
  • Visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess.
  • Operate equipment specific to programmatic track, personal computer, audio-visual equipment, clinical equipment, etc.
  • Travel to off-site meetings or conferences or to observe students during clinical education at off-site clinical settings.
  • In addition to the above requirements, for programs that include a clinical component, all faculty must be able to:
    • Stand and/or walk for extended periods of time.
    • Ability to reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
    • Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects.
    • Ability to see and hear within normal parameters.
    • Lift up to 25 pounds.

About Herzing University

Herzing University is a private, non-profit university with its headquarters in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1965 by Henry and Suzanne Herzing as a computer programming school. Today, the university offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in various fields, including nursing, healthcare, technology, business, and public safety. Herzing University has multiple campuses across the United States and also offers online programs.
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