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===General Position Description=== | ===General Position Description=== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">The Director of Professional Graduate Programs serves as the academic administrative officer responsible for overseeing all graduate-level nursing programs, including MSN, PGC, and DNP pathways. This individual ensures that the programs align with the standards and policies of the College, the University, the State Board of Nursing, and accrediting bodies, maintaining excellence in nursing education at the graduate level. The | <p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">The Director of Professional Graduate Programs serves as the academic administrative officer responsible for overseeing all graduate-level nursing programs, including MSN, PGC, and DNP pathways. This individual ensures that the programs align with the standards and policies of the College, the University, the State Board of Nursing, and accrediting bodies, maintaining excellence in nursing education at the graduate level. The director facilitates curriculum planning, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement to uphold the highest standards in advanced clinical and leadership education. </p> | ||
===Organizational Relationships=== | ===Organizational Relationships=== | ||
<p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">The Director of Professional Graduate Programs reports to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and collaborates with division assistant deans, program directors, specialty coordinators, and faculty to enhance program effectiveness. This role involves collaborating with Directors of Student Services, Evaluation, and Learning Resource Centers to support recruitment, admissions, scholarships, program evaluation, and technological advancements. The | <p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">The Director of Professional Graduate Programs reports to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and collaborates with division assistant deans, program directors, specialty coordinators, and faculty to enhance program effectiveness. This role involves collaborating with Directors of Student Services, Evaluation, and Learning Resource Centers to support recruitment, admissions, scholarships, program evaluation, and technological advancements. The director is an ex-officio member on the Professional Graduate Nursing Affairs Committee.</p> | ||
===Workload Allocation: 0.5 FTE=== | |||
===Key Responsibilities=== | |||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Lead strategic planning for professional graduate nursing education, in collaboration with faculty and administrators.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Develop and articulate a vision for professional graduate education aligned with state and national needs and trends.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Coordinate systems for managing course offerings, clinical teaching sites, and student advising across professional graduate programs.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Participate in curriculum development, programmatic changes, and proposal reviews to ensure continuous improvement.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Oversee student recruitment, admissions, advising, and financial aid processes in collaboration with student services.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Collect and analyze data to evaluate program quality, ensuring compliance with academic and accreditation standards.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Monitor student progression from application to graduation, addressing challenges and implementing support structures.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Collaborate with Clinical Placement Coordinator regarding clinical placements, preceptor orientations, and agency contract processes.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Collaborate with division assistant deans regarding teaching assignments for graduate-level courses.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Serves as the CON Professional Graduate Conduct Officer.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Recommends faculty to teach within the Professional Graduate Program. </li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Engage in scholarship and promote research initiatives within the College.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Develop and implement leadership development programs for specialty coordinators and faculty. </li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Oversee budgetary aspects related to graduate programs, as delegated by the Associate Dean for Academic Programs. </li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Review Professional Graduate courses in TAMs twice per year with the TAMs Faculty Administrator. Review, verify, and complete program verification forms required by all 50 states and U.S. territories' Boards of Nursing to facilitate the APRN licensure process for graduating students, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely submission. </li> | |||
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===Appointment Requirements=== | |||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Earned doctorate (PhD or DNP) in nursing or a related field.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Nationally certified as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with 5 years of practice experience. </li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Current RN license to practice in Nebraska. </li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Significant experience in graduate-level teaching, curriculum development, and academic leadership. </li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Evidence of academic scholarship and contributions to nursing education at regional and/or national levels. </li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Eligibility for appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor (preferred).</li> | |||
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===Other Skills and Abilities=== | |||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Well organized and efficient in time management. </li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Ability to motivate and build consensus among faculty. </li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and external constituents.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Demonstrate excellent oral/written communication, and interpersonal skills.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Must be self-directed, exercise strong independent judgement, and function with minimal supervision.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Foster a culture of quality, trust, and accountability.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Demonstrate leadership, strategic planning, and conflict management skills. </li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Ability to work independently as well as effectively in teams.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Autonomous in initiating desired work product.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Ability to articulate ideas and communicate with a variety of community members and project members.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Ability to develop and monitor widely varying details of technology related programs.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Must maintain and respect confidentiality of information.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Interpersonal skills that support an environment of respect, transparency, inclusion, and sense of belonging.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Working knowledge of applicable university policies and procedures and CON policies and procedures in academic programs.</li> | |||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:3em;">Proficient in Microsoft Office, data visualization tools, and learning management systems.</li> | |||
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