CON Accelerated BSN Coordinator Role Description
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| Accelerated BSN Coordinator Role Description | Subsection: 4.4.12 | |
| Section 4.0 - Faculty Policies | Originating Date: March 2025 | |
| Responsible Reviewing Agency: Executive Council |
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General Position Description
The accelerated BSN coordinator position is primarily responsible for planning and facilitating implementation of the curriculum relative to the program objectives and outcomes. The accelerated BSN coordinator communicates with the director of the undergraduate program, the division assistant deans, students, administrators, and agency personnel as appropriate to facilitate the implementation of the accelerated BSN courses across all CON divisions. The individual leads the team that instructs in didactic and clinical settings for the accelerated BSN students.
The accelerated BSN coordinator reports to the undergraduate director and keeps the appropriate division assistant deans, and other administrators informed as needed.
General areas of responsibility include coordination of accelerated BSN curriculum to include development, implementation and instructional methods, advising, communication, evaluation and resource identification. In addition to responsibilities in the accelerated BSN curriculum, the coordinator may be asked to provide input into team members’ ongoing performance and development. This position builds on the role of the faculty team member and provides an opportunity to serve as a leader.
Evaluation
The undergraduate semester coordinator works with course coordinators to ensure that examinations are reliable and valid, and serves as a resource in planning remediation for individual students as needed. The semester coordinator reviews the student’s academic or clinical performance as requested by the course coordinator, team member and/or student. The undergraduate semester coordinator may provide academic counseling to students as requested by the course coordinator, team member and/or student. After collaborating with the course coordinator, the semester coordinator may refer students to other available and appropriate resources for counseling. The undergraduate semester coordinator works in collaboration with the assistant dean, student services coordinator and the undergraduate program director. They are available to meet with students who have overall semester curricular concerns, and refers them to appropriate administrators as necessary. In collaboration with the course coordinator, the undergraduate semester coordinator ensures that agency clinical evaluations are completed and submitted to the staff assistant of the undergraduate program director or designated staff member within two weeks after the end of the term.
Resources
The undergraduate semester coordinator works with course coordinators to identify necessary faculty and material resources needed to effectively implement the curriculum, and notifies appropriate administrators.