Associate Dean, Entry to Practice (Undergraduate) Division

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Recruitment/Posting Title	Associate Dean, Entry to Practice (Undergraduate) Division
Department	SN-Entry-Baccalaureate Nursing Pr.
Salary	Commensurate With Experience
Posting Summary	The Associate Dean, Division of Entry Into Practice (BSN programs) provides the academic and administrative leadership for the undergraduate academic programs. This position reports to the school’s Executive Vice Dean of Academics and is directly responsible for the control, planning, development, and implementation of division programs. Primary responsibilities include curricular and faculty excellence, faculty recruitment and retention, resource allocation, and student outcomes. The Entry Into Practice Division offers a Traditional BSN, Second Degree, and RN-to-BSN pathway options. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  Academic Leadership: In collaboration with School of Nursing administration, faculty, and staff, the Associate Dean, Division of Entry Into Practice (undergraduate): 1. Prepares reports and organizes visits for accrediting and regulatory agencies for the Entry Into Practice Division. 2. Ensures that clear goals and objectives are consistent with those of the School of Nursing and the appropriate faculty are maintained for all programs. 3. Evaluates student, course, and program outcomes and uses data for curricula and faculty development. 4. Facilitates development of comprehensive and coherent program curricula in compliance with all national standards. 5. Prepares/Oversees student schedules and establishes course and faculty assignments. 6. Evaluates the performance of Entry to Baccalaureate Division faculty and staff, and makes recommendations for appointment, reappointment, promotion, merit increases, tenure, and dismissals. 7. Fulfills the role of a faculty member in teaching, scholarship, and service. 8. Provides recommendations on grade grievances and appeals. 9. Maintains professional demeanor and communications. Recruitment and Retention: 1. Participates in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of admission, progression and retention criteria for students in the Entry Into Practice Division and monitors same. 2. Interfaces with key personnel and organizations in advancing the Entry Into Practice Division. 3. Represents the programs to the public and communicates newsworthy faculty and/ Divisional activities to the Director of Marketing and Communication. 4. Works with Program Directors to identify recruitment strategies for programs. 5. Monitors retention and factors associated with changes in retention levels. 6. Oversees coordination and recruitment of new faculty to the division. 7. Oversees recruitment, retention, and quality control of preceptors part-time lecturers and per diem faculty. Administrative Leadership: 1. Monitors certification pass rates for all programs and works with Program Directors to develop remediation plans as needed. 2. Collaborates with Executive Leadership to manages financial and human resources for the Entry to Baccalaureate Division. 3. Collaborates with the Chief Financial Officer to prepare annual budget requests for the Entry Into Practice Division programs and operates within the approved budget. 4. Submits reports as required and as requested. 5. Works with faculty, School of Nursing Administration and staff to implement strategic plans and assure ongoing quality improvement and integrity of the Entry Into Practice Division. 6. Facilitates faculty and student communication and participation regarding School of Nursing activities. 7. Chairs Entry Into Practice Division meetings. 8. Serves as ex-officio member on the Entry Into Practice Division, Faculty Practice Committee, and Standing Committees. 9. Participates in meetings of the Dean’s Leadership Council 10. Adheres to the policies and procedures of the School of Nursing, University, academic partners, and clinical institutions as appropriate. 11. Understands and adheres to Rutgers University compliance standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy. 12. Assumes other responsibilities or duties as assigned.
Position Status	Full Time
Posting Number	24FA0295
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Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Terminal doctoral degree (DNP or PhD preferred) Minimum 3 years teaching experience in nursing. Active professional nursing experience and licensure in New Jersey Baccalaureate experience (preferred) Leadership/Administrative experience
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Overview	RBHS Overview: New Jersey’s premier academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our elite and renowned faculty are teachers, health researchers and providers, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education and training in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. An important mission of RBHS is to promote the careers of faculty, staff, and learners. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives. School Overview: The School of Nursing is one of eight schools that make up the Rutgers University, Rutgers Health. . As part of the Rutgers Health division, the School of Nursing offers unique opportunities in education, research, and practice at a leading national research university which is the state’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Innovative academic offerings include bachelor’s (BSN), master’s, post-master’s, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) , and PhD programs that are preparing nurse leaders of today and tomorrow at campus locations in Newark, New Brunswick, and Blackwood, NJ. Our BSN, master’s and DNP programs are ranked by US News and World Report as being among the highly rated programs in the nation. As one of the nation’s largest, most comprehensive nursing schools, the Rutgers School of Nursing is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, evidence-based research and health care delivery, and promotion of community health. The school is dedicated to meeting the educational needs of current and future students through innovative teaching and learning strategies in the undergraduate and graduate programs. Moreover, the school has distance education offerings that include online hybrid options. Students have the opportunity to enroll in a variety of baccalaureate and graduate programs. Rutgers University School of Nursing is ranked among the nation’s top 15 in 2022-2024 US News and World Report, as No. 14 in Best Nursing Schools: Master’s and No. 6 in Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of Nursing Practice . Rutgers School of Nursing is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive community and seeks faculty and staff who embrace this commitment. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. ** To address the current and projected critical shortage of nurse faculty in the State of New Jersey by providing an incentive for persons to enter graduate nursing education programs by offering student loan redemption in exchange for full-time faculty employment at a school of nursing in the State of New Jersey for a five-year period following completion of the approved graduate degree program. https://he7606.hesaa.org/Pages/NursingFacultyLoanRedemptionProgram.aspx
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Posting Details

Special Instructions to Applicants	Please list your funded grant history on the addendum, including past and current grants. For each grant award please list: 1. Title of project 2. Funding agency 3. Your role on the grant (PI, Co-PI, MPI, Director) 4. Award start date 5. Award end date 6. Total amount of the award (funding) 7. Percentage of effort For more information go to https://facultyaffairs.rbhs.rutgers.edu/
Quick Link to Posting	https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/223927
Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
City	Newark, New Brunswick, Blackwood
State	NJ
Location Details	This position overseas Newark, New Brunswick and Blackwood

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Immunization Requirements

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Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement