DescriptionUniversityof Colorado Denver l Anschutz Medical Campus

Collegeof Nursing, Office of Clinical and Community Affairs

JobTitle: Associate Dean for Clinical and Community Affairs/Administrative FacultyAppointment

 

The University of ColoradoDenver l Anschutz Medical Campus seeks individuals with demonstrated commitmentto creating an inclusive learning and working environment.  We value the ability to engage effectivelywith students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.

 The CU College of Nursing is seeking an exceptional faculty leader toserve as the Associate Dean for Clinical and Community Affairs. The idealcandidate would be qualified to hold a faculty appointment at the rank ofAssociate Professor or higher with 0.50 FTE dedicated to the Associate Dean forClinical and Community Affairs administrative faculty appointment.

 TheUniversity of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is a public researchuniversity serving more than 18,000 students. We award nearly 4,000 degreeseach year, including more graduate and professional degrees than any otherColorado institution. With our solid academic reputation, award-winning facultyand renowned researchers, we offer more than 140 highly rated degree programsthrough 13 schools and colleges. The university receives over $400 million inresearch awards each year. In addition to the wide array of health-relatedprograms and facilities offered at CU Anschutz in Aurora, Colo. a significantnumber of undergraduate and graduate degree programs are taught at CU Denver,our comprehensive campus in the heart of downtown Denver—one of America’s mostvibrant urban centers. CU Denver is located steps from the Denver Center forPerforming Arts and the LoDo District affording our students, faculty and staffaccess to a broad array of academic, professional, community, recreational andcultural outlets.

 A national leaderin health care and life sciences, CU Anschutz is the only comprehensiveacademic health sciences center in Colorado and the largest in the RockyMountain region. Located in Aurora, Colo., it is one of the newest education,research and patient care facilities in the world. With six schools andcolleges, CU Anschutz trains the health sciences workforce of the future byblending education, research and clinical care all in one place. This strategiccollaboration among diverse health care fields allows knowledge to traveldirectly from the research bench to the patient’s bedside. ReadCU Anschutz Quick Facts here.

 The University of Colorado AnschutzMedical Campus ranks among the top institutions nationally in clinical care,education and research. Its 230-acre campus, designed to enhance collaborationand interprofessional education, hosts the College of Nursing; the Schools ofDental Medicine, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Public Health; the Graduate School; aHealth Sciences Library; and two hospitals. Strategically located contiguous tothe campus are a biosciences research park and the Veterans Hospital. CUAnschutz offers two undergraduate degrees, 35 graduate degrees, and fivefirst-professional programs. More than 4,000 students learn alongside facultymembers who also make meaningful medical discoveries and provide expertclinical care through 1.5 million patient-visits annually. A hub for researchand innovation, CU Anschutz receives over $400 million in research awards eachyear and has filed 1,300 patent applications and formed 53 new companies since2002. 

 The University of Colorado, College of Nursing has an opening for anAssociate Dean for Clinical and Community Affairs. This 0.50 FTE administrative faculty appointment serves asthe senior administrator overseeing the College’s faculty practice enterpriseand is responsible for strategic development, provider support and compliance,practice plan operations, practice finance, and clinical site operations.  The Associate Dean is responsible forensuring that the practice activities are conduected in an efficient andethical manner, consistent with the rules and regulations of the University ofColorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

 The Associate Dean for Clinical and Community Affairs reports directly tothe Dean of the College of Nursing and works collaboratively with other membersof the Dean’s Council, faculty and staff.

 Responsibilities of the Position

• StrategicDevelopment
• Articulates a compelling, inclusive vision for thefuture of practice within the CU College of Nursing. Provides strategicleadership in developing and refining the College’s practice mission andactivities.
• Provides leadership in defining levels ofexcellence in nursing practice, in order to guide the College in the conduct ofits programs in clinical and community affairs.
• Provides leadership in designing systems ofevaluation that ascertain whether levels of excellence are being met within thepractice enterprise.
• Provides leadership in designing, implementing, andevaluating models of clinical practice.
• Provides leadership in testing collaborative modelsin nursing service and education and interdisciplinary models.

• Practice PlanOperations
• Facilitates interprofessional and collaborativeefforts. Reviews relevant campus, federal, and state fiscal policies andprocedures related to clinical affairs. Provides leadership in developingspecific College of Nursing policies and procedures and directs that College ofNursing operations are consistent with these policies and procedures
• Designs, in collaboration with faculty, staff, and clinicalagencies, a variety of practice opportunities that allow the College to meetits stated goals for community service and faculty practice.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates programs that reflecttrends and needs in service and clinical practice, and that stem from thephilosophy and goals of the College of Nursing, the Anschutz Medical Campus andthe general University.
• Provides oversight to provider support functions such asonboarding, credentialing, scheduling, and peer review.
• Provides oversight to compliance and safety functions forfaculty practice.
• Collaborates with the Office of University Counsel in thedevelopment of professional service agreements and MOUs.
• Establishes and manages positive relationships with a varietyof internal and external stakeholders and appropriately represents the Collegeof Nursing and advanced practice.
• Creates a system of accountability throughdefinition and reporting of quality metrics and productivity standards forpractice faculty.
• Serves as the designated Chair of the HealthCarePartners Governing Board.
• Practice Finance
• Projects budget requirements, administers allocatedbudgets, and monitors the financial status of clinical accounts.
• Provides leadership in identifying and developing externalfunding to support the community service and practice missions of the College.
• Submits grants and funding requests to external agencies toexpand practice initiatives.
• Clinical Site Operations
• Provides management oversight of the faculty practiceenterprise, including Sheridan Health Services, a multi-site, nurse-led,interprofessional federally qualified health center.
• Provides management oversight of clinical activities,including current grants and contracts, with an emphasis on efficiency,productivity, and accountability.
• Provides leadership and supervision to clinicaldirectors to ensure consistency in scope of practice, practice guidelines, andpatient care quality.

Salary and Benefits: Salary is commensurate with skillsand experience. The University of Colorado offers a full benefits package.Information on University benefits programs, including eligibility, is locatedat Employee Services.

 The University of ColoradoDenver is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty,staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conductbackground investigations for all prospective employees.

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 Your total compensation goesbeyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado providesgenerous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to yourbottom line.

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 The University of ColoradoDenver | Anschutz Medical Campus is committed to recruiting and supporting adiverse student body, faculty and administrative staff. The university strivesto promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication andunderstanding. We encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, personswith disabilities and all veterans. The University of Colorado is committed todiversity and equality in education and employment.

QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:

• Eligiblefor licensure as an RN in the state of Colorado.
• Doctoraldegree in nursing from an accredited institution.
• Demonstratedexpertise in teaching across multiple modalities.
• Eligiblefor faculty rank of Associate Professor or higher
• Financialand personnel management; ideally obtained through 5+ years of progressiveleadership experience.
• Clinicalpractice development/management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Eligiblefor tenure.
• Experiencecoordinating grant-funded projects.
• Experience workingon an academic medical campus.
• Demonstratedknowledge of nurse-led models of care, quality metrics.

Competencies:

• Demonstratedability to develop collaboration with interprofessional colleagues
• Ability to provideeffective leadership to achieve strategic objectives.
• Ability tomulti-task and remain detail oriented.
• Ability to criticallythink and problem-solve to achieve program objectives.
• Ability to buildstrong working relationships; strong interpersonal skills
• Assertivecommunication skills. 

Job Category: Faculty
Primary Location: Aurora
Schedule: Part-time
Posting Date: Jun 10, 2019
Unposting Date: Ongoing