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Nursing Graduate Director

Employer
Husson University
Location
Bangor, ME, ME
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution
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Description

This is a full-time (12-month) on-campus ranked faculty position in the College of Health & Pharmacy, School of Nursing, with administrative duties. The Graduate Director is expected to manage Husson’s MSN programs and lead one of the tracks. The Director will also be expected to teach assigned courses specific to his/her area of expertise. The Director will have administrative oversight of the tracks in the Graduate Nursing Program in collaboration with the Chief Nursing Administrator and other Track Coordinators to ensure academic and practice standards are maintained. In addition, the Director will supervise adjunct and fulltime faculty and ensure that they fulfill responsibilities in advising, scholarship, and community service as delineated in the Husson University Faculty Handbook.

Examples of Duties

Administrative Responsibilities

  • Growing enrollment in the graduate programs through collaboration of recruitment efforts with online enrollment team.
  • Performing tasks related to student admissions, transfer, and graduation.
  • Track Coordinator responsibilities in area of expertise.
  • Ensuring student experience is positive and engaging and courses developed with a student-first mindset and learning support.
  • Ensuring all learning outcomes and essentials are met through proper assessment.
  • Hiring adjunct faculty and assisting in recruiting faculty.
  • Monitoring student progress and progression in conjunction with the Office of Assessment.
  • Preparing class schedules.
  • Working with faculty to propose curricular changes and student program schedules.
  • Performing tasks related to student admissions, transfer, and graduation, and responding to student appeals/complaints.
  • Evaluation of classroom teaching of adjuncts.
  • Mentoring/supporting full-time faculty and adjuncts.
  • Assisting the Chief Nursing Administrator with accreditation.
  • Overseeing and updating websites and marketing materials related to the graduate program.

    • Additional Responsibilities
  • Gathering data and preparing detailed documents.
  • Representing the graduate nursing program off campus when appropriate.
  • Serving on or chairing committees, as appropriate.
  • Handling budget-related tasks with oversight from Chief Nursing Administrator and Dean.
  • Performing other duties as assigned.
    • Teaching:
    Teaching responsibility for up to 9 credit hours per semester.
    Scholarship and Professional Activity:
    All nursing faculty are expected to maintain currency within their professional areas of expertise and to participate in scholarly activities as defined by the Faculty Handbook.
    Service:
    All nursing faculty members are expected to actively participate in Program and School meetings, retreats, committees, and activities (Open House, Convocation, and/or student recruitment projects) as well as serve on committees within the School, College, and/or University.
    Student Advising:
    All nursing faculty maintain student office hours and advise nursing students each year, as assigned, following the policies and procedures documented in the Husson Faculty Advising Manual.Typical Qualifications

    Education: Earned doctorate in nursing or related field; MSN in Advanced Practice Nursing (i.e. FNP, PMHNP, AG ACNP) required. Candidates nearing completion of a doctoral degree will be considered.

    Licensure: Active unencumbered United States RN licensure. Active unencumbered United States advanced practice (nurse practitioner) licensure is required.

    Experience: Administrative experience and or evidence of leadership qualities.
    Excellent communication and organizational skills.
    Minimum of three years of documented college/university-level teachingpreferred;
    Minimum of three years of clinical experience preferred; The faculty must have documented expertise in his or her area(s) of teaching responsibility.

    Competence/Skills: Ability to demonstrate initiative, make sound decisions, budget time, focus on detail, and complete tasks on time while functioning with multiple technologies and across multiple systems.
    Ability to adapt to new ideas and circumstances. Technology savvy, willing to consider new ways of course delivery.

    Computer: Good skills in LMS (i.e. Canvas, GoogleApps, Microsoft Office, and other appropriate software and technology).

    Supplemental Information

    HUSSON UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

    **Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.**

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    Organization


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    Mission Statement:

    Husson University inspires and prepares students for professional careers in current and emerging fields within the context of an education informed by the sciences and humanities.

    The University
    Located in beautiful Bangor, Maine, Husson University is a small school that makes a big impact. With 3,400 undergraduate and graduate students and an average class size of 18, Husson University prides itself on being an institution where everyone focuses on the student. Our students are more than just a number here at Husson.

    We have a long-standing commitment to providing affordable and accessible education. Our faculty members are some of the leading experts in their fields. They include Fulbright scholars and numerous leaders of honorary and professional societies.

    Husson University dining hallWe have a strong focus on experiential learning. In fact, U.S. News & World Report ranked Husson as one of the top 10 institutions in the country for student participation in internships. (2013 and 2014)

    Combined, these attributes have made Husson the “University of Choice” for professional careers in current and emerging fields where students succeed, experiential learning is championed and global understanding is promoted. All of our programs are designed to help students achieve career success. With 54 degree programs and 10 graduate professional programs to choose from, you’ll find Husson graduates in organizations devoted to business, information technology, criminal justice, hospitality, education, healthcare, communications, pharmacy and much more.

    Our warm, welcoming campus community is part of Maine’s third largest city. Bangor is located along the banks of the Penobscot River and is part of the Maine Highlands. It offers local residents the perfect balance of arts, culture, shopping, dining, and entertainment, in a town with one of the lowest urban crime rates in America. Husson is easy to access from I-95 and Bangor International Airport.

    And if you love the great outdoors, Husson offers you four seasons of adventure. Acadia National Park, Baxter State Park, Moosehead Lake Region, and the Camden Hills area are all just a short drive away. Everything from a relaxing day at the beach, to a thrill-packed mountain bike ride in fall foliage, to world-class skiing, is within reach.Husson University dining hall

    If career growth and quality of life are important to you, and if you have a passion for educating the next generation of leaders by transforming students’ lives, then we invite you to learn more about Husson University.

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