Director of Nursing and Health Sciences

Under the direction of the Vice President of Academic Services, the Director of Nursing and Health Sciences is responsible for providing leadership, planning, direction, coordination and evaluation of the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program, Vocational Nursing, Nurse Assistant, and Home Health Aide Programs and supervision of the associated faculty and staff. Leadership will include leading the faculty in programmatic revision while ensuring compliance with the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Board of Vocational Nursing/Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT), and the California Department of Public Health (CADPH). The Director is responsible for faculty selection, staffing, and qualification verification with respective boards. The Director oversees each Program's budget, ensures operational compliance for all programs, supervises and evaluates instructional activities on campus and clinical facilities, and participates as a member of the management team. This is a 40-hour/week, 12-months/year position. \*\*For your application to be considered, you must attach the required attachments listed below\*\*The following duties are typical of those performed by employees in this job title; however, employees may perform other related duties, and not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each employee in the job title. - Demonstrate and provide leadership in ensuring equitable and culturally responsive Nursing and Heath Sciences instructional services to students. Provide leadership and collaborate closely with faculty for the continuous improvement of instruction through the development and assessment of learning outcomes promoting a commitment to equity-focused student-centered learning. - Direct implementation and provide leadership for the District's health sciences instructional programs and services, including hiring, onboarding, supervision and evaluation of faculty and staff; - Appoint Assistant Director(s) and or other mandated leadership positions of the Registered Nursing Program, Vocational Nursing Program, Nurse Assistant Training Program, and or Home Health Aide Program as required by the respective Boards. - Provide for all course scheduling, develop didactic and clinical rotation schedules, and determine staffing priorities for the programs ensuring compliance with each program’s hours and delivery requirements. Distribute workload amongst full and part time faculty according to the collective barging agreement. - Oversee the development and validation of faculty workload contracts. - Conduct classroom facility and equipment planning. - Prepare and submit appropriate documentation and reports required by the respective Boards/Agencies (including self-studies and accreditation/re-accreditation), the District, and other agencies. - Provide coordination and leadership for faculty meetings, lead annual Pathway Review meetings, and set the calendar for the Total Program Evaluation (TPE) and maintain adherence to the plan in scheduled program meetings. - Oversee the planning and coordination of local health sciences advisory committees; and serve as the college liaison to the regional health sciences groups. - Develop and oversee the faculty theory and clinical orientation program for full- and part-time faculty. - Develop didactic and clinical rotation schedules and determine staffing priorities for the Programs. - Act as the liaison between the college and related Health Sciences Programs and local schools, colleges, healthcare facilities, professional organizations, and community leaders; oversee the development and maintenance of affiliation agreements with clinical partners and service agencies for student clinical placements. - Review student applications to appropriate programs and ensure all guidelines for program admission processes comply; oversee the preparation of letters of acceptance/denial and ensure student files comply with all applicable third-party regulatory requirements; forward comp…