Assistant Program Administrator/ Site Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program, Jefferson College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University-Dixon Campus (Horsham, PA)

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

Position Responsibilities (includes but not limited to):

Ensures congruence between the mission of the College and University and the educational goals of the nurse anesthesia program
Ensures congruence with standards established by the Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Pennsylvania Board of Nursing, and certifying agencies
Monitors the policies of the program's accrediting agency to ensure that the nurse anesthesia program maintains compliance
Collaborates with the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Chair for Graduate Programs in planning, implementing, and evaluating the nurse anesthesia program curricula in cooperation with the faculty and staff
Collaborates with the Dean and AVP Business Planning in planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the nurse anesthesia program budget that ensures adequate operating expenses, academic resources, appropriate number of faculty and support staff, and funds for faculty development
Establishes and implements an efficient system for day-to-day program operations
Administers anesthesia one day per week to maintain his/her clinical expertise and participates in clinical instruction of students when they are assigned to the University affiliated hospital(s)
Reviews completed program applications
Chairs the nurse anesthesia admissions selection committee
Schedules planning and evaluation meetings with teaching faculty pre-term and post-term for scheduled courses
Tracks and participates in obtaining clinical placements for students
Collaborates with the College's Director of Simulation and Clinical Skills to plan and implement laboratory and simulation activities
Plans and implements orientation of new students
Supervises recruitment, interviewing, hiring, orientation, and evaluation of clinical faculty
Collaborates with the Chair for Graduate Programs in planning teaching assignments and course scheduling
Maintains open channels of communication with students, course faculty, and staff
Develops programmatic calendars and schedules for SEE examination, Prodigy, and plan for success in NCE in collaboration with the Chair for Graduate Programs and faculty.
Serves as mentor and role model for teaching and clinical faculty
Provides an environment conducive to student engagement and participation and the assimilation and enrichment of a diverse student body
Provides oversight for student advisement and remediation
Serves as resource person to faculty for course related responsibilities
Oversees maintenance of program data base in collaboration with staff
Prepares monthly and annual reports
Collaborates with College leadership team and University support services related to recruitment, marketing, admission, registration, progression, and graduation activities
Verifies that students have met all requirements for graduation in collaboration with faculty
Tracks pass rates on national certification examination in collaboration with faculty
Reviews the nurse anesthesia program curriculum annually as part of the systematic evaluation plan
Collaborates with the Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and the nurse anesthesia faculty to ensure a curriculum that is consistent with the other advanced nurse practitioner programs offered within the College of Nursing and the educational standards of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
Organizes the curriculum to ensure logical sequence of teaching and learning: identifies minimum clinical competencies required of all graduates; participates in the didactic teaching program; maintains program records/files, current cumulative student records/files, and clinical faculty records/files in collaboration with administrative assistant
Represents the College on select University Committees
Provides guidance for nursing student organizations in collaboration with the faculty liaison
Teaching as assigned

Job Description

Position Qualifications:

Earned doctorate in nursing from an accredited college or university

Master's degree preparation in nursing

License to practice professional nursing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

National certification as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Academic appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in a collegiate nursing program or equivalent experience

Evidence of progressive leadership and academic responsibilities

Evidence of effective teaching

Demonstrated scholarly productivity

Reporting:

Assistant Program Administrator/ Site Director(s) shall report directly to the Chair for Nurse Anesthesia Programs Jefferson College of Nursing

Interested candidates should submit on-line application/CV; http://hr.jefferson.edu/human-resources.html then enter in the search box: REQ-0039527

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

300 Lakeside Drive, Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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