Position Description – Division Chair, Nursing and
Health
Services
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POSITION DESCRIPTION |
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Position
Title: |
Division
Chair, Nursing and Health Services |
FLSA
Status: Exempt |
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Reports to: |
Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs |
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Department: |
Academic
Affairs |
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Date
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June
2005 |
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BASIC FUNCTION |
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The major
responsiblities of the Division Chair are to manage the administrative,
fiscal, and instructional resources of the Division. This includes, but is not limited to,
hiring full-time and adjunct faculty, providing for the ongoing professional
develpoment and annual evaluation of the faculty, overseeing curriculum
develoment and assessment, teaching classes in the Division, and responding
to student needs as they arise. The Division
Chair is responsible for implementing unit goals that correspond the to
stategic goals and mission of ABAC. |
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NATURE
& SCOPE |
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The Chair of the Division
of Nursing and Health Services reports directly to the Vice President and
Dean of Academic Affairs; however, most work is inherent in the accreditation
guidelines of the program and self-assigned.
Reporting to the Chair are 20 to 25 faculty and staff. The most significant
portion of the incumbent’s job lies in meeting accreditation guidelines and
standards, which are reviewed by the accreditation agencies one to four times
per year. With this goal in mind, the
Chair must maximize the limited personnel resources to accommodate increasing
student numbers. This presents the
challenge of recruiting highly skilled faculty and staff in order to keep
student – faculty ratios low. It is at
the discretion of the incumbent, within the constraints of well-defined
College practices and policies, to determine the procedures which will
achieve the goals of the department. The incumbent spends
considerable time in the daily operations of the In addition, the Chair must
practice a high level of interpersonal communication skill in order to motivate
and lead the department toward its goals.
This skill is also necessary in teaching and advising settings. The incumbent also provides oversight in
the student recruitment and admissions process. |
Position Description – Division Chair, Nursing and
Health
Services
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTABILITIES |
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Hires, directs,
and evaluates faculty Ø
Directs ongoing
curriculum development Ø
Manages the
public resources of the Division and supervises the solicitation of private
resources Ø
Responds to
student needs and problems as they arise and serves as an advisor to students
in the Division Ø
Promotes the
Division and College to prospective students and attends orientations and
recruitment functions Ø
Schedules
classes and supervises material orders Ø
Teaches classes
in the Division Ø
Assesses
student learning within the Division Ø
Administers the
Registered Nursing Program in accordance with the guidelines of accreditation
agencies Ø
Evaluates and
documents the Division’s compliance with guidelines Ø
Oversees the
daily operations of the health center Ø
Develops,
administers, and evaluates theoretical and clinical instruction of students |
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BUDGETARY
RESPONSIBILITIES The Chair of the Division of Nursing and Health
Services has responsibility for an annual budget of approximately $1.1
million. This includes the regular
payroll, operating, and travel budgets for the division, as well as separate
budgets for the |
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SPECIALIZED
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED |
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This position requires an
advanced degree and license as a Registered Nurse in the State of |