Position Description

The University of Rochester School of Nursing is seeking a faculty candidate for the Program Director for the Clinical Nurse Leader and Leadership in Healthcare Systems Programs. Candidates must have professional licensure and certification, relevant professional leadership experience, and experience with professional education, education technology, program development, and project management. Candidates must have a record of scholarly work, a commitment to interdisciplinary approaches, and teaching experience. Rank and salary are commensurate with education and experience. Clinical faculty are eligible for promotion along the clinical track.

The School of Nursing offers nationally accredited baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral programs. One of a small number of nursing schools to be designated as an Apple Distinguished School and endorsed by the International Nursing Association for Clinical and Simulation Learning (INACSL), the University of Rochester School of Nursing prepares nurses for healthcare challenges in the twenty-first century. 

The Unification Model directs nursing education, research, and practice.  Unification is a philosophical approach and an organizational structure that operationalizes the interdependence among education, research, and practice.  Education empowers nurses with knowledge, attitudes, and skills for leadership in professional practice and research.  Research develops nursing knowledge to strengthen education and promote evidence-based practice.  The practice of nursing is care delivery that promotes continued excellence through the generation of new research questions and the enrichment of the educational experience.  The ongoing interaction of education, research, and practice advances the discipline of nursing and the health of our nation.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Successful candidates will work with the Associate Dean for Education and Student Affairs, Assistant Deans, and faculty colleagues to design and sustain a curriculum that meet the program and student learning outcomes in compliance with CCNE accreditation standards while implementing best practices in education.  Using a variety of teaching modalities (online, face-to-face, and hybrid) in various settings (didactic, simulation, lab, and clinical), have experience and comfort with education technology, and be willing to engage in innovation actively.  The Program Director will create, implement, and evaluate curricular and co-curricular learning experiences that support student success within the Clinical nurse leader and leadership in healthcare systems programs. The CNL and LDR Program Director will serve as a leadership role model, resource, advisor, and mentor for students and colleagues.  As an active CNL/LDR faculty member, the Program Director will engage in the continuous design, evaluation, and delivery of a synchronous and asynchronous education model that is first in class.

The Program Director provides operational and administrative oversight of the Clinical Nurse Leader and Leadership in Healthcare Systems programs. The Program Director provides leadership in developing program curricula, faculty support, student admissions, advisement, and recruitment. The Program Director serves as faculty in the leadership programs at a rank of Assistant Professor or higher. In addition:

• Assists the Associate Dean for Education and Student Affairs with strategic planning for the education mission.
• Collaborates with the program faculty in planning, implementing, and evaluating program-related initiatives, including those related to curricular, co-curricular, admission, student affairs, advising, program progression, and enrollment initiatives.
• Collaborates with program faculty to meet evolving health workforce needs.
• Actively engages with practice partners and student preceptors to optimize student learning.
• Plans and participates in program faculty meetings and committees as needed or selected.
• Teaches or provides guest lectures across School of Nursing baccalaureate and graduate programs, representing the APNN program.
• Serves as a resource/advisor/mentor for CNL and LDR students and meets with them individually or collectively each semester
• Reviews program faculty performance annually. Oversees student advisement and academic remediation
• Coordinates designated educational or student service program(s); ensure policies and guidelines are followed

Qualifications

Doctoral degree, current NYS RN licensure, CNL certification, demonstrated record of clinical leadership experience, demonstrated record of academic teaching, and superior interpersonal skills with different levels of students.  This critical academic leadership position assumes exemplary functioning in the faculty role and is a role model for program faculty. 

Preferred Qualifications

DNP prepared, prior clinical leadership experience, prior teaching experience at the baccalaureate or graduate program level, and experience in online learning are strongly preferred, and experience with professional nursing education, education technology, program development, and project management.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion to advance the University’s mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better. In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law.  This commitment extends to the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates from underrepresented populations, veterans, and persons with disabilities consistent with these values and government contractor Affirmative Action obligations.

About University of Rochester School of Nursing

Founded in 1850, the University of Rochester is one of the nation’s leading research universities and is the cultural, artistic, healthcare, and educational leader for the region. The University is home to nearly 12,000 students and 3,900 full- and part-time faculty, who serve the university’s teaching, research, and clinical missions in eight schools and colleges and its renowned medical center. The University of Rochester has a long tradition of breaking boundaries—always pushing and questioning, learning and unlearning. We transform ideas into enterprises that create value and make the world ever better. The University’s academic programs are delivered through seven units: •Arts, Sciences & Engineering •The Eastman School of Music •The School of Medicine and Dentistry •The School of Nursing •The Eastman Institute for Oral Health •The Simon Business School •The Warner School of Education

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