Assistant Site Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program, Jefferson College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University, Lehigh Valley Campus

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 in collaboration with

the Director

• 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 in

collaboration with the Director

• Monitors the policies of the program''s accrediting agency to ensure that the

nurse anesthesia program maintains compliance in collaboration with the

Director

• Assists the Assistant Program Administrator/ Site Director in planning,

implementing, and evaluating the nurse anesthesia program curricula in

cooperation with the faculty and staff

• Assists the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director 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

• Assists the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director in 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
• Participates as a member of the nurse anesthesia admissions selection

committee

• Assists the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director in tracking and

obtaining clinical placements for students

• Assists the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director in collaborating with

the College''s Director of Simulation and Clinical Skills to plan and implement

laboratory and simulation activities

• Assists the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director in planning and

implementing orientation for new students

• Assists the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director with supervising,

recruiting, interviewing, hiring, orientating, and evaluating of clinical faculty

• Maintains open channels of communication with students, course faculty, and

staff

• Participates in developing, implementing, and evaluating a plan for success in

the NCE in collaboration with the Director 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
• Assists the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director maintaining

program data base in collaboration with staff

• Prepares monthly and annual reports as requested by Assistant Program

Administrator/Site Director

• 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 as requested by Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director

• Tracks pass rates on national certification examination in collaboration with

Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director and faculty

• Assists Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director in reviewing the nurse

anesthesia program curriculum annually as part of the systematic evaluation

plan

• Collaborates with the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director 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
• Teaching as assigned

Job Description

Position Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in nursing from an accredited college or university
• Master's degree preparation in nursing
• Licensure 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 Site Director reports directly to the Assistant Program Administrator/Site Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program, Jefferson College of Nursing

Interested candidates should submit on-line application/CV; http://hr.jefferson.edu/human-resources.html then enter in search box Job ID # REQ-0021466

Work Shift

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

3900 Sierra Circle, Center Valley, 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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