Director, DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program

The Nursing Department at Methodist University seeks highly qualified applicants for a full time, tenure-track, 12-month faculty appointment to begin as soon as possible.

The Director is responsible for the overall planning, implementation and evaluation of the nurse anesthesia program and ensures the program is aligned with the mission and standards of the University, and the College. The Director is responsible for budgetary oversight, directing, managing and evaluating program faculty and staff and clinical sites, and ensuring program compliance with accreditation requirements of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The Director supervises the Assistant Director, program faculty, and administrative assistant(s), and fosters the development and delivery of best practices with respect to technology and pedagogy to achieve program learning outcomes. All faculty positions have additional expectations for scholarship as well as university and community service.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Qualified candidates are invited to submit a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy statement, contact information for 3 references, and concise equity and diversity statement about teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population.

For inquiries, contact Dr. Lori Cooke, Head of the School of Nursing at lcooke@methodist.edu. All applications should be submitted through http://www.methodist.edu/positions-available.

Position Responsibilities

• Prepares and administers the annual operating and capital budgets in a fiscally sound manner.
• Recruits and supervises qualified faculty and staff.
• Serves as subject matter expert in policy development and curriculum design and content to ensure a quality didactic and clinical program of study.
• Leads the initial and continued accreditation of the program by the COA and CCNE.
• Develops and implements strategic initiatives to improve and strengthen program outcomes.
• Utilizes innovative, state-of-the-art teaching methodologies that ensure excellence in academic, clinical skills, and simulation instruction.
• Mentor faculty publications and dissemination of research and scholarly activities
• Leads, develops, maintains, and evaluates relationships with internal and external communities of interest.
• Actively participates in the Program, College and University committees
• Maintains current knowledge of anesthesia education and practice by attending the annual Assembly of Didactic and Clinical Educators and the AANA Congress.