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rAssistant Director, College of Nursing (North Phoenix)

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rLocation: Nursing

rRegular/Temporary: Regular

rJob ID: 607676

rFull/Part Time: Full-Time

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NAU aims to be the nation\'s preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicle of economic mobility, and driver of social impact by delivering equitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.

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About NAU

Northern Arizona University serves almost 30,000 students. We are a vibrant community, with 21,000 students in Flagstaff-the home of our largest campus-and the remainder online or at our 20+ statewide locations. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.

Committed to an inclusive university environment, NAU has all the benefits of a large institution with a personal touch. We carefully balance teaching, scholarship, and service for faculty members. Supporting our core value of student-centrism, NAU\'s faculty members promote learning and help students reach academic milestones.

Flagstaff is an outdoorsy mountain town with four seasons and a thriving cultural scene. Located at 7,000 feet, Flagstaff houses 70,000 people and sits at the base of the sacred San Francisco Peaks.

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About the Department/College

Aligned with NAU\'s mission to develop solutions to challenges and drive innovation in a supportive, inclusive, and diverse environment, the School of Nursing seeks to build on our longstanding strengths in preparing skilled, resilient, and culturally responsive nurses for the modern nursing profession. The Northern Arizona University School of Nursing continues to build a world-class team of curious, creative, scholarly, and responsive faculty to positively impact the nursing profession in Arizona and beyond.

NAU\'s School of Nursing is one of the best nursing programs in the country, offering numerous pathways to achieving a Bachelor of Science degree, as well as masters and doctorate level degrees. Nursing offers classes at locations around the state of Arizona including Flagstaff, Phoenix (North Valley), Tucson, and Yuma. Some degree programs are also offered online. The School of Nursing is growing in order to meet the demand for nurses around the state, especially in rural and underserved areas.

About the Position

The Northern Arizona University College of Nursing is seeking an Assistant Director in North Phoenix, who can contribute to academic excellence, an inclusive learning community, and fostering development support and positive outcomes for faculty and students.

The Assistant Director, North Phoenix for the Prelicensure Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN), is a 12-month administrative faculty contract position that will report directly to the Dean for the College of Nursing (CoN). This position will serve all prelicensure and post licensure (RNBSN and Concurrent Enrollment Program) located at the North Valley campus. This position assists with providing leadership in the management and implementation of the BSN programs within a designated region. They will participate in budget preparation and fiscal administration, curriculum development and coordination, determination of teaching assignments, supervision and evaluation of fa ulty, and selection/coordination of program specific external clinical facilities and instruction in conjunction with the Dean. This position will provide professional leadership and support for teaching faculty; serve as a mentor and facilitator for faculty assigned; and enable an environment which fosters creativity, responsiveness, and responsibility. This position will provide oversight and availability with our school partners, involvement with student activities, and initiate curriculum changes and marketing updates. This position will also assess space available to accommodate new or expanding programs within assigned region.

Responsibilities Include:

Understand and perform in the role of Nurse Educator, inclusive of teaching, scholarship, and service.

Design and develop written syllabi/course outlines, curricula, and instructional materials.

Facilitate implementation of evidence-based teaching and assessment in classroom instruction (online and in-person), nursing skills labs, clinical facility, and clinical simulation to entry-level BSN students.

Supervise faculty in classroom, online, lab, and/or clinical settings.

Establish and promote educational and business partnerships.

Maintain office hours to support operations of the campus

Contribute to College of Nursing and