Academic Advisor

At Galen College of Nursing, we educate and empower nurses to change lives. Since 1989, we’ve dedicated our work to delivering high-quality nursing education with a student-first mindset. As one of the largest private nursing colleges in the country, we combine the support of a close-knit learning environment with the strength of a nationally recognized institution, HCA Healthcare.

That same passion for excellence in the classroom extends to our offices. At Galen, you’ll find a culture deeply rooted in collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to improving the future of healthcare. Your work directly touches the next generation of nurses, and your contributions help our students pursue their dream of a compassionate career.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a difference, grow professionally, and be part of a caring team, we’d love for you to apply for the Academic Advisor position today!

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Position Overview:

As a Academic Advisor at Galen College of Nursing, you will deliver nursing education in an approach immersed in innovation, technology, and student support, the purpose of this position is to assist students in their growth and development as nursing students by serving as the student’s primary point of contact while providing guidance and resource referrals as the student progresses through the program. Advisors will assist students by constructing and monitoring advising plans to support student retention and program completion.

Key Responsibilities:

• Meets regularly with advisees to facilitate a collaborative relationship between advisor and student.
• Monitors and advises identified at-risk students, including, but not limited to, students who are readmitted, repeating courses, and students with marginal grades in target courses.
• Collaborates with targeted advisees to create personalized advising plans.
• Monitors student compliance with personalized advising plans.
• Participates in the collection of data to identify issues affecting student progression.
• Assists leadership in developing, implementing, and evaluating proactive plans to address student concerns.
• Collaborates with faculty, staff, and academic leadership regarding students’ academic performance and resource referral needs.
• Responds to escalated alerts for assigned students.
• Collaborates with college-wide and campus leadership to facilitate orientation and other events to promote student success.
• Develops and hosts workshops and produce related student resources according to the advisor’s expertise.
• In collaboration with the advising team, creates, implements, and maintains advising resources for the college.
• Collaborates with the enrollment team and the Office of Academic Records in order to provide support for students during the enrollment process.
• Maintains documentation of all student interactions in the Student Information System.
• Collaborates with campus leadership and campus Retention Council on campus-wide retention initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Position Requirements:

• Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree with a major in education or related field. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education.
• Special Qualifications: Effective interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to utilize remote technology in order to connect with students. Advisors should plan for extended hours during pre-registration advising.
• Degree of Supervision: Dependent upon experience.
  
  

Benefits

At Galen College of Nursing, we want to ensure your needs are met. We offer a comprehensive package of medical, dental, and vision plans, tuition discounts, along with unique benefits, including:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial well-being
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for children, elders, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away from Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
  
  

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Galen College of Nursing is recognized as a 2023 National League of Nursing (NLN) Center of Excellence (COE).

Galen’s Compassionate Care Model Values

• Inclusivity: I foster an environment that provides opportunity for every individual to reach their full potential.
• Character: I act with integrity and compassion in all I do.
• Accountability: I own my role and accept responsibility for my actions.
• Respect: I value every person as an individual with unique contributions worthy of consideration.
• Excellence: I commit myself to the highest level of quality in everything I do.
  
  

Learn more about our vision and mission.

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:

Academic Advisor

Galen College of Nursing