Director of Nursing

Company Description

Lehigh Carbon Community College, established in 1966, serves over 13,800 students annually, offering a wide range of academic programs and workforce training opportunities. With more than 90 programs of study, the college focuses on fields including health care, business, technology, and education. LCCC operates from its main campus in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, with additional locations in Allentown, Tamaqua, and Lehigh Valley International Airport. Dedicated to accessibility, LCCC provides flexible learning formats, including full-time, part-time, and online options, to meet the diverse needs of its student population.

Role Description

Job Title:               Director of Nursing

Work Schedule:       FT-40 hours per week

Salary Range:          $88,002 - $102,638

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION GO TO: https://www.lccc.edu/about/employment/

The Director of Nursing at Lehigh Carbon Community College is a full-time, on-site role based in Schnecksville, PA. The Director will be responsible for the planning and ongoing development, coordination, and supervision of the Nursing programs at LCCC.  Ensures instructional programs within the nursing programs comply with regulations and accreditation standards. Supervise faculty and staff within the division and is responsible for ensuring that budgeting and reporting requirements are met.  Reports to the Dean of Health Care, Mathematics, and Science.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Supervisory:

• Supervises, coordinates and evaluates faculty and staff assigned to the nursing programs.
• Recruits faculty to meet program needs.
• Oversees the academic planning, ongoing development, and evaluation of the nursing programs with the help of the academic coordinator.

Program Compliance:

• Develops and maintains program compliance and accreditation records, self-study, program website, handbook, catalog description, graduation activities, promotion, and application materials.
• Ensures currency of the nursing curriculums consistent with evidence based current nursing practice, nursing education, and accreditation requirements.
• Serves as liaison to the PA State Board of Nursing and the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. Develops and submits reports with faculty input.
• Recruits and advises nursing students.
• Monitors student progression through the ADN and NURC programs
• Monitors student learning assessment and outcomes for nursing students with faculty input.
• Certifies nursing student records for graduation.
• Manages equipment maintenance and inventory of nursing programs.
• Coordinates program review activities and maintains program assessment materials.
• Ensures delivery of program policies.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Oversees clinical agency experiences for the nursing programs with the clinical coordinator.
• Maintains currency of nursing student’s health and admissions requirements profile for clinical experiences in conjunction with the clinical coordinator.
• Maintains written agreements with cooperating agencies and clinical sites for nursing programs.
• Develops and maintains articulation agreements in collaboration with the faculty transfer advisor.
• Maintains credit banks with external agencies.

Nursing Program/Committee Meetings:

• Recommends and guides program expansions.
• Participates in regional and national organizations.
• Convenes nursing advisory committee twice per year.
• Manages the admission process for nursing students with the help of the admissions committee and academic coordinator.
• Conducts regular nursing programs meetings.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining the nursing budgets with faculty input.

Other:

• Pursues additional funding initiatives to support nursing education.
• Develops and maintains an operations manual.
• Carries out special projects or assignments as assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

Education

·       Master’s degree in nursing or related health care field from an accredited college or university.

·       Certifications

·       Act 153 Clearances (Act 34 PA Criminal Background, Act 151 PA Child Abuse History, Act 114 FBI Clearance Fingerprinting)

·       Current license or eligibility for licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in Pennsylvania. 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

·       Previous nursing practice (clinical), administrative and teaching experience to satisfy requirement of the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.

·       Two years college/nursing school teaching experience.

·       Two years of experience working with regulatory and accreditation standards for nursing.

·       Two years administrative experience at the department level or above. 

·       Three years of managerial experience.

·       High level of communication, team building, problem solving, and listening skills. Ability to work with a faculty participatory model of management.

·       Experience working in a collective bargaining environment. 

·       Must possess a high level of the following work skills and behaviors: teamwork/cooperation, initiative, customer service, and commitment to continuous professional growth in skills and knowledge.