Rasmussen University Looking for AVP, Curriculum & Instruction (AVPCU004892) Full Time

Description

Assistant Vice President of Nursing Curriculum and Instruction

Rasmussen University

The Assistant Vice President of Nursing Curriculum and Instruction oversees all curricular experiences that contribute to educating nurses of the highest quality for the communities served at Rasmussen University. The Assistant Vice President will lead this area to ensure that the curriculum development, faculty training, and NCLEX preparation activities lead to desirable education outcomes, collaborating with the Assistant Vice President, Nursing Academic Programs to lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of all activities related to nursing excellence.

The Assistant Vice President of Nursing Curriculum and Instruction is a role that oversees the curricular development, testing, and evaluation of the programs within the School of Nursing and:

• Ensures that programmatic/professional nursing standards are consistently met through effective and current curriculum, aligned with all regulatory bodies.
• Works collaboratively with the Vice President of Nursing and Associate Provost, the AVP and Dean, Nursing Academic Programs, and the Regional Deans of Nursing Academics to achieve operational objectives and
• Works collaboratively with university leadership, colleagues, staff, and students to advance the vision and mission of the University.

Responsibilities:

Nursing: Academic Leadership

• Collaborates with the institution’s leaders and faculty members and ensures alignment between all programs.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and support to assigned Rasmussen University Faculty (FT and PT) with a particular focus on best practice and mentoring, including such things as professional development, conflict resolution, academic pedagogy, fiscal responsibility, and student management and engagement, thus supporting online post-licensure programs.
• Focuses on ensuring the nursing curricula maintain requisite Board of Nursing standards, accrediting bodies’ standards, and other professional standards necessary to maintain the rigorous, competitive nursing program(s).
• Engages at all levels and across multiple functions within the Rasmussen organization and key external stakeholders, such as community building and committee work.
• Works directly and collaboratively with the Vice President of Nursing and Associate Provost to drive programmatic accreditation, curriculum updates, and implementation.

Outcome Attainment

• Participates in tracking key academic metrics used to monitor the performance of curricular outcomes.
• Prepares reports, plans, and analyses to document and advance the activities and initiatives of the nursing curricula.
• Participates in University-wide strategic planning activities, especially related to academic matters; develops and reviews academic policies and may offer input on all University policies and procedures.

Curriculum Supervision

• Provides direction in planning and administrating the nursing programs and specialty tracks, including assessment, development, evaluation, and revision of courses and overall curriculum.
• Facilitates faculty participation in planning, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum.
• Performs in a leadership capacity in the guidance of including the 2021 AACN The Essentials: Core Competencies of Professional Nursing into the BSN, MSN, and DNP programs.

Nursing Operations Leadership 

• Demonstrates knowledge surrounding state nursing requirements and can effectively communicate requirements to the team.
• Meets nursing operational standards by contributing information to faculty productivity, quality teaching methodologies, resolving problems, and identifying system improvements.
• Explores opportunities to add value to the School of Nursing.

Execution and Dedication to Success

• Ensures compliance, achievement, and continuous improvement regarding the standards set forth by Boards of Nursing, regional and programmatic accreditors, and licensing agencies.
• Sets and maintains high-performance standards for self that support the overall strategic plan and vision of the University organization and holds him/herself accountable for achieving results.
• Adapts to handle unexpected challenges that interfere with completing tasks or projects; effectively strives to overcome barriers and deal constructively with unpredictable and challenging situations.
• Approaches change positively; treats change as an opportunity for growth; focuses on the benefits; communicates with positivity and advocates for change when it promotes the overall organizational goals.
• Examines problems beneath the surface to identify legitimate sources and causes and uses information to anticipate and prepare for future potential issues.
• Gathers data and others’ input when making decisions; considers lessons learned from experience, differing needs, and the decision’s impact on others.
• Identifies the information needed to solve a problem effectively, presents problem analysis, and thinks “outside the box” to generate creative, workable, and valuable solutions.
• Appropriately incorporates internal and external professional networks and other additional resources to establish shared ownership when faced with challenging problems and utilizes the ideas of others to help develop solutions.

Continuous Learning and Professionalism

• Recognizes the need to develop personal, interpersonal, and managerial behavior.
• Readily gets involved in activities challenging and stretching current skills and intellectual prowess, participating in various events and pursuits designed to build on strengths.
• Partners with industry-focused professional development activities, including webinars, seminars, campus-based activities, and conferences.
• Seeks and effectively uses performance feedback from others to determine areas in which he or she can best improve.
• Learns from successes and failures and helps others to benefit from their experiences.
• Serves as a role model for those who strive for personal excellence.

Effective Communication and Professionalism

• Communicates effectively with communities of interest.
• Works closely with university leaders to build high a functioning matrixed environment.
• Creates and maintains a university and School of Nursing culture of mutual respect and academic and professional growth.
• Practices skilled oral, written, and electronic communication that reflects an awareness of self and others and the ability to convey ideas in various contexts.

Integrity and Compliance

• Complies and understands nursing policies, accreditation requirements, and scope of practice.
• Complies with all University policies and procedures.
• Complies with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations.
• Demonstrates strict adherence to all institutional, governmental, and accreditation policies, regulations, and codes of conduct.
• Represents the University and the School of Nursing professionally and appropriately with any constituents, internal or external.
• Implements and supports policy/procedural changes to ensure the success of students, the University, and the School of Nursing.

Winning Hearts and Minds

• Successfully motivates and empowers employees and creates and maintains a climate where people want to perform at their best.
• Mentors others by sharing expertise and experiences and providing formal and informal advice.
• Impassions employees with a strong sense of purpose: convey to them the need and urgency of wholeheartedly giving their support.
• Demonstrates a sincere and positive attitude toward completing tasks and achieving individual, team, and organizational goals.
  • Cultivates and maintains a positive team environment within the School of Nursing and across the organization.
  • Develops and nurtures collaborative relationships with peers and managers to support the team effort for student and University success.
• Recognizes team and individual achievements and communicates achievements to University and School of Nursing leadership.

Reporting Relationships:

The Assistant Vice President of Nursing Curriculum and Instruction reports to the Vice President of Nursing and Associate Provost. This role directly oversees Rasmussen University curriculum coordinators, student success specialists, the accreditation and evaluation specialist, faculty development specialists, and the online faculty manager.

Requirements:

• Expertise in curriculum design, development, assessment, and evaluation.
• Doctoral Degree in nursing or a related field from a regionally accredited institution.
• Must hold at least one graduate degree in the nursing field from a regionally accredited institution (without a MSN, the doctoral degree requirement above must be in the nursing field).
• Active/unencumbered RN license or advanced registered nurse practice license.
• Expert knowledge of the academic requirements for relevant accrediting bodies for nursing pre- and post-licensure programs, including nurse practitioner preparation.
• Expert understanding of pre-licensure nursing examination requirements, particularly with the NGN test questions.
• Extensive experience in test writing, particularly with NGN test questions and exam analysis.
• At least five years’ experience as an administrator in higher education.
• Experience supervising nursing educators and leaders.

About Us:

Rasmussen University is a regionally accredited private university dedicated to changing lives and the communities it serves through high-demand and flexible educational programs. As a pioneer in career-focused education since 1900, the University is defining a new generation of higher education that focuses on competency-based education, technology and transferrable skills. Rasmussen offers undergraduate and graduate programs online and in person at 23 campuses around the country. The University is designed to lift and support its students every step of the way, from their first credential to their last. Rasmussen is dedicated to global enrichment, serving the underserved and meeting the evolving needs of diverse students, communities and economies. Rasmussen encourages its students, faculty and staff to strive for academic excellence, community enrichment and service to the public good. For more information about Rasmussen University, please visit www.rasmussen.edu.

At Rasmussen, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed supporting and encouraging diversity in the workplace. We welcome our employee’s differences regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, gender identity, disability or veteran status. 

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If you are a Washington or New York City resident and this role is available remotely, you may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request.  Please send an email to [email protected]