Director of Nursing

The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for knowing, understanding, applying, and ensuring supervisory area compliance with all policies, standards, and governing regulations of Holyoke Community College (HCC), Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (MABORN), and the Accreditation Commission of Nursing Education (ACEN).  Under the direction of the Dean of Health, Education, Culinary Arts, and Human Services, the DON provides academic oversight and administrative leadership for all nursing programs in the division.  The DON is responsible for the daily operational functions of all nursing programs and mentorship of all nursing faculty and staff and retains primary responsibility for nursing department strategic planning and overall department assessment, assuring compliance with all MABORN, ACEN, and college regulations and standards.

1. Budgetary Duties:
   • Develop yearly program operational budgets and staffing plan.
   • Prepare full-time faculty and staff replacement proposals as necessary.
   • Monitor department budget spending and ensure department expenditures remain within departmental limits.
   • Negotiate contracts with relevant program vendors (e.g., ATI, etc.).
   • Seek approval for all budgetary expenditures and contracts with divisional dean and in accordance with all appropriate campus policies and procedures.
   • Assess faculty requests for travel and recommend approval/non-approval to dean.
   • Ensure professional development expenditures in the department directly support student learning outcomes or compliance with ACEN and regularly requirements.
   • Collaborates with faculty to establish department resource needs and priority setting for resources.  

1. Faculty Mentorship & Evaluation:
   • Mentor faculty in developing pedagogical practices that are effective, student centered, and support student knowledge and skill attainment.
   • Develop an ongoing program of faculty professional development for department that ensures faculty are well-versed and capable of meeting the expectations of their roles.
   • Clarify and codify for each faculty member how performance of their job duties will be assessed under the collective bargaining agreement evaluation process.
   • Collaborate with new and continuing faculty on the developing of personal professional development plans that will support their on-going licensure and support accomplishment of their professional duties. 
   • Perform Classroom Observation and Summative Evaluation of the faculty evaluation process as required by the MABORN.
   • Work collaboratively with the Acting Associate Dean on faculty workloads.
2. Staff Mentorship, Supervision & Evaluation:
   • Develop clear performance goals and expectations for each Nursing Department staff member in conjunction with all applicable collective bargaining agreements.
   • Collaborate with each staff member on developing appropriate professional development plans that support them in attainment of goals and expectations.
   • Perform staff evaluations in accordance with all appropriate collective bargaining agreements.
   • Oversight of Clinical Coordinator’s roles and responsibilities.
3. Accreditation and Regulatory Responsibilities:
   • Oversee all aspects of the nursing programs to ensure compliance with all applicable state regulatory and accreditation requirements.
   • Oversee the systematic plan of evaluation for the nursing programs to meet all college, state, and accreditor expectations and assist faculty in measuring and evaluating attainment as outlined in the systematic plan.
   • Ensure programs comply with all college and state applicable regulations and policies.
   • Responsible for facilitating and maintaining data-collection efforts in the program to support analysis and evidence-based decision making and ensures document inventory remains up to date for all necessary reporting purposes.
   • Responsible for completing annual MA-BORN and ACEN reports, providing appropriate opportunities for stakeholder feedback prior to submission.
   • Responsible for remaining abreast of MA-BORN regulations.
   • Ongoing attendance at state and national nursing meetings.
   • Responsible for overseeing, leading, coordinating, and drafting all accreditor or regulatory self-study and reporting efforts.
   • Responsible for ensuring draft self-studies are shared with appropriate stakeholders for feedback and ensures drafts are placed into finalized form and submitted by all applicable deadlines.
4. Strategic Planning Responsibilities:
   • Maintain knowledge and awareness of national and state nursing educational trends.
   • Maintain knowledge and awareness of national and local employer needs and trends concerning nursing hiring, staffing, and practice.
   • Maintains program Advisory Boards ensuring advisory boards meet regularly and ensure agendas and minutes are generated and disseminated to board members appropriately.
5. Program Admission & Enrollment:
   • Responsible for ensuring Admission policies for the program remain current and all public materials are accurate (e.g., program web pages, catalogue entries, handbooks, etc.)
   • Ensure faculty advising process supports student needs and program outcomes.
   • Ensure immunization and clinical coordinator processes occur on time and in accordance with clinical passport guidelines.
6. Curriculum & Program Policies:
   • Lead program efforts to transition from a concept-based curriculum to a competency-based curriculum.
   • Ensure faculty operate in compliance with all program and college policies and procedures.
   • Collaborate with faculty on developing curriculum, student assessment, and curricular related policies that are developmentally appropriately, fair, and able to be applied and support program outcomes.
   • Confirm all student handbooks are accurate and comply with fair reporting practices.
7. Nursing Leadership:
   • Ensures the nursing program mission and strategic plan aligns with the college mission and strategic plan.
   • Collaborate with chairs to ensure all aspects of nursing program curriculum and program policies are implemented in a fair and consistent manner.
   • Participate in college and nursing program shared governance; ensure nursing faculty department meetings adhere to established bylaws.
   • Communicates and collaborates with Dean/Associate Dean on important aspects of nursing program operations and strategic initiatives.

• Master’s Degree or doctorate in Nursing;
• Holds an unencumbered registered nursing license in the State of Massachusetts;
• Possess a minimum five years of full-time nursing experience or its equivalent within the last eight years with at least a three years' experience in nursing education;
• Has expertise in maintaining compliance with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (MABORN) and with the Accreditation Commission for Education for Nursing (ACEN);
• Has experience in program assessment, continual improvement, and project management;
• Possess strong leadership, mentorship, organizational, project, and time management skills.

• Holds healthcare simulation educator certification; 
• Holds certified nurse education certification; 
• Holds certification in curriculum and/or instructional design.

Salary Range:  $94,864 - $104,739/year; plus a comprehensive State benefits package

Hours:  37.5 hrs./week

- All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States. HCC is not sponsoring H1B Visa. 
 - Pre-Employment Background check, including Criminal History will be conducted for all positions.

Salary : $94,864 - $104,739