Associate Dean, Nursing

Salt Lake Community College; West Jordan (UT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College seeks an Associate Dean of Nursing to lead the division, shape curriculum and guide faculty and staff. This full‑time role reports to the Dean of Health Sciences and requires collaboration with College administration, other departments, and external partners to advance student success and program quality.

The AD provides supervision, ensures high‑quality education and training for nursing students, and supports recruitment and retention initiatives while maintaining

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Nursing required.
• Active nursing license in Utah or ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.
• Minimum 3 years college-level teaching experience; 2 years clinical nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management for the Nursing Division.
• Mentor and guide nursing faculty, lab staff, and personnel.
• Coordinate curriculum development, recruitment, and retention strategies.
• Serve as primary spokesperson for faculty and students; collaborate with College administration and external partners.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Nursing education

Curriculum development

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

Active Utah nursing license

Teaching experience

Job description

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

Job Summary

Salt Lake Community College is located on the beautiful Wasatch front which offers hiking, skiing, a plethora of enjoyable entertainment and culture. SLCC is a vast college of over 60,000 students which values and endorses strong and effective academic leadership. Associate Deans (ADs), are the foundation for strong and effective academic leadership. SLCC’s ADs are primarily responsible for shaping a division’s success, growth, and future. They have a direct influence over the professional growth and development of individual faculty and students and their programs of study. ADs serve as leaders for faculty in their teaching and service roles. ADs are full-time administrators.

The work and effort of effective ADs transcends routine management tasks. The Nursing AD must clarify, communicate, and implement the division’s vision, mission, guiding principles, goals, and expectations. Acting as the primary spokesperson for assigned faculty and students, this position works with College administration, peer institutions, the community, and prospective students in the critical areas of curriculum development, recruitment, and retention. They must proactively facilitate professional teamwork among faculty members in order to achieve the desired vision and mission as the best skills, knowledge, and attitudes of faculty are implemented in a collective effort to achieve that end.

The Associate Dean of Nursing provides leadership, supervision, and management for Division personnel; supervises and coordinates Division processes and procedures to insure high-quality education and training for Salt Lake Community College nursing students. Mentor and guide full- and part-time nursing faculty, lab assistants, and staff. Reports to the Dean of Health Sciences.

Note: Associate Deans are at-will and serve at the pleasure of the College president. Description of the responsibilities and position can be located on the Provost for Academic Affairs’ website http://faculty.slcc.edu/provost/docs/ad-model-procedrues.pdf

Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Innovative, collaborative and flexible but strong transparent management style.
• Ability to work in a team setting.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to address faculty, staff, and student issues in a positive manner at the division level and in collaboration with other college departments, divisions, and administrators.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with external partners, ensuring clear and accurate communication regarding division programs and related professions.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Integrity and high ethical standards, and the ability to engender trust.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Ability to lead, direct, and manage departmental personnel, making appropriate decisions.
• Ability to manage the division in compliance with College policies, procedures, guidelines, and directions.
• Commitment to keep the College accessible to a diverse urban population.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters Degree, from an accredited college or university in Nursing required.
• An active and unencumbered nursing license in the state of Utah, or the ability to be licensed within 60 days of hire.
• Minimum of three (3) years full-time, college-level teaching experience.
• Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience working in a nursing discipline are required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral Degree in nursing, from a college or university.
• Prior experience with ACEN accreditation processes.
• Prefer a macro-level leadership style that is open, honest, and a willingness to actively listen and follow through.
• Successful experience writing grants.

SLCC Information

Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.

This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.