Associate Dean of Health Programs

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges; Pleasant Valley Township (IA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off and holidays

Retirement plan with employer and 9.44

Health, vision, and dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges seeks an Associate Dean of Health Programs to provide district-wide leadership and strategic coordination across health science disciplines. The role oversees accreditations, curriculum development, standards, and competency-based education, while collaborating with college and district departments on Career Academies and CTE program reviews.

Excellent benefits provided. The position requires a Master’s degree or higher and strong organizational and communication

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Administrative or leadership experience in a higher education setting.
• Direct experience managing programmatic accreditations and curriculum design.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across health program disciplines and foster self-directed teamwork among faculty.
• Oversee accreditation processes, curriculum design, and program evaluation.
• Coordinate Career Academies and CTE Program Reviews for health programs.
• Schedule courses, manage teaching assignments, and monitor faculty workloads.
• Maintain partnerships with healthcare industries and clinical partners.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Leadership experience

Education

Master's degree or higher in health-related field or Higher Education Administration

Job description

Welcome to Eastern Iowa Community Colleges. We are so glad you are here.

The Associate Dean of Health Programs provides district-wide leadership, administrative oversight, and strategic coordination across health science disciplines. This position carries primary responsibility for managing programmatic accreditations (including initial accreditations, re-accreditations, and annual reports), curriculum design, academic standards, and competency-based education. The Associate Dean collaborates with college and district departments to oversee Career Academies, assist with Career and Technical Education ( CTE ) Program Reviews, and assist the Dean of Health Programs with diverse district projects as needed. This role requires exceptional organizational and communication skills, a strong commitment to diverse student populations, and readiness to implement innovative instructional delivery systems and technologies. Excellent benefits package:

• Administrative salaried staff receive Paid time off annually starting at 20 daysof vacation, 14 days sick, 2 days of personal time. In addition to paid holidays off, including a week in December.
• Summer Fridays off – shift rotation for those positions that require daily coverage
• Retirement plan with 9.44% employer contribution ( IPERS or TIAA option), employees contribute 6.29%, plus additional retirement options
• Health, vision, and dental coverage
• Employer paid & voluntary Life insurance
• Employer paid Long Term Disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Flexible Spending Account options
• Professional development and education reimbursement benefits
• State employee discounts for cell phones, hotels, museums, etc.
• Employee Assistance Program

To be considered for this position, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. EICC is unable to sponsor employment visas.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum A Master’s degree or higher in a health-related field or in Higher Education Administration.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with administrative or leadership experience in a higher education setting (community college experience preferred).
• Direct experience managing programmatic accreditations, curriculum design, and CTE program reviews in health education

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous teaching or administrative experience within a community college environment.
• Experience coordinating dual-credit, high school partnership, or Career Academy pathways.
• Demonstrated success in fostering clinical partnerships and collaborating with healthcare industry advisory boards.
• Background in implementing innovative instructional delivery methods, educational technology, or simulation-based learning.

Physical Demands

• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
• This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand as necessary.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Salary $79,000.00-$98,800.00/Year

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

General & Strategic Leadership

• Provides progressive leadership across health program disciplines, fostering collaboration and self-directed teamwork among faculty.
• Assists the Dean of Health Programs with strategic initiatives, special projects, operational planning, and resource management.
• Overall strategic and operational administration, including records, reports, and resource management across assigned health programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Accreditations, Curriculum, & Standards

• Directs all programmatic accreditation processes, including management of initial accreditation applications, periodic re-accreditations, annual reports, self-study efforts, and site visit preparations.
• Oversees curriculum design, systematic review, revision, and program evaluation to ensure academic quality, rigor, integrity, and currency.
• Establishes, aligns, and monitors program standards and clinical/academic competencies across all health programs.
• Engages in creative programmatic development that fosters innovative pedagogies and instructional technologies.

Program Review, Career Academies, & Operations

• Assists with the coordination, preparation, and execution of comprehensive Career and Technical Education ( CTE ) Program Reviews for health programs.
• Provides administrative oversight and coordination for Career Academy health offerings, aligning high school dual-credit pipelines with college health programs.
• Oversees course scheduling, teaching assignments, and faculty workloads in collaboration with department leads.
• Maintains effective communication with healthcare-related industries and regional clinical partners within Eastern Iowa Community Colleges’ service delivery area.

Faculty & Teamwork

• Cultivates and maintains a positive, inclusive, and respectful work environment across health programs and the district.
• Manages assigned health program faculty, assists with evaluations, recruitment, orientation, and retention.
• Promotes faculty development, focusing on enhanced teaching through innovative delivery systems and advanced information technologies.
• Maintains exemplary teamwork and communication with supervisors, faculty, advisory committees, external partners, and college divisions.

Students

• Supports student outreach, admission processes, and progression pathways in collaboration with admissions and student services.
• Monitors student success, registration needs, and satisfactory academic progress.
• Partners with the Dean of Health Programs and/or Dean of Students on student disciplinary or retention matters.

EICC Non-Discrimination Statement

It is the policy of Eastern Iowa Community College District not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, religion, and actual or potential family, parental or marital status, as required by the Iowa Code §§216.6 and 216.9, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.).

If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact EICC’s Equal Employment Opportunity Officer/Equity Coordinator, Eastern Iowa Community College District, 101 West Third Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801, 563-336-5222, [e-mail] or the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, Telephone: [phone]. FAX : [phone]; TDD : 800-877-8339 or Email: OCR [e-mail]