Associate Dean of Nursing Academic Affairs Daytime Program

Chamberlain University; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 71,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life/Disability insurance

401k with match

Flexible Time Off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Chamberlain University seeks an Associate Dean of Academic Affairs to oversee day-to-day academic operations and supervise assigned faculty. You will partner with the Dean to drive BSN program goals, ensure teaching standards, and support student success through data-informed decisions.

You will lead budgeting, curriculum delivery, and accreditation readiness, while embedding Chamberlain Care and Covista culture into operations and supporting clinical placement and faculty development.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing is required; doctoral degree preferred.
• Unencumbered professional nursing licensure required.
• 2+ years experience in nursing education at bachelor level or above.
• 2+ years in simulation and/or clinical experience development/participation.
• 2+ years leadership experience required.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Excellent communication and customer service orientation.
• Experience recruiting, onboarding, and faculty development.
• Budget planning and resource management.
• Strategic thinking and policy interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day academic operations and supervise assigned faculty.
• Develop faculty performance and maintain teaching standards.
• Ensure regulatory and accreditation compliance.
• Lead budgeting and resource allocation.
• Coordinate clinical placements for nursing students.
• Collaborate with ED and ADAAs to support student and business outcomes.
• Embed Chamberlain Care and Covista culture in operations.
• Support program expansion and academic initiatives from center.
• Engage with boards and communities professionally.

Skills

Leadership

Budget planning

Recruitment & onboarding

Curriculum development

Data-informed decisions

Regulatory compliance

Accreditation standards

Strategic planning

Communication

Change leadership

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

Doctoral degree in Nursing

Unencumbered RN licensure

Job description

Job Description

The Associate Dean of Academic Affairs manages day-to-day academic operations and directly supervises assigned faculty. Partners with Dean on strategic execution of BSN program goals. Develops faculty performance and maintains teaching standards. Contributes to student success through operational coordination and data-informed decisions. Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards for assigned areas.

• Implements academic strategy under Dean's direction. Manages assigned faculty schedules, workload, and performance. Ensures curriculum delivery standards for assigned courses/sections. Analyze student success data to improve curriculum delivery, lab, simulation, and workshops.
• Recruit, select, onboard and retain qualified faculty to ensure program excellence.
• Lead performance management for assigned faculty (visiting and/or full-time), ensuring accountability for teaching quality and student outcomes through ongoing observation, evaluation, and feedback.
• Collaborate with faculty and leadership to plan and manage budgets.
• Ensure curriculum delivery meets institutional standards and accreditation benchmarks through rigorous evaluation and continuous improvement.
• Embed Chamberlain Care principles and Covista culture expectations into academic operations and support services.
• Manages faculty and SLS scheduling and workload models for assigned groups. Coordinates with other ADAAs working at the campus. Ensures resource allocation for assigned courses. Support clinical placement of nursing students. Collaborate on academic budget and capital requests.
• Serve as liaison to boards, communities, and internal stakeholders with professionalism and care.
• Lead program expansion and new academic initiatives with agility and vision, responding to evolving healthcare education needs.
• Actively support and own academic strategy and curriculum change from the center.

Key behaviors tied to success in this role:

• Anticipate and respond to student needs, empower faculty to implement solutions that remove barriers to success
• Connect daily work to our vision and strategy at Chamberlain for your teams
• Seek feedback, support faculty to innovate, improve operating model, and use data to continuously improve student outcomes
• Coordinate and collaborate closely with ED, other DAAs, and ADAAs to support student and business outcomes
• Demonstrate ethical practice, take accountability for individual and team performance, and celebrate successes

What success looks like in your role:

• Students achieve strong outcomes — including matched or exceeded national BSN average NCLEX pass rate as a direct accountability for the role
• Students are engaged and satisfied, as reflected in NPS feedback
• Enrollment, retention, and persistence targets are matched or exceeded
• High faculty and academic team engagement scores and low regrettable turnover
• Faculty continuously improves and meets their goals
• Faculty are successfully recruited, onboarded, and retained to support program excellence
• Budgets are effectively planned and managed, with faculty input considered.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in nursing required, doctoral degree in nursing preferred
• Unencumbered Professional nursing licensure required
• 2+ years experience in nursing education at the bachelor level or above required
• 2+ years in simulation and/or clinical experience development/participation required
• 2+ years previous leadership experience required
• 2+ years in acute patient care (trauma, emergency or medical-surgical) preferred
• Strong leadership, organizational, and time management skills
• Excellent communication and customer service orientation
• Proven ability in recruiting, onboarding, and faculty development
• Budget planning, resource management, and change leadership experience
• Strategic thinking and ability to interpret policy
• Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Additional Information

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $70,696.34 and $110,666.84. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Covista’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays

For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.covista.com/benefits

You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation