Department Head - Nursing

Tennessee Board of Regents; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Tennessee Community College seeks a Department Head of Nursing to provide leadership, management, and advocacy within the Nursing unit. The role oversees hiring, tenure, promotion, retention, and faculty and staff evaluation.

The position is full-time, fiscal year tenure-track with supervisory responsibilities across programs, budgeting, curriculum development, and accreditation efforts. Candidates must have a TN RN license and a nursing master’s degree.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Knowledge of principles for curriculum and training design and assessment.
• Knowledge of business and management in strategic planning and resource allocation.
• Ability to lead strategic planning and program accreditation review.
• Ability to develop and communicate goals in support of the College's mission.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates programs; networks with community agencies by serving on committees/boards.
• Supervises development of Institutional Effectiveness departmental plans and resolves issues.
• Supervises all evaluation and personnel activities within the department.
• Prepares and delivers lecture on one course per semester.
• Serves on Division and College committees; collaborates with area colleges.
• Develops and monitors departmental budgets including grants and class schedules.
• Facilitates curriculum development; hires full-time and adjunct faculty; assigns teaching.
• Oversees curriculum implementation.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership experience

Curriculum design

Teaching and instruction

Strategic planning

Program accreditation

Goals communication

Written and verbal communication

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

Southwest Tennessee Community College is a comprehensive, multicultural, public, open—access college. Southwest has four campuses/centers from which it offers over 100 programs and over 20 technical certificate programs.

We foster student success, transform lives, and increase the educational level of a growing community in Shelby County. Southwest is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution, accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

We invite you to become a part of the Southwest Team!

Title: Department Head - Nursing

Employee Classification: Faculty

Institution: Southwest Tennessee Community College

Department: Nursing

Campus Location: SWTCC - Multiple Campus Locations

Job Summary

This is a full-time, fiscal year tenure track faculty appointment with management and supervisory responsibilities as the Department Head of Nursing. The Department Head provides leadership, management, planning, and advocacy for faculty and programs within the unit. He/she is responsible for formulating and communicating recommendations for hiring, tenure, promotion, retention and evaluation of faculty and departmental support staff.

Job Duties

• Evaluates programs; networks with community agencies by serving on various committees/boards and conducts professional development activities.
• Supervises the development of Institutional Effectiveness departmental plans; resolves student, faculty, and staff problems to the extent possible.
• Supervises all evaluation and personnel academic activities conducted by the department.
• Prepares and delivers lecture on one course per semester.
• Serves on Division and College wide committees; collaborates with area colleges to articulate programs.
• Develops and monitors departmental budgets including grants, goals and plans; and develops class schedules each semester.
• Facilitates curriculum development; the hiring of full-time and adjunct faculty; and makes teaching assignments each term.
• Supervises curriculum implementation.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing.
• Five (5) years of full-time teaching experience.
• Three (3) years experience in an administrative/supervisory capacity preferably in higher education or a clinical setting.
• A background check will be required for the successful candidate.
• Valid, unencumbered RN license in Tennessee or a compact state.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for students and the measurement of training effects.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources.
• Ability to lead strategic planning, program accreditation review as necessary, and assessment in the interest of promoting academic program excellence.
• Ability to develop and communicate goals in support of the College's mission.
• Excellent written and verbal skills, including the ability to master complex issues and convey information clearly for varied audiences.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Candidates who are called for an interview must notify Human Resources in writing at least five (5) days in advance of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

First consideration will be given to current Southwest Tennessee Community College employees who meet the minimum qualifications for the position.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

The TBR does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, or national origin, sex, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other class protected by Federal or State laws and regulations and by Tennessee Board of Regents policies with respect to employment, programs, and activities.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Dr. Brandon Johnson, Director of People & Culture, [e-mail], 737 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38103, 901-333-5000. See the full non-discrimination policy.

Advertised: 26 Jun 2026 Central Daylight Time