Director, Nursing Services - Concordia University Irvine ABSN Program

Grand Canyon University Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Concordia University Irvine seeks a Director of Nursing Services to lead the ABSN program’s administration and clinical academic efforts, partnering with the nursing academic team to deliver a blended learning curriculum.

You will drive operational strategy for clinical, lab, and simulation activities, oversee staff, and foster retention initiatives while ensuring regulatory compliance and quality outcomes for students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 5 years nursing practice.
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive leadership experience, including supervision of personnel.
• RN licensure in state of site locations and eligibility for RN licensure in state of educational partner, if required.
• Graduate degree in nursing or another related field from an accredited program.
• Three years didactic, clinical, or online teaching experience.
• Academic leadership experience.
• Nursing certification.
• Online teaching experience strongly preferred.
• Academic leadership experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop and implement strategy for operational management of clinical, lab, and simulation activities.
• Establish and maintain systems for measuring operational management and strategic development.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on operational issues and development plans.
• Manage direct reporting staff and ensure qualifications are met.
• Recruit, retain, and evaluate staff.
• Coach, mentor, and provide professional development for staff.
• Communicate with staff and act as liaison with university partner.
• Develop and maintain strategies to reinforce culture and values.
• Assist in budget and cost management.
• Provide clinical and academic guidance in problem-solving with partners.
• Collaborate with campus teams and departments.
• Fill in for lab, simulation, or clinical courses when required.
• Secure and manage inventory for activities.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and quality management.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Academic leadership

RN licensure

Teaching experience

Budgeting

Staff coaching

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Graduate degree in nursing or related field

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

We are seeking a Director of Nursing Services for Concordia University Irvine’s 15-month Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program that launched in August 2023. The Director of Nursing Services provides Administrative and Clinical Academic leadership as the ABSN site leader in developing, maintaining, evaluating, and collaborating with the Concordia Nursing Academic team. The primary responsibilities for this position include operational leadership for delivery of the curriculum using a blended learning model to advance student success in the ABSN program. In addition to the general oversight of student success, the director works collaboratively to support and identify retention strategies, provide faculty support, and evaluate student data.

Site Location: 10750 Fourth St. Rancho Cucamonga, CA Academic Partner: Concordia University, Irvine ABSN Program Compensation range: $100-125k Benefits: Full benefit portfolio including tuition benefit package

What You Will Do:

• Plan, develop and implement strategy for operational management of clinical, lab, and simulation activities so as to meet agreed organizational and university partner goals and outcomes.
• Establish and maintain appropriate organizational systems for measuring operational management and strategic development.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on operational issues, opportunities and development plans and achievements within agreed formats and timelines.
• Manage direct reporting staff ensuring organizational and university partner qualifications and requirements are complete.
• Recruit, retain, and evaluate staff according to the outlined responsibilities.
• Coach, mentor, and provide professional development for staff.
• Communicate with staff and be liaison for organization and university partner.
• Develop and maintain strategies to reinforce organization and university partner culture and values.
• Assist in budget and cost management.
• Provide clinical and academic expertise and guidance in problem-solving in collaboration with health care and university partners.
• Collaborate with campus team members and departments.
• When required, fill in for lab, simulation, or clinical courses.
• Secure and manage inventory of supplies and equipment to ensure implementation of all clinical, lab and simulation activities.
• Collaborate with partner representatives to ensure delivery of services to students.
• Ensure activities meet with and integrate requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies, and other regulatory compliance guidelines.
• Manage student and faculty compliance with healthcare partners’ clinical requirements.
• Oversee and evaluate all nursing clinical sites and student experiences.
• Ensure that regular visits to the healthcare agencies are conducted each semester, findings of each visit are documented in the partnership meeting log, and necessary improvements are implemented.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Will Have:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing from a regionally accredited college or university
• Minimum of 5 years nursing practice
• Minimum of 3 years of progressive leadership experience, including supervision of personnel
• Licensure as a registered nurse (RN) in state of site locations and eligibility for RN licensure in state of educational partner, if required
• Graduate degree in nursing or another related field from an accredited program
• Three years didactic, clinical, or online teaching experience
• Academic leadership experience
• Nursing certification
• Online teaching experience strongly preferred
• Academic leadership experience strongly preferred

What we’ll offer in return:

• A career where your work genuinely makes a difference
• A stable income with a good salary
• Extensive training with team and management support
• Structured professional development plans and opportunities
• Outstanding benefits and work perks
• Collaborative and supportive team environment...and more!

Employment is contingent upon the satisfactory outcome (as determined by the organization) of pre-employment screening activities, including a background check.