Director, Nursing Services - CUI ABSN

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

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Tuition benefits

Competitive salary

Job summary

Orbis Education is seeking a Director of Nursing Services to provide administrative and clinical academic leadership as the ABSN site leader. The role oversees curriculum delivery, staff development, retention strategies, and data evaluation to advance student success.

Located in Rancho Cucamonga, the position partners with Concordia University to ensure quality clinical experiences and regulatory compliance, with a strong emphasis on budget management and inter-department collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• Minimum of 5 years nursing practice
• Minimum of 3 years leadership experience
• Licensure as a registered nurse (RN) in state of site locations
• Graduate degree in nursing
• 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 to meet university goals
• Establish and maintain organizational systems for measuring operational management and development
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on operational issues and developments within formats and timelines
• Manage direct reporting staff ensuring qualifications are met
• Recruit, retain, and evaluate staff according to responsibilities
• Coach, mentor, and provide professional development for staff
• Communicate with staff and liaison for organization and 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 team and departments
• Fill in for lab, simulation, or clinical courses when required
• Secure and manage inventory for clinical, lab and simulation activities
• Collaborate with partner reps to ensure student services
• Ensure activities meet quality management, health and safety, and regulatory guidelines
• Manage student and faculty compliance with clinical requirements
• Oversee nursing clinical sites and student experiences
• Visit healthcare agencies; document findings; implement improvements
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Nursing leadership

Operations management

Staff supervision

Budget management

Education collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Online teaching

Clinical instruction

Healthcare partnerships

Education

BSN degree

Graduate nursing degree

RN licensure

Didactic teaching

Tools

LMS experience

Job description

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!

#INDLOPESUP

At Orbis Education, we create partnerships with universities to expand their pre-licensure healthcare programs and produce thousands of highly trained graduates ready to enter the workforce.

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

Orbis Education is a wholly owned subsidiary of Grand Canyon Education. For more information about Grand Canyon Education, Inc., visit gce.com