National Dean of VN/PN Programs

Unitek College of Nursing; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Vacation & Holidays

401K with company match

Life Insurance

Tuition assistance

Leadership development

Job summary

Unitek College of Nursing in Irvine, CA seeks a senior nursing administrator to plan, develop, and manage the VN program across campuses. You will coordinate clinical partnerships, oversee admissions, and ensure compliance with BVNPT standards and state regulations while reporting to senior leadership.

The role requires RN licensure, a master's degree, and at least three years of nursing leadership or education experience. Competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Hold a current active license as a Registered Nurse.
• Masters’ degree from an approved school.
• Minimum three years’ RN experience; teaching/clinical supervision or nursing administration/education in last five years.
• Completed coursework in administration, teaching, and curriculum development.

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, manages, updates, and evaluates all aspects of the program
• Prepares data and required reports for state and Vocational Nursing Board
• Assists with identifying outside resources for the nursing program
• Develops and implements program policies and procedures
• Organizes and serves on committees
• Oversees admission process and orientation
• Effectively serves as liaison between the community and the college
• Develops and maintains educational partnerships with clinical sites
• Performs clinical site evaluations and ensures adequate staffing for rotations
• Maintains evaluations and provides summaries to leadership and advisory committee
• Ensure clinical contracts are updated and maintained
• Participates in nursing faculty recruitment, hiring and orientation
• Facilitates faculty meetings and maintains records
• Assigns and schedules faculty to courses and clinical sites
• Monitors instruction quality and participates in program review
• Provides advising and planning support to prospective students
• Ensures students are oriented to nursing labs and clinical facilities
• Participates in recruitment and admission planning for nursing students
• Ensures documentation is complete for graduation and licensing
• Participates in Nursing Advisory Committee meetings
• Participates in professional development and CE hours
• Maintains knowledge of state rules for vocational nursing
• Provides oversight to campus Program Directors regionally
• Monitors VN program metrics across campuses
• Conducts campus site visits for compliance with policies and BVNPT/accreditation
• Participates in Faculty Development activities
• Assists with site visits and accreditation preparation
• Assists with policy review and development

Skills

Leadership

Curriculum development

Program management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Master's degree in nursing or related field

Job description

• Compensation: USD 200,000 - USD 225,000 - yearly

Company Description

Unitek Learning is a leading healthcare education organization focused on preparing the next generation of nurses and healthcare professionals.

Through its family of institutions, including Unitek College of Nursing, Eagle Gate College, Provo College, Brookline College, and Unitek EMT, Unitek delivers career-focused education designed to help students build meaningful careers while addressing critical workforce needs across the healthcare industry.

Through our Workforce Solutions segment, Unitek partners with hospitals and health systems to create sustainable talent pipelines and expand access to healthcare education through employer-based training and workforce development programs nationwide.

Job Description

• Plans, develops, manages, updates, and evaluates all aspects of the program
• Prepares data and other written materials for all required state and Vocational Nursing Board requirements, reports, proposals, self- studies, surveys, and site visits.
• Assists with identifying and obtaining outside resources for the nursing program.
• Develops and implements program policies and procedures.
• Organizes and serves on committees.
• Oversees admission process and orientation.
• Effectively serves as liaison between the community and the college.
• Develops and maintains educational partnerships with clinical sites
• Performs clinical site evaluations that include a thorough assessment on the ability of the agency to provide clinical experiences that meet the objectives for application of theory and clinical course objectives. The assessment includes an analysis of risk, hazards, and safety of all students, as well as ensuring adequate staffing to handle clinical objectives.
• Maintains evaluations by students, clinical sites representatives, and faculty at completion of each clinical rotation and provides summary report to the Chief Executive Officer /Assistant Dean of Nursing Programs and shares same with Advisory committee.
• Ensure clinical contracts are updated and maintained.
• Participates in nursing faculty recruitment, hiring and orientation.
• Facilitates nursing faculty meetings on a regular basis and ensures adequate records and minutes of the meetings are maintained.
• Assigns and schedules faculty to course and clinical sites.
• Monitors quality of instruction and participates in faculty and program review, evaluation, and strategic planning.
• Provides advising, support, and planning assistance to potential students.
• Provides input and ensure that students are properly oriented to nursing skills lab and clinical facilities prior to initiating clinical rotations.
• Participates in the planning and review process for the recruitment and admission of qualified nursing students.
• Assures that all students have completed the necessary documentation and met the requirements for graduation and licensing exams.
• Participates in the planning and implementation of the Nursing Advisory Committee meetings on the campus and regional levels.
• Participates in professional development; maintains CE hours
• Maintains current knowledge of State rules and regulations as related to the practice of Vocational Nursing.
• Provides oversight and support to campus Program Directors on a regional level.
• Monitors VN program metrics at all campuses.
• Conducts campus site visits on a regular basis to ensure compliance with Unitek College policies and procedures, BVNPT regulations, and accreditation standards.
• Participates in Faculty Development activities at the campus and regional levels.
• Assists campus Program Directors in preparation for site visits by accreditors and governing agencies.
• Assists with programmatic policy review and development.

Salary Range:$200-225K

Qualifications

• Hold a current active license as a Registered Nurse; and
• Hold a Masters’ degree from an approved school; and
• Have a minimum of three years’ experience as a Registered Nurse; one year shall be in teaching or clinical supervision, or a combination thereof, in a state approved registered nursing or vocational or practical nursing, or psychiatric technician school within the last five years; or a minimum of three years’ experience in nursing administration or nursing education within the last five years; and
• Have completed a course or courses offered by an approved school with instruction in administration, teaching, and curriculum development.

Additional Information

We Offer:

• Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company
• 12paid Holidays and 2Floating Holiday
• 401K with a Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
• Leadership development and training for career advancement
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program