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Assistant Dean, School of Nursing

Company: American University Of Health Sciences

Pay:
$90,000.00 to $135,000.00 per year based upon prior faculty and SoN administrative experience

Location

Job Description:

“Medical care becomes most effective when one understands that the knowledge and the abilities they have are gifts from God. As gifts, they should be used to promote excellence, promote health, and promote compassion both here and abroad.

Nursing is, of all fields, the one that touches men and women each day at their heart and at their souls.

For it is a touch that heals and gives to the receiver hope for a better day.

Are they not therefore the hands of God?”-gaj

LOCATION:

Signal Hill, CA

BACKGROUND:

American University of Health Sciences (AUHS) is a Private-For Profit, Minority Serving, and Christian Based Degree Granting University and has an opportunity for an Assistant Dean for the School of Nursing. The goal of AUHS is to develop learned Bachelor of Science Degree Nurse Professionals who are committed to excellence in care, holistic centered, evidence based practice driven who believe in diversity in nursing research.

As the First Minority Owned, Minority Serving, Pre-Licensure, Bachelor of Science Nursing School in the history of California, AUHS is positioned for exciting growth and an opportunity to bring about real, effective development in addressing health care disparity and the promotion of minority participation to become future nurse and pharmacy scientists.

This position provides an augmentation of leadership and supervision for the Nursing Program and serves as the Assistant Director for the Nursing Program. AUHS is located 20 miles south of Los Angeles and is the City of Signal Hill’s first university. Our Nursing Program was commenced in 2007 and the
first graduates walked June 2009. 100% pass rate.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications include preferably a Doctorate Degree in Nursing or related field but no less than a Master’s degree in nursing, from a NLN/CCNE nursing accredited college or university. Must have at least one years’ experience, within the last of 5 years, with some administrative or management experience in academic divisions, sections or schools within a community college and/or four year college or university, with emphasis on nursing, health sciences.

At least two years’ successful classroom teaching experience in a pre- or post-licensure nursing program. At least one-year experience as a registered nurse providing direct
patient care.

Applicants must possess or be eligible for licensure as a registered nurse in California. Pre-licensure Associate and Baccalaureate teaching experience are preferred.

Should be a specialist, experienced clinical nurse in one or more of the following:

Critical Care Expertise

Pediatric Expertise

Public/Community Health Expertise

Medical/Surgical Expertise

Women’s Health Expertise

Geriatric … and other nurse specialists.

Assistant Dean must have a full appreciation or the ability to comprehend and implement Systematic Evaluation Plans, Institutional Effectiveness plans that speak to the ongoing quality and enhancement of the School of Nursing.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Full reporting to the Dean of the SoN, the Assistant Dean of SoN is responsible for helping to plan, organize, supervise and ensuring near term and long term success of the School of Nursing (SoN). Will help direct and evaluate the instructional programs assigned to the school.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ensure the development of stimulating and creative daily lesson plans
• Enhance, establish and detailed course outline
• Willingness to develop an area of expertise and inquiry in research
• Desire to publish findings from their work and desire to pursue
• Desire to pursue funding applications for their own research interests
• Ability to work with a diverse population of students and staff
• Committed to building a unique university setting that is spiritually centered, science
focused, evidence based practice and truly care minded
• Understanding of current and emerging instructional delivery technologies
• Desire to develop a nursing science mindset within students
• Ability to design curriculum and learning activities to address a wide range of learning
levels and learning styles
• Understanding of current and emerging instructional delivery technologies
• Committed to building a unique university setting of spiritually centered, science
focused, nursing evidence based practice care

COMPENSATION:

$90,000.00 to $135,000.00 per year based upon prior faculty and SoN administrative
experience
Retirement Plan-401k
Full Medical, Dental, Vision
4 weeks of vacation per year
Partial Re-Location Benefit

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Forward CV and/or Resume To:

Pastor Gregory A. Johnson, COO
American University of Health Sciences
1600 E. Hill Street, Signal Hill, CA. 90755
gjohnson@auhs.edu
(562) 988-1791 Fax
(562) 988-2278 Phone
OPEN UNTIL FILLED
INITIAL APPLICANT POOL SCREENING DATE: TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010

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