Chief Academic Officer

Description

Introduction

Galen College of Nursing is a vibrant and growing, single-purpose nursing college focused on expanding access to quality nursing education.  Our culture is at the forefront of everything we do.  Galen’s fundamental goals are to be the best place for nursing education and the best place to work and one cannot be true without the other.

Benefits

At Galen College of Nursing, we want to ensure your needs are met. We offer a variety of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans along with some unique benefits including:

• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs
• Paid Personal Leave
• 401k (100% annual match – 3%-9% of pay based on years of service)
• Identity Theft Protection discounts
• Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Mental Health Coverage

Learn more about Employee Benefits

As you consider joining Galen, please carefully consider how you will model the culture we embrace and look to sustain.  A culture where good ideas can come from anywhere and transparency is vital.   Respect, accountability and integrity are non-negotiables, and commitment is created and sustained through the development of all employees.  We care about each other and our students.  We look for ways to exceed expectations and we are always looking for ways to improve and grow, while delivering the promise of extraordinary nursing education, matched only by a commitment to our students’ success.

If you feel our culture aligns with your strength of experience, attitude and authentic desire to work with great people to help changes lives, we’d love to talk!

Introduction 

The Chief Academic Officer (CAO) provides oversight to a multi-state, single-purpose, nursing college with responsibility for overseeing and directing the academic programs. The CAO exemplifies the Galen culture and fosters a College-wide commitment to student success; diversity equity and inclusion; achieving the expected academic outcomes; integrates and achieves balance among the College’s multiple goals; and facilitates and advances the academic vision of the faculty and the College. Reporting directly to the CEO, the CAO interacts with and presents to the Board of Directors.

Position Responsibilities

Essential Duties

1. Responsible for the College-wide academic leadership, policy, curriculum, academic department personnel management, budget planning, and fiscal management.
2. Provide leadership to meet College-wide expected levels of achievement for NCLEX pass rates, completion rates, and student and faculty satisfaction by program.
3. Provide leadership in matters of academic policy and administration and regularly advise the CEO on these matters.
4. Creates an environment to foster diversity, equity and inclusion
5. Ability to understand the macro trends impacting the nursing profession to ensure the appropriate strategies are reflected in the College’s strategic plan.
6. Ensure the effective implementation of continuous quality improvement of the academic programs.
7. Build agile academic programs and student services that advance the mission of the College and are responsive to the needs of a changing healthcare environment.
8. Maintain the successful continuation of the College’s accreditation status and ensure the accurate, effective, and timely communication with all accreditors and state boards of nursing.
9. Hire, supervise, direct, and evaluate the performance of the College’s academic staff.
10. Collaborate with College leadership, including operations, human resources, information technology, facilities management, safety, and security to ensure the delivery of a safe, positive, effective, and efficient learning environment.
11. Represent the College to external constituencies as determined by the CEO and in College functions.
12. Champion cultural and organizational change across the College to ensure the implementation of a unified College vision.
13. Work collaboratively with academic leaders, faculty, administrators, and staff to provide a student-centered and rigorous teaching and learning environment from the classroom to an effective array of student support services.
14. Ensure that all elements necessary for a quality teaching and learning environment are successfully implemented.
15. Perform other duties as directed by the CEO.

Leadership and ability to inspire

• An innovator and nursing visionary with a demonstrated record of leadership and management in a complex organization
• Ability to excite, leave a positive impression, and guide for Galen in reaching its full potential
• A leader who is aspirational with superior written and verbal communication skills
• A leader with an ability to implement change at a rapid pace while building consensus
• A servant leader with a multidisciplinary understanding and who is approachable, honest, diplomatic, and a good listener
• A leader who is decisive while inclusive, sees the big picture as well as the important details, promotes teamwork and collaboration, and engenders loyalty
• Ability to delegate, assess results, evaluate personnel, make tough personnel decisions, and project appropriate levels of staffing in all academic endeavors

Commitment to academic excellence

• A leader who supports a “College of Opportunity” while in the pursuit of academic excellence
• A leader who is committed to transparency, and who will engage at the ground-level while empowering talented faculty and staff to deliver results
• A leader with demonstrated commitment to lead, challenge, and continually assess academic and programmatic offerings to maximize quality and effectiveness

Strong fiscal capabilities and team leadership

• A fiscally capable and accomplished leader, highly capable of allocating and managing resources and personnel in a complex organization
• Experience in budget leadership and development and implementation in times of both strong and challenging financial climates
• Views and embraces role as integral and equal to the executive team and future success of the College.
• A track record of building strong executive teams that work collaboratively to achieve mutually defined goals and objectives
• An ability to identify executive-level and faculty-level talent in developing and mentoring new leaders
• An ability to hold individuals accountable and making responsive personal decisions to further the College

Committed to student success

• A commitment to students and student learning as a basis for decision-making on the campuses
• Articulate and clarify high expectations for student access, retention, completion, and success

Accomplished

• An earned doctoral degree required and a graduate degree in nursing
• Credentials sufficient to generate the respect and support of the academic and health care communities
• The highest level of ethics and commitment to the mission of the College

Physical/Mental Demands and Work Environment: Position requires mental activity, reading, planning, preparing, evaluating, and decision making. Physical demands in classroom and office are minimal and considered sedentary work with occasional lifting and/or carrying such articles as records, files, and books (10 pounds maximum). Operation of standard office equipment such as phone, computer, classroom projector, Scantron, and printer/scanner, occurs on a frequent basis. Physical demands in the clinical area may include lifting, pulling, pushing, kneeling, stooping, crouching and bending or any other related activity.

Degree of Supervision: Minimal.

Galen College Values:

Inclusivity: I foster an environment that provides opportunity for every individual to reach their full potential.

Character: I act with integrity and compassion in all I do.

Accountability: I own my role and accept responsibility for my actions.

Respect: I value every person as an individual with unique contributions worthy of consideration.

Excellence: I commit myself to the highest level of quality in everything I do.

At Galen College of Nursing, we offer a unique educational experience we call Pure Nursing.  With a focus on nursing education, our knowledgeable and caring faculty and staff take personal interest in helping our students achieve their goals. Galen is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award Associate, Baccalaureate, and Master's Degrees.  Our baccalaureate degree in nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and the associate and master’s degree in nursing programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).  For complete information related to Galen’s accreditation status, please visit our website.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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