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Classification Title: Clinical Assistant Professor

College/Division: College of Nursing

Department: CON College of Nursing

Advertised Salary Range: Salary commensurate with qualifications.

Advertised Job Summary:

• Serves as leader in recruitment and retention efforts for the HL/NI program, providing expertise of program knowledge (working closely with the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Graduate Student Recruiter).
• Serves on the admission review committee for students applying to the programs and provides final admission recommendations to the Executive Associate Dean for Academics and Accreditation.
• Provides guidance to student affairs staff on admission issues.
• Participates in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of new student orientation.
• Leads communication on behalf of the program for program students as appropriate.

• Works with student affairs coordinators to assure appropriate academic advising, development, and implementation of individualized programs of study, progression and graduation.
• Advise students on registration (e.g., prerequisites, courses, clinical, directed studies, capstone projects, comprehensive exams or thesis credits).
• Works with student affairs coordinators to assure all background and health clearances are intact for clinical and/or research experiences.
• Audit academic records and clear for graduation in conjunction with student affairs coordinators.

• Monitor national trends and standards for specialty area practice and informatics guidelines, relating these to curriculum and ensuring that the curriculum and procedures are in line with these standards. Communicate changes and trends with CON faculty.
• Assures program is in compliance with American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education, South Carolina Board of Nursing or other professional organization standards as appropriate for the specialty.
• Participate in on-going curriculum decisions related to program specialty, including course content, sequencing, and evaluation methods.
• Revises graduate handbook with Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.
• Work with students to establish and maintain clinical placement sites.
• Provides orientation materials and contacts with clinical preceptors.
• Assures students follow clinical contract requirements.
• Assures appropriate evaluation tools are completed and summary data submitted to the Executive Associate Dean for Academics and Accreditation including preceptor and site evaluations, preceptor clinical data (license, etc.), student clinical logs, preceptor evaluations of students, and/or surveys.
• Participate in review of quality outcome assessment and revisions as necessary.

• Serves as a resource and leader to faculty within the programs.
• Serves as a resource and leader for students in the programs. Analyze matriculation issues and provide input as requested regarding decisions that affect the student's progression.
• Works with Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and/or Executive Associate Dean for Academics and Accreditation to mitigate student issues.
• Works with the Department Chair and/or Dean to mitigate faculty issues.

Advertised Minimum Qualifications :

Full/Part Time: Full Time

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