Nursing Positions

Nursing Chair/Co-Administrator

In addition to/aligned with the responsibilities of the Co-Administrator, functions as the nursing Chair. This summary is below.

Summary of Position

The Nursing Department Chair is a professional educator whose primary responsibility is to provide leadership in maintaining and promoting a high-quality nursing educational program that is responsive to transfer education, employer needs, and the qualities of an educated citizenry in the Nursing Department. Constant efforts to improve instruction, student relations, relationships with clinical partners, and student retention are expected. This position is responsible for the budgetary needs and health of the entire department. This position also carries an expectation of an 11-month Faculty Employment Agreement.

Chair Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees all faculty and staff within the Nursing Department and the distribution of appropriate immediate supervision to other leaders within the department.
• Performs yearly evaluations of nursing leadership and other faculty and staff within the department who are assigned to the department chair. Oversees and trains other supervisors within the department to ensure all assigned faculty and staff have timely and fair evaluations performed by their supervisor.
• Works with department supervisors performing evaluations to develop corrective action plans for faculty who aren’t meeting expectations or those who require progressive discipline. The nursing department chair will make final decisions with the help of the Human Resources Department as to disciplinary actions taken against any nursing faculty or staff.
• Serves as the lead administrator for faculty within the department and works to bring faculty concerns forward to the Dean.
• Evaluates adjunct faculty performance every semester during the first year of hire, then once a year for continued assignments.
• In consultation with the Dean, the Nursing Department Chair recommends fall, spring, and summer schedules based on current and future students’ availability to take courses and program/department needs.
• The Nursing Department Chair will decide faculty load and course assignments. They may use input from other departmental leadership in creating the faculty load assignments.
• Serves on CEI’s Academic Standards Committee and other institutional and state-wide department chair committees. The Nursing Department Chair will be the representative for CEI’s nursing department in any internal or external capacity unless this is delegated to the Nursing Co-Administrator by the department chair.
• With guidance from CEI leadership, the Nursing Department Chair guides and ensures appropriate assessment and review is performed for the department, programs, and courses within their area of oversight.
• Ascertains and communicates the nursing departments’ changing curriculum needs through work with various internal and external stakeholders. Stakeholders may include CEI committees, other departments on campus, partner universities, industry leaders, secondary education partners, Department of Labor data, and statewide consortiums.
• Prepares preliminary departmental budgets, recommends needs identified by the department in conjunction with faculty members, and conveys it to the Dean annually. These findings are based on data gathered through the program review process, enrollment numbers, and course needs.
• Responsible for all nursing department budgeting activities including monitoring expenses and final budgetary decision-making.
• Provides a regular flow of information from the administration to faculty and from the faculty to administration by means of regularly held department meetings.
• Responsible for hiring, orienting, assigning faculty mentors, and training new faculty members within the department.
• Leads all faculty and nursing leadership to maintain or acquire appropriate data related to assessment and accreditation. At least once per year, an “all faculty” session will be held by the department, on a day and time conducive to full-time and adjunct faculty attendance. These meetings may include curriculum, assessment, and accreditation efforts incumbent on the needs of every department of the college.
• Directs and ensures that faculty keep current course syllabi that are reflective of current outcomes and assessment throughout the nursing department. The nursing department chair also is responsible for ensuring syllabi for each semester is archived appropriately.
• Oversees assessment processes within the nursing department. Ensures that course outcomes and program reviews are archived appropriately.
• Performs other duties and projects as requested by the Dean.

Nursing Co-Administrator

Job Summary

The Co-Administrator is responsible for planning, organizing, teaching, and leading all aspects of the nursing department to include internal and external customer service, student concerns, staffing, and financial management operations.

This is an 11-month faculty contract position.

Typical Job Functions:

• Teaches courses in the Nursing Department
• Demonstrates excellence in face to face and/or online teaching
• Works closely with the Co-Administrator in all aspects of leading the department
• Oversees nursing curriculum
• Manages and monitors multiple programmatic budgets
• Supervises assigned faculty and staff
• Works with various faculty coordinators to research, evaluate and decide on purchases of equipment for the division
• Leads faculty and staff within the Nursing program to provide cohesive teamwork and collective decision making
• Works with the Dean of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other leadership within the division to determine personnel needs and participates in departmental hiring processes
• Reviews and approves leave requests, travel requests, and time-entry
• Completes performance reviews for assigned direct reports
• Participates in Academic Standards Committee (ASC) meetings and ensures proper state paperwork for changes to programs
• Maintains specialized Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) accreditation and any others that are obtained
• Assists with accreditation process for College through Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
• Supports activities and functions of the College
• Provides leadership within the College, state, and community in promoting mission and goals of the College
• Collaborates with others campus-wide
• Responsible for developing and implementing program policies and procedures
• Maintains close communication and coordination with administration, advisory committees, students, and external stakeholders
• Meets with nursing students as issues arise and assists with intervention as needed
• Participates on committees or boards both internal and external to the college
• Organizes regular nursing advisory meetings and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meetings and maintains proper state documentation
• Maintains excellent relationships with clinical partners who aid the program
• Ensures important documentation is filed appropriately and available easily
• Serves on the Council of Nurse Educator Leaders, the Idaho Nurse Leaders, and other state leadership committees, as well as acting as the liaison to the Idaho Board of Nursing
• Works with the Dean of Health and Human Services to communicate needs of the nursing department to administration
• Acts as a conduit for information from administration to the faculty and back
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Nursing Course Lead

Purpose of Position

To provide primary responsibility for coordination and educational leadership of an assigned nursing course.

Principle duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Update and maintain course objectives as decided upon by curriculum committee.
• Inform nursing faculty in charge of book orders of correct textbook to be used.
• Keep course description current in catalog and other pertinent informational areas.
• Coordinate simulation activities with Simulation Coordinator for all courses.
• Schedule standardized testing and remediation according to program policy.
• Orient new faculty to the course.
• Participate in course outcome evaluation every semester.
• Maintain communication with faculty teaching additional clinical and or didactic sections to ensure course consistency.
• Ensure course documents are maintained according to CEI policies and ACEN expectations.
• Connect with team members for routine progress of the semester.
• Communicate faculty responsibilities related to student achievement of course objectives.
• Communicate with nursing program director and document any pertinent student information/behavior.
• Disseminate information to course faculty and students as necessary.
• Complete reports related to course content and activities as requested by program director and/or nursing committees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Nursing Faculty

Purpose of Position

To provide instruction to students in the Nursing Programs at College of Eastern Idaho.

Principle duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain current unencumbered Idaho RN nursing license.
• Participate on a minimum of one nursing program committee
• Attend faculty meetings and other committee meetings as assigned.
• Advise program and pre-program students
• Provide 10 hours service/year to college wide events and activities.
• Participate in skills days at the beginning and end of semester.
• Attend pinning and graduation unless prior approval from Nursing Director and Dean.
• Participate in development, evaluation, and modification of program’s curriculum.
• Participate in maintaining ACEN accreditation by providing appropriate data.
• Maintain student and program records in accordance with the policies of the College and Nursing Program.
• Mentor new faculty
• Keep certifications, immunizations, and CPR current.
• Post schedule including class time, clinical, simulation, lab hours. Including the minimum 5 open hours of office time available to students for consultation.
• Receive limited occupational certificate within one year and advanced technical occupational certificate within 3 years as per Idaho State Department of Career and Technical Education.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Didactic (if applicable)

• Teach students in the classroom setting and/or online.
• Assist with planning course schedule.
• Assist course lead with preparation of course syllabi and related materials.
• Implement the course objectives as developed by the program’s curriculum committee.
• Maintain up-to-date and in-depth knowledge of course content.
• Apply knowledge and skills obtained from workshops, seminars, conferences, literature review, and other instructional-related activities to the classroom experience.
• Use feedback from student evaluations to identify and implement professional development needs and to improve teaching effectiveness.
• Communicate with students regularly and timely as necessary.
• Assign and report a grade for each student assignment within two weeks.
• Have final grades and outcomes posted as per policy and dates.

Clinical (if applicable)

• Teach students in the clinical setting.
• Select assignments for one or more groups of students and guide them in correlating and integrating client care learning experiences with classroom instruction.
• Evaluate opportunities for clinical experiences in each clinical facility.
• Communicate promptly with clinical coordinator to report student absences, student behavior/progress, and unusual occurrences.
• Assess student performance in the clinical setting according to nursing program evaluation methods.
• Uphold current standards of nursing practice as established and required by clinical facilities, state regulatory agencies, and accrediting bodies.
• Assure students are in compliance with medical and legal requirements while participating in clinical experience.

Nursing Clinical Lab Coordinator

Purpose of Position

To coordinate utilization of the nursing skills laboratory, maintain nursing skills laboratory facilities and equipment, and assist faculty with skills laboratory learning experiences.

Principle duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Schedule use of clinical space for laboratory activities.
• Identify objectives for laboratory activities, evaluate usage of the laboratory, determine methods for maximizing use, and establish nursing skills laboratory policies.
• Prepare a semester calendar that provides for maximum utilization of laboratory facilities in collaboration with faculty and student assistants.
• Prepare an annual report for the program evaluation committee on lab usage data (hours and students served) and inventory, condition of supplies, equipment and learning media.
• Assume responsibility for all aspects of equipment management in the nursing skills laboratory.
• Perform needed routine maintenance and repair on training equipment to ensure longevity and proper functioning of all equipment.
• Maintain a master listing of all equipment.
• Obtain faculty input to determine supply needs for each nursing course
• Assure purchase of needed laboratory supplies and equipment.
• Collaborate with the Chair/Nurse Administrator and Health Professions Administrative Assistant when ordering supplies to ensure cost effective purchases and staying within budget.
• Assist faculty in orientation to supply location and help set up for skills lab learning experiences.
• Maintain the laboratory in readiness for independent skills practice, skills demonstration, and skills testing.
• Serve as resource person to faculty in the area of skill practice and equipment usage.
• Distribute specific skill supplies to students for practice.
• Provide assistance to faculty with skills check-offs.
• Schedule skill practice and assists students in the laboratory during practice.
• Provide in-services to faculty for new equipment or other learning resources.
• Provide and participate in remediation of students on various nursing skills as needed.
• Maintain the cleanliness of lab and supply rooms; organize supplies, keep counters clean and bare, maintain cleanliness of equipment and mannequins.
• Dispose of non-usable items through proper processes.
• Oversee lab employees.
• Performs/assists with yearly evaluations and weekly timecards for part time employees working in the clinical skills lab.
• Assists in hiring adjunct employees for the clinical skills lab.
• Other duties as assigned.

Nursing Simulation Coordinator

Purpose of Position

Coordinates activities and functions of the nursing simulation lab to ensure that goals and objectives specified for each clinical section are accomplished in accordance with established guidelines.

Principle duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Participate with and assist faculty in the development, implementation, and integration of simulation activities for nursing students.
• Provide leadership for the processes of purchasing simulation equipment and supplies.
• Work collaboratively with the Nursing Administrator and Health Professions Administrative Assistant to manage the simulation lab budget.
• Maintain unit documents and financial data.
• Work with IT to obtain, install and maintain clinical simulation software and equipment.
• Serve as faculty to students in teaching scenario/learning situations of nursing skills, simulations and debriefing sessions.
• Train faculty, support staff, and students in selected technical aspects of simulation.
• Serve as primary contact for Simulation Technician and oversee duties in the simulation lab.
• Provide ongoing professional development for faculty who use the simulation lab in best practice, new equipment, and updated software programs.
• Participate in or lead tours of the simulation laboratory.
• Serve as primary contact for outside organizations and departments seeking information about nursing simulation.
• Provide instructional support in the simulation lab for students and faculty to improve competencies and skills in meeting course objectives through simulation.
• Develop and conduct evaluation of the effectiveness in providing simulation learning.
• Schedule and help coordinate simulation activities for each nursing course.
• Provide input to the Nurse Administrator/Chair for long-range planning for the use of simulation in nursing education.
• Stay current with developments in the field of simulation technology and learning theory.
• Maintain and update simulation lab to include, but not limited to: identifying software; supply and equipment needs; monitoring simulation equipment; troubleshooting and resolving problems.
• Maintain records of all simulation activities including, but not limited to; numbers of students participating; numbers of faculty participating (including hours involved in the simulation lab); and videotapes of simulation events per simulation lab policy.
• Participates in special projects and functions.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the lab to include but not limited to; mannequin cleaning, lab room organization and cleaning, and work room cleanliness.
• Develop and update policies and procedures needed for the simulation lab.
• Does/assists with yearly evaluations and approval of weekly timecards on full time staff and part time employees working in the simulation lab.
• Assists in hiring adjunct employees for the simulation lab.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Nursing Clinical Coordinator/Assistant Clinical Coordinator

Purpose of Position

Coordinates schedules, activities, and functions of the nursing students in their clinical rotations to ensure that goals and objectives specified for each clinical section are accomplished in accordance with established guidelines.

Principle duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Works with clinical partners to schedule clinical experiences for nursing students throughout the program in their specific format.
• Works with Simulation Coordinator and prepares clinical schedules for students and disperses schedules to students in a timely manner.
• Works with Lab coordinator and lead instructors to establish schedule for skills day.
• Works with faculty who have a clinical component in their didactic section to ensure clinical hours and objectives are being met.
• Communicates with educators at various clinical rotations, maintaining standards and relationships.
• Assure clinical coverage.
• Works with students and faculty on scheduling clinical makeup as needed per P&P.
• Serve as resource person to faculty and adjunct with clinical related questions.
• Communicate any updated information needed for clinical to students and faculty.
• Work with faculty and adjunct to update clinical paperwork.
• Ensure proper orientation of clinical sites to new clinical instructors.
• Work with clinical partners, faculty, and adjunct to schedule clinical orientations.
• Oversees adjunct Clinical employees.
• Works directly with Health Care Administrative assistant to ensure all requirements stay up to date for faculty, students.
• Understand, update, and maintain schedules on “My Clinical Exchange.”
  • Point of contact for “My Clinical Exchange.’
• Does/assists with yearly evaluations on Part time clinical instructors.
• Assists in hiring adjunct employees for clinical.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preceptorship Principle duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Survey students about placement for clinical preceptorship
• Work with clinical partners to ensure clinical slots for full time clinical rotations for each student.
• Work with faculty to determine proper placement for clinical preceptorship experiences.
• Work directly with preceptors on requirements for students
• Educate students on requirements of Clinical preceptorship experience
• Visit each student/preceptor at least once per clinical rotations
• Evaluate students and places grades in a timely manner
• Be on call for preceptors/students 24/7 during weekdays/weekends if issues arise
• Other duties as assigned.