Job Summary
Goodwin University seeks a visionary Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Professions (SNHP) who will create a pervasive culture of transformation and agile delivery, leveraging the school’s human and fiscal capital to implement new programs, improve quality, and respond to evolving healthcare workforce needs.
The Dean will serve in a staff‑designated capacity to provide oversight for undergraduate and graduate programs, with anticipated growth to meet regional healthcare demands, and will also serve as the Chief Nursing Administrator/Officer.
Essential Job Functions / Primary Responsibilities
- Act as a member of the Provost’s Leadership Team and report to the Provost, providing service‑centered, proactive, dynamic leadership in collaboration with other Deans and departments.
- Align the SNHP’s academic agenda with the University’s strategic goals to ensure continued success and sustainable growth.
- Translate vision and strategy into actionable plans that advance current and new academic programs, with dedicated mentorship and inclusivity.
- Collaborate with schools within the University on multidisciplinary initiatives of meaningful societal and economic impact to enlarge the academic landscape.
- Sustain the growth of SNHP by stewarding resources, producing a diverse and culturally competent healthcare workforce.
- Extend the School of Nursing’s external partnerships with healthcare providers for clinical placements, collaborative research, and outreach efforts.
- Serve as responsible for strategy, operations and day‑to‑day operations of the school.
- Supervise all SNHP programs, directors, faculty, staff and students.
- Develop programs with focus on nursing quality, NCLEX pass rates, and accreditation success.
Knowledge, Ability and Skill
- Commitment to promote equity and inclusion and treat all university community members with respect and dignity.
- Excellent organization and communication skills.
- Experience and knowledge of work in a career‑oriented university setting.
- Knowledge, experience, and commitment to Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Qualifications
Education, Training and Experience
- Earned Doctorate in Nursing from an accredited institution, or an Ed.D. with significant and relevant professional experience.
- A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible leadership experience.
- Professional certification and/or licensure in Nursing.
- Administrative experience as department chair, associate dean, or equivalent level with involvement in fiscal planning & budgets, faculty leadership, commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, shared governance.
Special Requirements
- Valid driver’s license and insured vehicle.
Physical and Mental Requirements
Work Environment: outdoor weather conditions, fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, electrical shock, vibration.
Physical Activity: standing, walking, sitting, talking & hearing, using hands/fingers to handle or feel, climbing or balancing, bending, pulling, pushing, driving.
Lifting Requirements: up to 100 pounds.
Vision Requirements: none.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Employee & dependent life insurance
- Great tuition benefits for employee, spouse & dependents
- PTO program
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