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Professor & Chair of the Nursing Program

 

Position: Assistant/Associate/Professor and Chair of the Nursing Program

Office/Department: Nursing

Grove City College invites applications for a Chair and full-time faculty position in our Charles Jr. & Betty Johnson School of Nursing. The rank will be determined based on the applicant’s academic experience.

This program is a unique collaborative educational experience combining science and liberal arts classes at Grove City College (GCC) with nursing courses and clinical experiences at Butler Community College (BC3). Students can earn their RN licensure at the end of year three and complete their fourth year online while earning a BSN.

Butler County Community College provides a state-of-the-art hospital-like experience for students in its new $14 million dollar Victor K. Phillips Nursing and Allied Health Building. It provides an immersive learning environment with simulated surgery and ICU rooms modeled after Butler Memorial Hospital.

Successful candidates should have a terminal degree PhD, DNP, EdD or be near completion of a terminal degree from an accredited institution. A minimum of 3 years of clinical and academic teaching experience is desired.

This position will serve as the Chair of the Nursing program at GCC and will oversee and administer all aspects of the program. They will coordinate all activities with BC3. Candidates must demonstrate a strong potential for excellence in classroom teaching and a commitment to educating highly motivated students within the context of Grove City College’s historic Christian perspective.  An instructional workload of approximately 12 credit hours per academic year is expected with the balance allocated to administrative tasks.

Responsibilities include:

  • Ensure compliance with the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) regulatory and accreditation standards for the BSN portion of the program at GCC.
  • Ensure compliance with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) for GCC.
  • Manage program curriculum, including scheduling, implementation, and evaluation.
  • Prepare and manage the program’s annual budget.
  • Provide academic and career advice to nursing students.
  • Support activities of administrative departments, such as admissions, registration, and career services.
  • Represent the nursing program at community and campus events, in meetings with other institution personnel, and during the reaccreditation process.
  • Conduct annual assessments of student learning outcomes.
  • Participate in the selection and evaluation of new faculty as required.
  • Collaborate with the Dean of Nursing and Allied Health at BC3
  • Commitment to the fulfillment of the Grove City College mission.

The position will remain open until filled. Please send a current curriculum vitae, names and contact information of four references (three professional and one pastoral), and a letter of interest that includes an explanation of how your Christian faith represents a strong fit with Grove City College’s unique mission as a Christian college to: Mrs. Jamie N. Kimble, Associate Director of Human Resources at employment@gcc.edu.

Grove City College is a private educational institution noted for its academic excellence where scholarship is informed by Christian principles. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, non-job-related disability, use of a guide or support animal, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other college-administrative programs.

Posted 9/14/2023