Director of Nursing (Campus College Chair)

Job ID: 11015

Location: US-CA - Sacramento

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Corporate Statement

Apollo Group, Inc. was founded in 1973 in response to a gradual shift in higher education demographics from a student population dominated by youth to one in which approximately half the students are adults and over 80 percent of whom work full-time. Apollo's founder, John Sperling, believed -- and events proved him right -- that lifelong employment with a single employer would be replaced by lifelong learning and employment with a variety of employers. Lifelong learning requires an institution dedicated solely to the education of working adults.

Today, Apollo Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, University of Phoenix, Apollo Global, College for Financial Planning, and Institute for Professional Development, has established itself as a leading provider of higher education programs for working adults by focusing on servicing the needs of the working adult. Apollo Group is the largest education service provider in North America and has the world's largest educational social network. Apollo is building state of art learning platforms in creating a virtual and highly engaging learning experience. The learning platforms which are built as a cloud based (Education-as-a-Service) bring a more scientific and social approach to the learning experience. We are changing the way people learn and interact via advanced, scalable learning solutions.

Subsidiary Statement

University of Phoenix, as a subsidiary of Apollo Group, Inc., has established itself as an innovator and a leader in higher education. We have a network of campuses that span North America and online classes that students can take around the world. As a fully accredited university, we provide students with relevant curriculum taught by faculty with experience in the fields they teach. Here, working students have the opportunity to get an education, whether their goal is an associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree.

Department Overview

The departments within Academic Operations provide a variety of support and infrastructure services for faculty and Academic Affairs staff. These responsibilities include faculty recruiting and scheduling, policy development and oversight, faculty governance, and training opportunities to help our faculty members and academic staff to be engaged and successful.

Position Summary

University of Phoenix - Sacramento, CA Campus offers several Nursing Programs (BSN, MSN and MSN/FNP) and is seeking to hire a community centric Director of Nursing.

This position is accountable for the overall campus management of the College of Nursing at the Sacramento Campus, and for ensuring the quality and integrity of the nursing programs at the Sacramento Campus and its learning centers. This position reports to the Director of Academic Affairs at the Sacramento Campus and to the Dean of the College of Nursing, Phoenix, unless otherwise specified.

The duties and responsibilities of the Campus College Chair include, but are not limited to:

1. Selection, training and supervision of faculty members.

2. Compliance with University policies and procedures.

3. Compliance with the requirements of the California State Board of Nursing, and, other regulatory and accrediting bodies.

The position requires a Master's degree in nursing required [doctorate in nursing or other health-related area preferred], unrestricted RN nursing license from the State of California, and prefer candidates with ten years of experience in nursing, nurse management, and professional nursing education.

Primary Accountabilities

• Participates in the selection, assessment, certification, mentoring, evaluation and training of campus faculty. May also participate in the selection, orientation, and training of campus personnel.


• Supervises activities of Lead Faculty-Area Chairs and Lead Faculty-Instructors assigned to the College.


• Develops and maintains the quality and integrity of the College's Programs. This position is accountable for program integrity and implementation at existing campuses, as well as new campuses and learning centers.


• Develops and maintains strong relationships by serving as a program resource for campus staff, faculty, and students, as well as a liaison to Central Administration Academic Affairs staff and the Dean of the College.


• Serves as a core Administrative Faculty Member teaching within the college/program curricula.


• Monitors, reviews, and retains program-specific documents, including internship and practicum documentation when applicable.


• Monitors and evaluates agencies to determine their effectiveness in providing students with appropriate and relevant experience. Provides recommendations for continued use of agencies. This includes initiating contacts with agencies to secure and update necessary affiliation agreements and appropriate student internship, practicum, and clinical placements as appropriate.


• Assists Central Administration Academic Affairs personnel, including the Dean from respective college(s), in the development and review of curriculum as well as the assessment of student learning.


• Participates and may lead task forces and committees to represent and address academic concerns to campus management team and/or Central Administration. This may include participating in the planning, implementation, and coordination of campus and/or regional activities to maximize service quality effectiveness and efficiency.


• Represents the organization as appropriate in its relationship with the community by participating in targeted events, conferences, meetings, and workshops. This includes developing and maintaining active linkages with agencies and educational institutions to promote positive relationships and to facilitate articulation between the University's programs and those of other institutions and/or agencies.


• Maintains a professional and technical knowledge of the curricula by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies. This includes maintaining a general knowledge of emerging issues and trends related to the respective campus Academic Affairs program(s).


• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• A Doctorate in Nursing from a regionally accredited University is preferred.


• Ten years' of combined recent working experience in nursing, nurse management, and or professional nursing education is preferred.


• Familiarity with adult education experience preferred.


• Must have proven experience in a business, administrative or operational environment.


• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of analytical and strategic thinking to plan, direct, and coordinate designated projects to ensure that goals and/or objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters, as described above.


• Must possess the ability to effectively communicate and present research findings, projects and recommendations to management.


• Must have a working knowledge of personal software packages to prepare correspondence and presentations, as well as, create and generate spreadsheets and reports, as described above.


• Must be results oriented and able to organize and independently manage various projects or processes simultaneously.


• Motivated to provide prompt, encouraging, and diplomatic responses to scheduled faculty tutors.

Basic Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing from a regionally accredited University.


• Possess an active unencumbered, unrestricted RN nursing license from the State of Texas.


• A minimum of five years' combined recent working experience in nursing, nurse management, and or professional nursing education.


• Must hold and maintain an active unencumbered, unrestricted RN nursing license (in state of employment) must be maintained throughout employment.


• A minimum of one years' experience managing nursing departments or other managerial experience.


• Must be approved to teach in one or more courses offered by the college.


• A minimum of two (2) years' experience teaching in pre- or post-licensure registered nursing programs.

Apollo Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes diversity.

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