Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and visionary leadership for the College of Health Professions in alignment with the University’s mission, vision, and values.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive growth strategy for the health professions, including new program development, expansion of existing programs, and enrollment growth across all modalities, including on-ground, online, hybrid, and accelerated formats.
• Lead the growth and successful enrollment build of the University’s newly approved direct entry MSN program across all applicable modalities, including clinical capacity, faculty resources, marketing alignment, and student outcomes.
• Lead the growth of the College’s social work programs across all levels and modalities, strengthening enrollment, field education capacity, and CSWE accreditation compliance.
• Lead the identification, market validation, design, approval, launch, and scaling of new academic programs in the health professions, moving programs from concept to enrollment with speed and quality.
• Establish and steward clinical, corporate, and community partnerships that secure clinical placements, preceptors, articulation and pathway agreements, and workforce-aligned program opportunities.
• Ensure all programs meet and maintain applicable programmatic accreditation and state authorization requirements, including CCNE, ACEN, CSWE, and other specialized accreditors, in coordination with the expectations of the Commission on Colleges and Universities (formerly SACSCOC).
• Oversee licensure examination performance, including NCLEX and other credentialing outcomes, and lead continuous improvement efforts that keep pass rates and program quality at superior levels.
• Recruit, develop, mentor, evaluate, and retain excellent faculty and staff, including clinical faculty and preceptors, and build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation.
• Manage the College’s enrollment performance, budget, staffing plans, and day-to-day operations with strong financial discipline, owning enrollment targets by program and modality, meeting revenue and expense commitments, and building enrollment-driven business cases and pro formas for new program investments.

Requirements

• A terminal degree from an accredited institution in Nursing, Physical Therapy, Medical Sciences, Health Sciences, Public Health, or a related health discipline; nursing preferred. Academic record meriting appointment at the associate or full professor rank.
• Substantial and progressively responsible senior leadership experience in health professions education, such as dean, associate dean, program director, or department chair, with a record of results at scale.
• A demonstrable track record of developing, launching, and growing successful new academic programs in the health professions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of programmatic accreditation and credentialing processes in the health professions, including specialized accreditors such as CCNE, ACEN, or CSWE, state boards of nursing, and licensure requirements.
• Experience building and managing clinical partnerships, placement agreements, and pipeline relationships with hospitals, health systems, and community organizations.
• Experience delivering health professions programs across multiple modalities, including on-ground, online, hybrid, and accelerated formats, with strength in technology, simulation, and distance learning.
• Knowledge of health care workforce trends and the ability to translate market demand into viable academic programs.
• Excellent financial management, planning, and budgeting skills, including the ability to build and defend business cases for new program investment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage enrollment, budgets, personnel, and operations concurrently, with a record of hitting enrollment and financial targets.
• The ability to articulate a compelling vision that engages faculty, staff, students, partners, and donors.

Preferred

• Candidates with deep experience in nursing education are preferred, although exceptional leaders from other health disciplines will be considered.

Benefits

• FREE Tuition - Employee, Spouse, and Dependents*
• Tuition Exchange Opportunity - Dependent of Employees*
• Generous Paid Leave - Sick, Vacation, and Holidays
• Comprehensive Group Health Plan (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• Group Medical Plan includes Teledoc, Surgery Plus, Wellness Incentive Program and more!
• 100% Employer-Funded Health Reimbursement Account
• 100% Employer-Paid Short Term Disability Insurance
• 100% Employer-Funded Employee Assistance Program (healthcare and dependent options)
• Employer-provided life insurance
• Discounted On-Campus Dining Meal Plans