Open Rank of Nursing, Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs Operations

The Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs Operations is the leader
responsible for overseeing clinical placement, simulation, and staff nurse
educators at the College of Nursing (CON). The position reports directly to the
Associate Dean of Community and Clinical Affairs and is expected to perform
with a high level of responsibility and independence.

This is a leadership position, which includes an active role with the
Dean's Administrative Leadership group; commitment to diversity, equity,
inclusion, interprofessional and community engagement. This person will provide a vital role in the
development of nursing students in clinical programs at the undergraduate and
graduate levels, as well as facilitate a culture of effective mentorship. The incumbent is expected to engage in
teaching, maintain an active program of scholarship, and service with a
consistent record of funding support appropriate for faculty at the rank of
Associate Professor or Professor (clinician educator or tenure track).

This individual will work collaboratively with administration across
the CON faculty, staff, and students to ensure all students have a productive
clinical experience including simulation. They will be responsible for recruiting appropriate clinical placement
sites, ensuring all appropriate agreements are in place and agency requirements
are met for students' rotations within and external to University of New
Mexico. This includes negotiating
agreements with agencies throughout the United States and occasionally
overseas. Ensuring student compliance to
meet state, school, and clinical site requirements. The selected applicant must maintain a
primary residence in the Albuquerque area (including surrounding communities
such as Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, Belen, Edgewood, and Santa Fe) and be able to
reliably commute to the College of Nursing in Albuquerque.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborates with the respective assistant
  deans and faculty regarding clinical placements
• Manages and maintains affiliation
  agreements/contracts with clinical sites and hospitals
• Manage the relationships with clinical
  partners from affiliate hospitals, clinics and health network who are
  responsible for teaching nursing students.
• Identify opportunities to increase the CON's
  clinical partnerships (predominantly in the southwest) by enhancing and
  expanding the number and types of placements through outreach and
  marketing activities
• Oversight of clinical placement data and
  accrediting bodies reports
• Promote scholarly activity in clinical
  education and simulation
• Responsible for all aspects of the nursing
  simulation centers
• Manage and evaluate Clinical Affairs staff
  including clinical partnerships, simulation, and staff nurse educators
• Provide coaching and mentoring to enhance
  the internal capabilities of the team
• Required to travel locally, statewide, and
  nationally
• Support the development and coordination of
  workshops, seminars and other programs that will benefit community
  clinical partners
• Facilitate an environment that supports
  student, staff, and faculty diversity, equity, and inclusion

The University of New Mexico College of Nursing:
The University Of New Mexico College of Nursing, located in
Albuquerque, NM, ranks in the top 15% of nursing programs in the country. With over 1,000 enrolled students, the
college offers pre- and post-licensure baccalaureate, master's, post-master's,
and doctoral programs. Program offerings
include the state's premiere Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Nursing
Practice (DNP) programs; master's and post-master's programs across seven
concentrations for APRNs, nurse educators, and nurse administrators; and the
New Mexico Nurse Education Consortium baccalaureate curriculum.

Our faculty engage in innovative teaching, research and clinical
scholarship to understand and address the health care needs among our most
vulnerable populations. As a College of
Nursing at a research-intensive, federally designated Hispanic-serving
institution situated on indigenous lands, we benefit both from the manifold
opportunities and from the responsibilities we carry. Consistent with our mission, vision, and
values, we strive to openly support and deeply respect our diverse students,
staff, and faculty. We expect our
faculty to benefit from and contribute to an inclusive environment that
facilitates equity in research, scholarship, service, education, and practice.

The University of New Mexico is New
Mexico's flagship R1 research intensive institution occupying nearly 800 acres
near historic Route 66 in the heart of Albuquerque, a metropolitan area of more
than 929,000 people. The College of
Nursing is part of a vibrant HS, which includes New Mexico's only Level 1
Trauma Center. The HSC provides an
exceptional education for more than 1,500 students each year in 21 different
health fields. The HSC is known for
innovative research with more than $165 Million in extramural research funding. The HSC has an established Clinical &
Translational Science Center that provides extensive opportunities and
resources to support collaborative research in a variety of interest areas. The University of New Mexico offers a
competitive salary and outstanding benefits package.

Minimum
Qualifications

• A PhD, DNP or related
  doctorate
• Must be eligible for
  rank of Assistant Professor or higher
• Must be eligible for
  nursing licensure in New Mexico
• Leadership experience
  in clinical nursing education
  

Preferred
Qualifications:

• A demonstrated
  commitment to cultivate an understanding of the rich and varied cultures of New
  Mexico and to the success of the university's mission to serve local and global
  communities
• Eligible for rank of
  Associate Professor or Professor

Experience in:

• securing and
  maintaining clinical partners relationsgenerating,
  maintaining, and managing clinical contracts
• management and
  supervision of a team
• planning and
  development of simulation
• relevant nursing
  certification (e.g., CNE, CNE- cl, CHSE)

Only applications submitted through
the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job
advertisement on a 3rd party site, please
visit UNMJobs to submit an application.

To ensure full consideration, please include: 1) Letter of Interest; 2) Curriculum Vitae; 3) List of three professional references with one being the most current employer including name, telephone number, and e-mail address. References will be checked at final stage of consideration.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.