Nursing Associate Dean- Academic Affairs

About Chamberlain University

Chamberlain University has a 130-year history and the mission to educate, empower, and embolden diverse healthcare professionals who advance the health of people, families, communities, and nations. Our regionally accredited University is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. Our College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program at 23 locations and online post-licensure degree programs and certificates including RN to BSN, RN to MSN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with six Specialty Tracks, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Our College of Health Professions offers online options with a Master of Public Health degree, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Public Health Certificate programs, and a Master of Social Work degree. Learn more about Chamberlain University, part of Adtalem Global Education, at www.chamberlain.edu.

There is one very significant way Chamberlain is different than other Universities - Chamberlain Care®. Healthcare education is offered in a culture of service excellence and care in four ways: care for self, care for colleagues, care for patients/clients, care for all. By living Chamberlain Care®, we’ve built a culture in which colleagues and students thrive and we graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Chamberlain Care® is the guiding principle we provide to each other and to our students to help our students achieve their goals, reach their dreams and impact healthcare at a national level.
If you're ready to live Chamberlain Care®, we invite you to apply today!

 
 
 

Chamberlain College of Nursing is committed to providing quality and accessible nursing education. Most nursing schools incorporate tools for building nurse-patient relationships into their curricula, but Chamberlain has gone a step further and made care of students a part of the educational culture. Chamberlain believes that extraordinary care of nursing students is more likely to lead to extraordinary patient and family care. If you share in this belief and model behaviors of care, respect and professionalism, creating a culture that fosters collaboration, cooperation and respect among all, the position of Associate Dean of Academic Affairs might be right for you. The Associate Dean provides leadership for all campus level faculty to ensure curricula are current and consistently delivered in an environment and manner that achieves superior student outcomes while ensuring the concept of Chamberlain Care™.

Responsibilities

• Lead the recruitment, selection, onboarding, and performance evaluation of qualified faculty and staff, ensuring alignment with institutional standards and goals.
• Ensure learning experiences align with the BSN curriculum and collaborate with national teams and academic committees to implement strategic goals and projects.
• Design and execute comprehensive student success plans focused on retention, graduation rates, and NCLEX pass rates, including individualized and group mentoring for NCLEX preparation.
• Deliver targeted NCLEX review sessions and participate in teaching assignments as needed—classroom instruction, lab facilitation, and clinical supervision—to support academic excellence.
• Foster student satisfaction and collaborate with local and national partners to drive superior student outcomes.
• Evaluate course resources and assessment data each session, providing recommendations to enhance campus student success plans.
• Support faculty in implementing timely changes that address evolving student needs and ensure delivery of course and program outcomes.
• Promote teaching and learning best practices through regular faculty evaluation and feedback, serving as a mentor in academic excellence, customer service, collaboration, communication, and professionalism.
• Establish and monitor faculty participation in national course advisory councils, ensuring meaningful curriculum feedback and delivery decisions.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to develop academic budgets and prepare capital requests for learning areas in partnership with campus leadership and national teams.
• Support clinical coordination teams in securing clinical placements that meet nursing program objectives.
• Facilitate regular meetings with faculty and academic teams to promote communication and collaborative curriculum planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Assign faculty and academic team workloads to ensure balanced and effective program delivery.
• Partner with national academic teams to consistently execute core CAS programs and develop local programming to support student success.
• Collaborate with national library staff to manage local holdings and ensure resource availability.
• Monitor and analyze student academic success data to identify opportunities for curriculum improvement and targeted student interventions.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and statutory requirements, including serving as the designated point of contact, assistant program director, or program director as approved by the state board of nursing. Act as liaison between local/state agencies and national college teams for regulatory matters.
• Serve as a designated Campus Security Authority and perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all institutional policies and standards.

• Education

  • Master’s degree in Nursing required
  • Doctorate degree in Nursing or progress toward a doctorate preferred

• Experience

  • Minimum of 2 years in nursing education at the bachelor’s level or higher required
  • Minimum of 2 years developing or participating in simulation and clinical experiences required
  • Minimum of 2 years in a leadership role with demonstrated ability to lead, direct, and advise faculty required
  • 3 to 5 years in acute patient care, trauma, emergency, and/or medical-surgical environments preferred

• Skills & Competencies

  • Above-average proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
  • Excellent organizational and time management abilities
  • Proven customer service orientation with the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty, and staff
  • Unencumbered professional nursing licensure required

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $70,696.34 and $127,957.05. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation