SUMMARY OF POSITION
The Director of the School of Nursing holds the responsibility for Nursing’s academic enterprise on the campus. The director’s position involves both School of Nursing and campus specific responsibilities. The director provides leadership for the School of Nursing and in that capacity reports to the Dean of the College of Health and Human Services who reports to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The director is a member of the campus faculty organization, the local campus nursing council, and participates in faculty governance as elected or appointed.
FUNCTIONS
- Responsible for the operational management of the nursing program and its services
- Directs and supervises the nursing staff
- Oversees strategic planning for the School of Nursing as related to the campus and College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) mission and goals
- Represents the campus, School, and the profession to various communities and constituencies and in professionally related activities
- Collaborates with regional health care service executives on mutually beneficial issues surrounding healthcare and nursing education
- Facilitates the development, implementation, and evaluation of the infrastructure for the School of Nursing
- Oversees development and management of resources for nursing in consultation with the Dean of the CHHS.
- Provides leadership for faculty in achieving academic excellence and maintaining accreditation standards
- Promotes and maintains communication with faculty, staff, and administrators
- Teaches and maintains scholarly productivity as appropriate
ABOUT INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST
One of nine campuses of Indiana University, IU Northwest is located in metropolitan Northwest Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of Chicago and 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Park. The campus has a student population of approximately 3,200 degree-seeking students and more than 30,000 alumni, most of whom remain in the Northwest Indiana
region, and has been recognized by the Department of Education as a minority and Hispanic serving institution. The campus offers Associate, Baccalaureate, and Master’s degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Business and Economics, the School of the Arts, and the School of Education. The campus is also home to IU School of Medicine-Northwest-Gary, the region’s only four-year medical doctorate program. As a student-centered campus, IU Northwest is committed to academic excellence characterized by a love of ideas and achievement in learning, discovery, creativity, research and community engagement.
Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring.