The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) is Tennessee's largest higher education system, governing 40 post-secondary educational institutions with over 200 teaching locations. The TBR system includes 13 community colleges and 27 colleges of applied technology, providing programs to students across the state, country and world.
• Coordinate the following programs: Practical Nursing, Patient Care Technology/Medical Assisting, Surgical Technology, Central Sterile Processing Technology, and other allied-health-related programs that may be developed at TCAT Jackson and its extension campuses. • Recruit, orient, counsel, evaluate, and teach students. • Staff the department, train, evaluate, and supervise faculty and staff. • Assign teaching and non-teaching job responsibilities, assist with teaching, and act as a mediator between students and teachers. • Prepare annual reports for accrediting bodies and maintain records for the State Board of Nursing. • Provide leadership in teaching, service, research, clinical practice, and developmental tasks for the department.
Job Duties
Minimum Qualifications
BSN degree; 3 years of clinical experience and current unencumbered RN license, State of Tennessee; 3 years teaching experience in the nursing field; administrative and/or managerial supervision experience of nurses; good computer and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in nursing (MSN) preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Manage all Allied Health programs at TCAT Jackson locations in Jackson, Brownsville, Whiteville, Lexington, Humboldt, and Henderson. • Organize and ensure advisory meetings are conducted according to policy. • Maintain completion, placement, and licensure standards of COE, TN Board of Nursing, and TCAT Jackson. • Work with area healthcare facilities to secure clinical sites and serve as a liaison to ensure students meet all clinical requirements. • Identify equipment needs for the allied health departments. • Work with appropriate administrative personnel to develop adequate program budgets. • Develop, review, and update curricula and instructional material with faculty to ensure adherence to all applicable regulatory or accreditation standards. • Facilitate professional development programs for assigned faculty. • Coordinate First Aid and CPR activities for faculty, staff, and students. • Compile, revise, and publish the Practical Nursing Handbook and related manuals and brochures on a timely basis. • Administer policies and procedures established by TBR/ TCAT and participate in College and Departmental Policy Development. • Serve as the point of contact between the institution and third-party sponsors and vendors for nursing and allied health students. • Perform all other duties as assigned by the President.
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