Career Opportunities: Dean Of Health Sciences (14314)

Dean of Health Sciences

Reports to Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost

FLSA Status: Exempt

Closing date for applications is May 19, 2024.

• This position requires the PA Child Abuse, PA State Police, and FBI Fingerprinting clearances to be submitted to Human Resources prior to the first day of employment.

This position has been approved for a flexible work option arrangement. Flexible work options can be ended at any time by the College, Cabinet, and/or supervisors based on employee performance and/or as institutional needs change.

Basic Purpose:

The Dean of Health Sciences provides leadership for a division that includes Dental Hygiene, Exercise Science & Wellness, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Professions, Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technology, Nursing, Phlebotomy, Physical Therapist Assistant, Public Health, Radiography, and Surgical Technology. The Dean creates and maintains clear curricular paths to career and/or transfer, supports program growth and development, and provides visionary leadership while supporting students, faculty and staff in meeting the College's student success goals. The Dean is an important liaison for the College with clinical agencies, business and industry partners, transfer partners, K-12 educators, government officials, grant agencies, and private funders. As a member of the VPAA and Provost's leadership team, the Dean acts to further the institution's goals towards diversity, equity, and inclusion. This position has college-wide responsibilities that require travel between campuses and to offsite locations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work collaboratively across the institution to engage in data-informed planning and strategic management to champion student success, foster productive external relationships and ensure that programs and services are sustainably resourced.

• Manage all facets of the daily operations and staff supervision for the Health Sciences division; communicate and plan for staffing, facilities, equipment and materials to meet the needs of instructional programs.

• Provide leadership to division faculty in the development and continuous improvement of curricular offerings. Guide and actively participate in program, General Education core, and course assessment.

• In collaboration with Division administrators, recruit, hire, supervise, evaluate, and develop full-time and part-time faculty, staff and administrators.

• Resolve student, faculty and staff concerns. Facilitate communication between and among concerned parties to resolve conflicts expeditiously.

• Participate in college-wide and programmatic accreditation activities such as self-studies, onsite visits, outcome plans, and other relevant functions.

• Partner with the Workforce and Economic Development division to build and expand workforce training programs that link credit and non-credit learning experiences.

• Collaborate on articulation and transfer agreements and K-12 partnerships.

• Ensure that courses are scheduled when and in the modality that students need to balance their work, family, personal and academic demands.

• Work with faculty to connect regional employers to program advisory boards, to student experiential learning opportunities and to other high-impact practices, such as authentic research, service learning, mentoring, and internships.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree required in discipline represented by the academic units in the division; doctorate preferred.

• Minimum of three (3) years previous teaching experience at the collegiate level, preferably at a comprehensive community college.

• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive administrative/management experience required, and preferably at a community college.

• Knowledge of current issues and trends in healthcare and commitment to advancing healthcare professions through quality educational programming and community engagement.

• Experience in programmatic or regional accreditation.

• Excellent management, administrative, communication and interpersonal skills.

• Data management and analysis abilities with demonstrated abilities to