Executive Director Of School Of Nursing

The University of Tulsa, an independent, nondenominational university, invites nominations, applications, and expressions of interest for the position of Executive Director of the School of Nursing within the Oxley College of Health and Natural Sciences. The Oxley College of Health Sciences was joined by the natural sciences departments at the university in the summer of 2023, thus reorganizing into the Oxley College of Health and Natural Sciences. The Executive Director will have the opportunity to lead one of the key Schools within this new college, guiding a dedicated, talented, and eager faculty and staff as well as enhancing the School's internal and regional impact.

As the school's strategic leader, the Executive Director will guide nursing education at the University into a new era of prominence and impact, transforming it into a leading nursing institution with expanded programming and greater regional influence. The Executive Director must be an inspiring and effective leader with proven success in catalyzing excellence at all levels of an organization, building and shaping academic and clinical programs; and nurturing productive relationships on campus and in the community.

The Executive Director must be an articulate and persuasive communicator, a strategic allocator and manager of resources, and an effective advocate for the School of Nursing. Among key responsibilities, the Executive Director will be expected to:

Leadership

Articulate a clear vision for the School that inspires the faculty, students, and administrators to work toward common goals.

Catalyze an environment that attracts outstanding nursing students and prepares nurse graduates to succeed as nurse-leaders in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape that emphasizes quality outcomes, episodic care, and population health.

Evolve nursing education to meet the needs of current and future students and their healthcare environments.

Foster and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels of the organization and in the community.

Advise and partner with the Dean in establishing priorities for the School and work with the School's leadership team to implement these priorities.

Establish and begin to grow a comprehensive program of nursing research that includes faculty development, infrastructure, funding, and academic partnerships.

Lead and support faculty and staff in maintaining and advancing excellence in academic programming.

Establish the strategic direction for the School that ensures adaptability and financial viability in the current and future changing health care environment.

Partner with clinical leaders to develop innovative clinical rotations to ensure students excel post-graduation.

Promote the School as a force of change and progress in the community and region, and act as a spokesperson for the School and its mission.

Establish priorities for, supervise, and participate in friend-raising and fundraising efforts.

Management

Oversee the development and administration of annual and long-term operating, facilities, and research budgets.

Actively support the recruitment, professional development, and retention of talented individuals to serve as professors, researchers, staff, and students.

Build strong teams and delegate authority as appropriate.

Improve processes and systems to raise the quality of the educational experience for all stakeholders.

Ensure timeliness and accuracy of operating and academic reporting to the Board of Trustees.

Required Qualifications

The new Executive Director will value the dignity and importance of people from all backgrounds and will have demonstrated interest in mentorship and partnership. The Executive Director will have excellent communication and relationship building skills and will creatively pursue opportunities for interdisciplinary research, teaching, practice, and service.

The Executive Director will bring a student-centered approach and must strongly value a commitment to undergraduate and graduate education. The Executive Director will articulate the School's vision, strategy, and direction to prospective students and their families, faculty, alumni, advisory bodies, organizational and individual donors, and state and national organizations. The Executive Director must have a national reputation and successful record of program shaping and building. Additional qualifications are:

Terminal degree in a field relevant to nursing, healthcare, public health, and related disciplines; advanced and undergraduate degrees in nursing strongly preferred.

Awareness of the broad challenges facing the evolving nature of higher education nationally and globally, and an ability to discern opportunities in that environment for the School.

Demonstrated experience developing new curricula and/ programs, strengthening and establishing new partnerships, and graduating highly-prepared nursing professionals.

A proven team leader, effective communicator, and skilled administrator in higher education.

Demonstrated ability and commitment to recruit, retain, support, promote, and mentor outstanding and diverse faculty and staff.

Demonstrated experience and commitment to community engagement.

Ability to secure and manage a financial portfolio of internal, research, and donor funds.

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective par