Dean of Academic Affairs - Nursing- Irving Campus

Job Description

Empowering. Influential. Inspiring. Passionate….these are the leadership traits that our future Dean, Academic Affairs (Nursing) will hold. You will engage, guide & lead the management, delivery and continuity of our academic nursing program. Build and empower a high-performing faculty and academic support team. Ensure curricula are current and consistently delivered to meet the college's objectives, while driving student success through data-informed strategies and maintaining full compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

• Execute the BSN academic strategy with a focus on driving strong student outcomes (NCLEX pass rates, persistence, graduation, and student satisfaction).

• Ensure curriculum delivery meets institutional standards and accreditation benchmarks through rigorous evaluation and continuous improvement.

• Build and lead a high-performing academic team—faculty, lab, experiential learning teams, and support—aligned to student success.

• Oversee hiring, onboarding, development, scheduling, performance and retention of faculty and associate deans with accountability for teaching excellence.

• Embed Chamberlain Care principles and Covista's culture expectations into academic operations and support services.

• Manage academic operations with national support teams and budgets, faculty workload models, and instructional resources.

• Serve as liaison to boards, communities, and internal stakeholders with professionalism and care.

• Lead program expansion and new academic initiatives with agility and vision, responding to evolving healthcare education needs.

• Actively support and own academic strategy and curriculum change from the center.

• Key behaviors tied to success in this role:

• Prioritize student success - Anticipate and respond to student needs, empower faculty to implement solutions that remove barriers to success

• Connect to the vision - Connect daily work to our vision and strategy at Chamberlain for your teams

• Strive to improve - Seek feedback, support faculty to innovate, improve operating model, and use data to continuously improve student outcomes

• Work as a Team - Coordinate and collaborate closely with ED, other DAAs, and ADAAs to support student and business outcomes

• Own Outcomes - Demonstrate ethical practice, take accountability for individual and team performance, and celebrate successes

• What success looks like in your role:

• Students achieve strong outcomes — including matched or exceeded national BSN average NCLEX pass rate as a direct accountability for the role

• Students are engaged and satisfied, as reflected in NPS feedback

• Enrollment and persistence targets are matched or exceeded

• Partnering with ADAAs to ensure high faculty and academic team engagement scores and low regrettable turnover

• Faculty are retained, continuously improve and meet their goals

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in nursing required, Doctorate degree preferred.
• 5+ years years full time experience in nursing education required with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, conflict resolution and computer skills.
• Ability to lead, direct and advise both faculty and students.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential issues.
• Strength to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload.
• Solid organizational and time management skills.
• A high degree of professionalism and integrity.
• Current unencumbered licensure as an RN and/or a multi-state privilege to practice nursing in the state of Texas.

Additional InformationIn support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $100,171.61 and $181,034.70. 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.

Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Covista's Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays