Nursing Academic Specialist

Choose To Make A Difference :

Come care with us at West Coast University! As a Nursing Academic Specialist for a certified Great Place to Work, you will guide nursing students to do more than change their own lives – you will help change the lives of every patient they treat throughout their careers in healthcare.  At West Coast University you will have the opportunity to share your success story with the next generation of nurses as a key member of our student-centered, innovative community!

You Will Make An Impact By :

• Delivering and sustaining a comprehensive Academic Action Plan / NCLEX Success Plan that leverages internal West Coast University initiatives while developing and implementing evidence-based strategies to enhance academic performance, improve testing outcomes, and optimize NCLEX pass rates across pre-licensure nursing programs at West Coast University.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of initiatives, creating new methods to improve NCLEX performance, and proposes developments in curriculum to address NCLEX subject matter areas.
• Supporting students learning through workshops, remediation sessions, group tutorials, and one-on-one meetings to improve course performance.
• Ensuring full integration of ATI tools and resources in all student meetings to enhance remediation and concept understanding.
• Creating methods of integrating strategies to increase test taking skills, study skills and note taking skills to increase course performance.
• Collaborating with faculty to identify course weaknesses and develop innovative initiatives to address them.
• Collaborating with faculty to identify Students at Risk for persistence issues and develops action plans to address their needs.
• Identifying Students at Risk through data tracking platforms and develops interventions to address identified challenges to core course success and persistence.
• Assessing the effectiveness of course specific persistence strategies and progress in meeting mutually established objectives with students.
• Participating in professional development and organizations in order to maintain an understanding of current ideas, research and practices, attends meetings, workshops and seminars to enrich personal growth, knowledge and skill in student learning and persistence.
• Evaluating data such as proctored assessments, time in tutorial sessions and pre / post tests on comprehensive predictors to appropriately advise the Manager of Persistence and Outcomes, Nursing.

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Compensation :

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CA Salary Range :

USD $87,964.06 - USD $127,521.21 / Yr.

Bonus Eligible : No

WCU Company Overview :

Do you want a career that allows you to make a difference in other people’s lives? Discover what it means to truly believe in the work that you do at West Coast University.

At West Coast University, we have the privilege of educating students seeking careers in healthcare and guide them through their transformational journey from student to caregiver. Our associates are united behind that purpose and share a deep commitment to our values of teamwork, collegiality, transparency, and a student-centric approach to all we do. This focus creates an aligned, nimble, and consensus-driven culture that is solution-oriented and supports our associates’ professional growth.

WCU EEO Statement :

West Coast University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.