Assistant Director - Nursing

Job Title : Assistant Director - Nursing\n\nLocation : GHC - Heritage Hall Inst. Site\n\nRegular / Temporary : Regular\n\nFull / Part Time : Full-Time\n\nJob ID : 291840\n\nAbout Us\n\nGeorgia Highlands College is a multi-campus, state college member of the University System of Georgia. Founded in 1970 as Floyd Junior College, it now serves more than 6,000 students in Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama across its five locations in Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, and Dallas. GHC currently offers over 30 areas of study with associate degree and bachelor's degree options both in the classroom and online.\n\nWe are a growing and progressive institution with opportunities for great employees to grow in a fast-paced and challenging work environment that encourages employee wellness and overall success. Our combined efforts at GHC have led to numerous awards, honors, and countless stories of success for students and employees. This includes our most recent honor of being recognized as one of the semifinalists for the 2023 and 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.\n\nJob Summary\n\nThe Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) provides administrative direction and assists in the operations of the Department of Nursing.\n\nResponsibilities Is responsible to understand, support, and carry out the college's mission, vision, and values and comply with mandates and regulations of government and accrediting bodies\n\nADMINISTRATIVE\n\nCollaborates with Director of Nursing (DON) to oversee development, evaluation, and revision of curricula to ensure compliance with USG, SACSCOC, Accreditation Commission on Education in Nursing (ACEN), and Georgia Board of Nursing (GBON) guidelines\n\nCollaborates with Director on program accreditation and approval activities\n\nPlans and leads nursing department meetings\n\nRecruits, screens, hires, and evaluates full-time and part-time faculty and other staff\n\nOversees and delegates new faculty orientation and mentoring\n\nCoordinates classroom and clinical observations\n\nCalculates and verifies nursing workload for full-time and part-time faculty\n\nReviews and recommends full-time faculty for promotion, tenure, and pre / post tenure\n\nSupports the process toward resolution of complaints and grievances from students, parents, and other interested parties\n\nCollaborates closely with clinical partners to ensure objectives of the program are met\n\nApproves course and clinical schedules\n\nCoordinates selection of learning resources for nursing courses\n\nCollaborates with the Director of Nursing and Dean of Health Sciences to promote support for the nursing department\n\nServes on college committees as assigned\n\nTEACHING\n\nTeaches nine (9) credit hours for the academic year\n\nMeets the common expectations of teaching faculty\n\nPerforms other duties as assigned\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nGraduate degree in the field of nursing\n\nAdministrative experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the diverse objectives and department, usually interpreted to require three (3) to five (5) years of related experience\n\nCurrent license as a Registered Nurse (RN) and eligible to practice in Georgia\n\nPossession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license for the type of vehicle or equipment operatedProposed Salary\n\nCommensurate with experience and education\n\nRequired Documents to Attach\n

• Resume\n
• Cover Letter\n
• Attach unofficial transcripts with your application. Official transcripts will be required upon offer of employment.\n\nKnowledge, Skills, & Abilities\n\nKnowledge of computers and job-related software programs\n\nSkill in communicating and relationship-building with students, faculty, and staff\n\nSkill in oral, electronic, and written communication\n\nAbility to understand the policies and procedures of the University System of Georgia and Georgia Highlands College\n\nAbility to lead others to improve student success\n\nAbility to establish and maintain productive relationships with faculty and others under their supervision\n\nAbility to be flexible and handle a variety of tasks at one time\n\nAbility to manage multiple projects simultaneously\n\nAbility to be discrete and handle confidential and sensitive materialApply Before Date\n\nApplication Deadline : Open until filled\n\nUSG Core Values\n\nThe University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section8 / C224 / #p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.\n\nAdditionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / C2653.\n\nConditions of Employment\n\nOffers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Highlands College, as determined by Georgia Highlands College in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check.\n\nOffers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.\n\nEqual Employment Opportunity\n\nGeorgia Highlands College provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.