Dean of Academic Affairs - Nursing- Overland Park Campus

Chamberlain

With more than 135 years of history in healthcare education and as the largest nursing school in the country, Chamberlain University is committed to delivering a high-value education that prepares students to thrive as healthcare professionals. We call this commitment Chamberlain Care®—our dedication to providing students with the tools and resources to succeed while immersed in a community of care. By living Chamberlain Care®, we graduate healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Chamberlain is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. The College of Nursing offers a three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program and flexible post-licensure programs, such as the RN to BSN option, Master of Science in Nursing degree program, Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program and graduate certificates. The College of Health Professions also offers the Master in Public Health, Master of Social Work and Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree programs.

We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday–Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment.

Chamberlain is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (www.hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Learn more about Chamberlain at www.chamberlain.edu, and follow Chamberlain on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
 

Opportunity at a Glance
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 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

• Master's Degree in nursing Required and
• Doctoral degree Preferred
• 5+ years experience in nursing education with at least 3 years in a leadership role Required
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, conflict resolution and computer skills.
• 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.
• Strategic thinking and policy interpretation.
• Current unencumbered licensure as an RN and/or a multi-state privilege to practice nursing in the Commonwealth/State.  Required

In 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
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit:
  https://careers.covista.com/benefits
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation