Associate Dean, Online Nursing Programs

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.

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.
 

Are you passionate about driving student success, strengthening academic quality, and supporting faculty excellence? Join us as an Associate Dean, where you’ll play a pivotal leadership role in the development, delivery, and continuous enhancement of our academic program. This is an opportunity to directly impact student persistence, enrollment, completion, and overall achievement—while helping faculty and teams thrive.

In this influential role, you’ll partner closely with the Program Deans for the NP and MSN tracks to ensure our curriculum, student learning experiences, and operational processes not only meet expectations but exceed them. When the Program Dean is unavailable, you will confidently lead program operations and uphold our commitment to academic excellence and superior student outcomes.

What You’ll Do

Lead with Purpose

• Supervise assistant deans, faculty managers, faculty, and staff to deliver high‑quality curriculum and student services.
• Champion a culture focused on student persistence, retention, enrollment growth, and academic success across all program activities.
• Serve as a visible leader and mentor—modeling collaboration, professionalism, customer service, and academic excellence.

Drive Student Success & Outcomes

• Prepare, evaluate, and communicate key student success metrics, including retention, graduation rates, certification pass rates, student learning outcomes, and satisfaction.
• Partner with teams to implement strategies that directly improve student persistence and academic achievement.
• Lead or support improvements in practicum placement and experiential learning to ensure every student has access to enriching, high‑quality clinical experiences.

Strengthen Academic Quality

• Lead or support curriculum and course review, development, assessment, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of program and course delivery, faculty operations, practicum experiences, and academic support services.
• Work across teams—including web development, instructional design, accreditation, regulatory compliance, and clinical services—to ensure seamless, student‑centered program execution.

Champion Accreditation & Compliance

• Develop and execute action plans to uphold accreditation standards and regulatory requirements.
• Manage portions of the academic budget and proactively share recommendations from faculty and staff to guide resource allocation.

Empower Faculty & Build High‑Performing Teams

• Participate in hiring, onboarding, evaluating, and supervising faculty and staff.
• Facilitate regular faculty meetings to promote communication, shared governance, and continuous instructional improvement.
• Collaborate with committees and assist in policy development that shapes the academic experience.

Lead When It Matters Most

• Serve as the acting Program Dean when required.
• Contribute to campus safety as a designated Campus Security Authority.
• Perform additional duties as assigned while maintaining full compliance with all organizational policies and standards.

Make a Lasting Impact

If you’re energized by the opportunity to lead teams, elevate academic quality, and directly influence student persistence, success, and program excellence, this role is the perfect next step in your academic leadership career.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree in the program field required for graduate programs.
• Master’s degree in the program field required for undergraduate programs.
• 3 years of experience in education, training, or staff development at the baccalaureate level or higher.
• 2 years of online teaching experience required.
• Experience with curriculum development and curriculum management preferred.
• Proficiency with online instructional technology applications and Microsoft Office required.
• Previous leadership experience required.
• Experience in higher education leadership preferred.

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, time‑management, and conflict‑resolution abilities.
• Ability to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, and leadership at all levels.
• Strong customer service orientation and demonstrated customer service skills.
• Ability to lead, direct, mentor, and advise faculty.
• Ability to use a variety of technology applications that support student learning and student services.

Licensure & Certification

• Current licensure in the program field, if the profession requires graduates to obtain licensure to practice.
• Current certification, if the profession requires graduates to earn additional certification to practice.

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $80,336.75 and $120.54. 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