Assistant Director of APRN Clinical Partnerships

Assistant Director of APRN Clinical Partnerships

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Position Title

Assistant Director of APRN Clinical Partnerships
Position Control Number

A04097
Type of Position

Administration
Position Status

Full-time
Department

1803-College of Graduate Nursing
Campus

Western University Campus-Pomona, CA
Position Location

California
Job Summary

This is a College of Graduate Nursing administration-level position within Western University of Health Sciences and is offered in conjunction with a faculty appointment. Together, the administrative role of Assistant Director of APRN Clinical Partnerships and the faculty appointment ( PCN F03419) comprise a full-time position (1.0 FTE / 5 days per week).
The salary range listed in this posting represents the total compensation for the combined administrative and faculty responsibilities. Please refer to the corresponding faculty posting for additional details.
The Assistant Director for Advanced Practice Clinical Partnerships is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) responsible for overseeing all APRN student Clinical Rotations within the college's clinical partners. The Assistant Director will collaborate with faculty, staff, and administrators to actively develop, ensure quality and safety, and transition students to appropriate clinical rotations necessary to promote and enhance an optimal learning environment for students in the College of Graduate Nursing. This position will report to the Assistant Dean for APRN Programs.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.
Effective interaction with administration, faculty, staff, students, and clinical partners and preceptors in a highly responsive and professional manner
Maintenance of confidentiality and professionalism.
Possession of good oral and written communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skill
Ability to use a personal computer and to access information through the Internet and communicate via e-mail. Creates and formats documents in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Knowledge of historic and current nursing education practices and standards.
Knowledge and skill with the application of computer-based learning principles and practices.
Demonstrate understanding and experience with institutional culture and priorities.
Demonstrate a commitment to working in an organization that values and promotes humanism.
Required Qualifications

Education:
Licensure:
Three years or more as a board-certified Nurse Practitioner in at least one APRN specialty track offered by CGN .
Current and valid license as a Registered Nurse in California.
Experience:
Minimum qualifications for rank as an Assistant Professor.
Preferred Qualifications

Experience:
At least two years of experience working at an organized health care system, demonstrating faculty practice, or academic health center, clinic, or appropriate practice setting in the last ten years.
Key Responsibilities

Teaching, Scholarship, and Service:
Participates in teaching, scholarship, and service following CGN Faculty Guidelines. Teaches in at least one nurse practitioner track program.
Completes at least one piece of scholarship each year.
Maintains clinical competency in the area of expertise, no more than one day a week.
Participates as a representative of the College of Graduate Nursing in College committees, including all nurse practitioner program meetings, at least one college function committee, and University-wide task forces and committees, as appropriate.
Interact with the APRN Programs leadership and administrativestaff to create a positive and supportive tone for CGN and students
Key Responsibilities

Clinical Partnerships
Engages various educational and health care partners to facilitate the successful implementation of the APRN DNP and MSN program Clinical and Practice Hours curricular requirements, assisting the college inmeeting its mission and goals.
Directly interface with clinical partners and preceptors for troubleshooting practice site concerns (student or faculty)
Evaluate clinical partners and sites for appropriate placement for students of a specific APRN track and determine approval characteristics for each (i.e., appropriate acuity, appropriate specialty, appropriate timing of placement, etc.)
Key Responsibilities

Student Success
Oversee and manage all APRN Program Clinical and Program Hours requirements for students in those programs: Leadership, FNP , PMHNP , and ENP . When the college expands and adds new tracks, they will be reflected in the expectations.
Interface with all APRN Program Directors for the specialty tracks of the APRN MSN and DNP
programs and Certificates to determine student Clinical and Practice Hour needs and objectives.
Work with the Directors, students, clinical coordinators, preceptors, clinical managers, and other CGN collaborators to accomplish each Program's objectives.
Guide the students through electronic documentation processes for ongoing tracking of their
Program Clinical and Practice Hours for aggregate and sub-population evaluation.
Weekly review of logged (recorded) Clinical and Practice hours for appropriateness and validity
Manage electronic tracking of Clinical and Practice hours to align with AACN Essentials' Domains and Competencies via linkages and software design.
Interface with the Assistant Director of Hybrid Programs Operations regarding all Clinical and
Practice Hours approvals and affiliation agreements for student rotations.
Monitor student progress hours through their specialty tracks for: on time graduation and
student action plans, lapses in logging of clinical hours and remediation planning, and
coordination of site placements between students as rotations are completed/initiated.
Regularly give program directors updates on student progress.
Monitor all cohort Student Evaluations, Preceptor Evaluations, and Faculty Evaluations related
to each clinical rotation completed, and present trends in aggregate data to the Program
Directors.
Maintain records for reports to Program Directors and CGN Administrators of Clinical and
Practice Hours status, progress, and outcome.
Assure that students have clinical sites and rotations as required by the Board of Registered
Nursing and accrediting bodies to fulfill all Clinical and Practice Hours programmatic
requirements of each track.
Key Responsibilities

Other:
Complete other duties as assigned by the Assistant Dean for APRN Programs and Dean of the College of Graduate Nursing.
Posting Details Continued

Work Schedule

Typically M-F 8 AM – 5 PM with flexibility to support a hybrid academic program. Availability for occasional college or university special events, and weekend seminars (6x per year) is required.
We believe in making an impact in the lives of our employees, personally, and professionally. Every employee has different individual and/or family needs. We offer benefits that are both comprehensive and flexible to address your unique needs. We believe work-life harmony is positive and achievable.
We offer competitive salaries, generous paid time off, insurance plans, reimbursements, and retirement benefits.
Our faculty, staff, and administrators are 100% focused on student success.
Our University culture creates the context for a nurturing and supportive environment.
Faculty, staff, and students can expect to make deep, personal relationships within the University community.
As a Faculty, Staff, or Student at WesternU, you can focus on work that you love, be your authentic self, and lead to the future with innovation in health sciences.
WesternU's core value of humanism encourages all to bring their whole self in all that they do.
We are committed to fostering a culture of respect, equity, collaboration, and fun at all levels for all people!
Expected Pay Scale

Minimum

Minimum $116,730.00 Annually
Maximum

Maximum $116,730.00 Annually
Physical Demands

Physical Demands
Do the essential functions of this job require lifting?
Do the essential functions of this job require lifting? Yes
If yes, list maximum weight and duration The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by any employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to operate a PC in the performance of job duties, and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit, and reach with hands and arms, and occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.
Describe Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a typical office setting. The noise level in this setting is typically low to moderate.
Posting Information

Posting Number: A01027
Posting Date: 06/26/2026
Close Date: 06/26/2027
Open Until Filled Yes
Conditions of Employment - Background Check

To secure employment, successful fulfillment of a background check, including a criminal records check, may be required. Western University of Health Sciences will extend a conditional offer of employment, subject to rescission if the background check unveils disqualifying information or if it is found that the candidate deliberately withheld or misrepresented information. Non-completion of the background check to satisfaction may impact the ongoing employment of a current Western University of Health Sciences employee who received a conditional offer for the position.
Pay Transparency Act

Pay Transparency Act- Western University of Health Sciences is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This range considers various factors in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience. The Expected Pay Scale is defined as the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Placement within the Expected Pay Scale is determined by internal equity and relevant qualifications.
Equal Opportunity Statement (EEO)

It is the policy of Western University to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment as required by law without regard to age, race, color, national origin ancestry, citizenship, ethnicity, creed, religion or religious creed, sex or gender (including gender identity), marital status, sexual orientation, disability (both physical and mental) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), pregnancy (which includes childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), age, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other applicable protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.This policy applies to all employment practices within WesternU including without limitation, hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoffs, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. WesternU makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merits, and business needs at the time.

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