Academic Advisor

Academic Advisor

This position serves as an academic advisor and degree program evaluator for students enrolled at Bastyr University.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Advise students on their degree progress, academic issues and university policy issues as they apply to students and their degrees.
2. Perform evaluations of students' progress toward academic degrees by completing and reviewing degree audits regularly.
3. Perform graduation evaluations for students who apply for graduation; produce graduation letters stating exactly what remains for students to complete their degree requirements. Monitor those students with respect to degree requirements to see that they are making appropriate progress.
4. Support Registrar's Office in general during registration, add and drop periods, grading and other peak times.
5. Follow up on missing documents for students who were admitted provisionally and those who have work in progress at the time of their admission. Monitor undergraduates' progress. Evaluate all students for clinic entry eligibility.
6. Keep current on changes in NCCAOM/NPLEX policies, and advise students on NCCAOM/NPLEX exam and licensing issues and procedures. Send exam verification and graduation information to NCCAOM and other licensing agencies.

Other Responsibilities:

• Help with office operations as needed, such as ordering supplies and performing various other tasks.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Knowledge:

• Must be familiar with academic administrative functions and procedures.
• Must be familiar with academic degree structure.
• Must be familiar with Bastyr's academic degree programs and academic policies.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (both verbally and in writing) academic policies and procedures.
• Ability to work in closed quarters and relay confidential and sensitive information in an appropriate fashion.
• Ability to concentrate, remain focused and on-task with frequent interruptions and distractions, which are a reality in our close quarters, cubicle work environment.
• Ability to communicate gently but firmly information to students that might delay their academic progress and/or graduation.
• Ability to discern student issues during advising sessions and address those issues or refer them to the appropriate resource.
• Ability and willingness to learn, interpret and input data on an integrated, PC-based computer system for student records management.
• Word processing skills for producing letters and information tables.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collegially with faculty members, chairs, and other staff members, directing them in the application of policies and procedures and correcting them when they've relayed incorrect information.

Experience:

• One year of experience in academic advising preferred. Or two years experience in student services, or university administration.
• One year of experience in work environment where attention to detail is critical.

Benefits:

All regular employees (faculty and staff) who work at least 20 hours a week in a permanent position are full benefits eligible. These employees are eligible for health care benefits, retirement, flexible spending account plans, supplemental insurance, free tuition credits, and all paid leaves. Eligibility for the tuition credit benefits starts after 12 months of continuous employment. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.

Supplemental Information:

Bastyr University believes that inclusive diversity is essential for achieving academic excellence and creating a profoundly enriching university experience. Our faculty and staff are committed to achieving our mission by educating students to be future leaders that bring the natural health arts and sciences to people from all backgrounds. Promoting an educational environment that allows students, faculty and staff to develop their talents while experiencing a sense of community, we expect campus members to engage in respectful communication, behaviors and thoughtful self-reflection, increase their understanding of cultures and empower people who are disenfranchised, marginalized or oppressed. In so doing, the University pledges to prepare our students (and support faculty and staff) to recognize and appropriately respond to health inequities that affect multiple communities. This involves infusing DEI knowledge, skills, and practices in all academic programs, clinical training and patient services. In all, Bastyr University is dedicated to the welfare of our students and patients as well as to promoting equal opportunity and access in education and health care.

In alignment with Bastyr's DEI commitment, applications from members of underrepresented groups are encouraged.

Bastyr University does not discriminate against any person in matters of employment, application for employment, student or applicant for admission, or participation in our programs or benefits on the basis of the following protected classes: ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, religion (includes religious dress and grooming practices), sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions), ethnic or national origin (includes language use and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law), age (40 and above), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), marital status, genetic information, medical condition (genetic characteristics, cancer or a record or history of cancer), veteran or military status or any other protected category under applicable local, state or federal law. Our programs, services and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Please don't hesitate to contact View email address on click.appcast.io to request or discuss a special accommodation due to a disability.