Academic Program Specialist Senior - School of Nursing

Department: SON Advising ----- Student Affairs Position Title: Academic Program Specialist Senior - School of Nursing Job Family Group: Professional Staff Job Description Summary: Advising, admitting, recruiting and supporting prospective and current prelicensure students for the KUMC School of Nursing. Job Description: Job Duties Student Support: Provide academic and developmental support to all phases of the prelicensure students in the School of Nursing (SON). Oversee processes specific to the online BSN programs such as admissions, scholarship awards, graduation checks, GPA calculations, and student records management. Advise prospective students of prerequisite courses necessary for the programs, training and collaborating with institutional partners to ensure students are properly advised of program requirements shared between schools. Assist candidates with the application process. Advise current students through the practical aspects of enrollment each semester, i.e. course scheduling, prerequisites, and sequencing. Assist the Program Manager, Online BSN Program with maintaining accurate community college transfer and partnership program and curriculum guides, reviewing program application files and admitting community college partnership and RN-BSN students. Implement student programming to support student performance and community within the School of Nursing with the Educational Programs and Outreach Manager. Assist Program Directors with creation of individual student plans of study in accordance with course availability. Recruiting: Participate in the recruitment and admission of nursing students for all programs in the School of Nursing including visiting partners schools with the Student Affairs team. Represent the School of Nursing as needed at career days functions when recruitment staff are unavailable or as appropriate. Correspond with and advise prospective students with questions about admissions processes and standards. Other Duties: Implement Orientation for new and returning prior to the start of each academic year under the direction of the Associate Dean. Support ceremonies (such as Recognition and Hooding Ceremony) as needed for School of Nursing. Assist the Associate Dean of Student Affairs with assigned projects. Participate as ex-officio in School of Nursing committees as appropriate. Work Environment This position will require some travel and limited evening and weekend assignments. Required Qualifications Work Experience: Seven (7) years of experience working a higher education setting. Relevant education can be substituted on a year for year basis. Three (3) years of experience in recruiting students, personnel, or other related areas. Preferred Qualifications Education: Master's degree in higher education, nursing, or other related areas such as communications, liberal arts or journalism. Work Experience: Three (3) years of experience in evaluating applications to nursing programs including academic performance, prerequisite coursework, and application essays. Three (3) years of experience in admissions and recruitment for nursing programs or higher education. Skills Communication Required Documents Resume/CV Cover Letter Comprehensive Benefits Package: Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html Employee Type: Regular Time Type: Full time Rate Type: Salary Compensation Statement: The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above. Pay Range: $60,800.00 - $91,200.00 Minimum $60,800.00 Midpoint $76,000.00 Maximum $91,200.00 The mission of the University of Kansas Medical Center is to improve lives and communities in Kansas and beyond through innovation in education, research, and health care. The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 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