Nursing: Department Chair
Position:
Chair of the Nursing Department,
a 12-month administrative appointment with faculty rank, starting June
2006. The department of nursing offers a professional program leading
to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), which is accredited by the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Qualifications:
Doctorate in nursing or
related field required; master's degree in nursing is required if the doctorate
is in a related field. Current licensure as a professional nurse
in Illinois, or eligibility for, is required. Appropriate clinical
and baccalaureate teaching experience required; administrative experience
in nursing education is desirable.
Trinity seeks candidates
who are professing Christians and committed to excellence in teaching,
scholarship, and service. They should support the goals of a strong
liberal arts education in the tradition of Reformed Christian higher education
and be competent to demonstrate to students a mature articulation of faith
and learning. Candidates must demonstrate evidence of communication
skills and other personal qualities appropriate to an administrative position.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include:
develop, implement, and evaluate program planning; evaluate the nursing
program for compliance with program goals, college policies, and criteria
of accrediting bodies; oversee administrative procedures and policies;
prepare budgets for the department; coordinate recruitment and evaluation
of nursing faculty and support personnel; participate in recruitment, selection,
and advising of nursing students; participate in teaching, committee, and
research activities; coordinate and administer formal contractual agreements
with affiliating clinical agencies; and coordinate development of the library
and audio-visual collections.
Compensation:
Rank and salary commensurate
with experience. Benefits include health insurance, pension, life
insurance, and disability insurance.
Application Process:
All inquiries and requests
for applications should be directed to:
Dr.
Liz Rudenga, Provost
Trinity
Christian College
6601
West College Drive
Palos
Heights, IL 60463
Phone:
708-239-4839
Fax:
708-239-3967
Trinity
welcomes a response from diverse candidates.
Trinity Christian College is a four-year
liberal arts college located in Palos Heights, Illinois, a suburb twenty
miles southwest of Chicago. Since its founding in 1959, Trinity has provided
its students with an excellent Christian higher education in the Reformed
tradition. The college enrollment in the traditional program in fall 2005
was 994, of whom two-thirds live on campus. We offer majors in the arts,
humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, as well as professional
programs in accounting and business administration, nursing, education,
computer science, pre-medicine, and pre-law. Trinity also offers adult
degree completion programs in business, education, and business communication*;
286 adults were enrolled fall 2005. Trinity Christian College is accredited
by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools.
*Redlands, California, beginning soon
Trinity encourages
applications without regard to ethnic background, disability, gender, or
national origin.
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here to read Trinity's plan for diversity in employment.
