Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Nursing, Nursing Education or related field.
• Five (5) years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in nursing education.
• Success using data to make decisions and guide change.
• Demonstrated commitment to the success of historically marginalized and minoritized students and equitable student success and ability to disrupt practices that lead to inequitable outcomes.

Special Requirements and/or Conditions of Employment:

• Registered Nurse (RN) in Washington State or eligible for licensure in WA State.
• The successful candidate must consent to and pass a criminal background check after a conditional offer of employment. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will considered in determining the applicant's suitability to perform in this position.

Required Competencies: Knowledge, skills, abilities, characteristics, and traits

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving:

• Independently identifies and analyzes problems using analysis and critical thinking skills and offers best solution/recommendation or action for resolution.
• Weighs relevance and accuracy of information. Generates and evaluates alternative solutions.
• Builds a logical approach to address problems or opportunities or manages the situation at hand by drawing on personal knowledge and experience.
• Thinks creatively, makes decisions, visualizes and solves problems. Develops and creates ideas, processes and approaches.
• Ability to interpret and explain complex regulations, guidelines, and policies.
• Effective Communications:
• Effectively communicates by actively listening and sharing relevant information with supervisor, faculty, staff and students to anticipate problems and ensure effectiveness of the Nursing Program. Explains and interprets complex information regarding Nursing Program policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates effective verbal, written and listening, and presentation communication skills. Communicates decisions or actions.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:

• Utilizes appropriate methods for interacting sensitively, effectively, and professionally with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, education, racial, ethnic and professional backgrounds, and persons of all ages and lifestyle preferences.
• Values diversity and possesses an understanding of multicultural and cultural competencies; ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, students, and other customers from different backgrounds.
• Values open-mindedness, inclusion, multicultural perspective and multiple ways of knowing, thinking, and being.
• Values organizational diversity; treats others with respect; promotes cooperation, effectively manages relationships.

Teamwork:

• Demonstrates the ability to cooperatively lead a team in an open way that leads to collaboration and empowerment of the team.
• As an active member of a team, has the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others, participates and fosters teamwork, and influences others within a team.
• Models and maintains the values of candor, openness, inclusiveness and honesty. Build and maintain the trust of others.
• Ability to work cooperatively with multiple organizations.

Job Knowledge and Management:

• Skilled in job-specific knowledge which is necessary to provide the appropriate quantity and quality of work in a timely and efficient manner.
• Manages own time, priorities, and resources to achieve goals. Ability to keep functioning effectively when under pressure.
• Checks work to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Follows up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled. Ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information.

Technical Expertise:

• Working knowledge of MS Office to include Word, Excel, Outlook, and database software.

Fiscal Management:

• Develops program and resource plans and budgets and monitors expenditures and resources to ensure spending is within allotments, or makes appropriate modifications.
• Knowledge and understanding of budget practices with the ability to analyze information for reports, monitor accounts, and organize data into effective and meaningful oral and written presentations.

Leadership:

• Enables employees to grow and succeed through constructive feedback, instruction and encouragement.
• Creates a positive team environment where all staff are motivated to do their best; fosters the development of a common vision and fully participates in creating a unified team that gets results.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills, including the ability to encourage, inspire, and support employees in achieving the district’s mission and their individual professional goals.

Student Focus:

• Works effectively and efficiently to provide quality service to students and the public to satisfy student service expectations.
• Seeks ways to improve service delivery; assesses the organization and its services from the student's point of view; emphasizes a team approach to providing great student service.