Program Administrator, DNAP-PD Program

Job Summary
Under the direction of the Executive Vice President, the Program Administrator performs tasks to support the DNAP-PD Program, including acting as the Chief Clinical Officer and a professional CRNA educator.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Nursing or related field
• Previous clinical experience as a nurse anesthetist
• Current CRNA certification by NBCRNA
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure as a Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in state(s) of practice
• Teaching philosophy commensurate with MTSA’s mission and values
• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
• Current APRN licensure in Tennessee
• Minimum of five (5) years of teaching and educational administrative experience
• Post-Graduate level courses in curriculum, instruction, and evaluation
• Minimum of five (5) years of clinical experience as a CRNA

Responsibilities

This job description is not to be considered an exhaustive or exclusive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other job-related activities as requested. This list describes major responsibilities to support the continuing education processes for MTSA:

• The Program Administrator performs each of the following functions for the DNAP-PD program:
• • Interviews, hires, and evaluates all faculty with academic appointments
  • Maintain faculty records
  • Determines the academic schedules
  • Ensures the development of manuals for curriculum plan and course outlines
  • Reviews Course Outlines and Objectives for courses
  • Reviews student performance for courses and the Self-Evaluation Examination (SEE)
  • Reviews scores of graduates on the National Certification Examination (NCE)
  • Participates in teaching classes
  • Ensures that student evaluations of academic courses/faculty are reviewed quarterly
  • Provides mentoring and training to the Assistant Program Administrator to fulfill these same duties

• As the Chief Clinical Coordinator, performs each of the following functions for the DNAP-PD program:
  • Establishes and maintains multiple clinical affiliations, and assures valid contracts
  • Ensures that site visits are made to all full-time clinical affiliates at least annually
  • Ensures that site visits are made to all new and recurring senior elective clinical affiliates
  • Develops and maintains the practicum requirements, methods and process of teaching, and student evaluation
  • Plans and publishes each of the following:
    • Performance-based objectives relevant to the students’ performance
    • Performance-based objectives for specific affiliating institutions
  • Determines, schedules, and supervises the publication of each of the following:
    • Student affiliation rotation schedules
    • Student vacation and holiday schedules
    • Students’ Clinical Experience Records on a monthly basis
  • Ensures that summary evaluations of students’ clinical performance are reviewed
    
  • Ensures that evaluations of affiliate sites and clinical instructors are completed and reviewed
  • Provides mentoring and training to the Assistant Program Administrator to fulfill these same duties

• As the Director of Admissions, performs each of the following functions for the DNAP-PD program:
  • Reviews all applications for admission
  • Oversees verification of originality of transcripts
  • Oversees the verification and review of references for number, content, and appropriate referral
  • Oversees the distribution of appropriate selection materials to the Admissions Committee
  • Assures orderly processing and handling the selection of the new class
  • Provides mentoring and training to the Assistant Program Administrator to fulfill these same duties
    
    
• In the role of Support to the Executive Vice President in performing each of the following for the DNAP-PD
  program:
  • Develops, maintains, amends, and implements School policies governing the academic program
  • Develops and maintains Administrative Manual sections related to the function of the Faculty, Staff, and Students; and procedures for establishing affiliations with hospitals
  • Develops and maintains policy governing qualifications of instructional staff and documentation of compliance with criteria
  • Reviews and directs revisions of policies as the appropriate committees propose policy changes
  • Collaborates with the Assistant Program Administrator(s) and the department of Institutional Effectiveness to direct Self-Studies for Reaffirmation of Accreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA)
  • Collaborates with the department of Institutional Effectiveness to direct Self-Studies for Reaffirmation of Accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
  • Collaborates with the Department of Institutional Effectiveness to assure appropriate submission of IPEDS data
  • Assures that MTSA committees fulfill their objectives as scheduled
  • Assists with applications for various grants completed by entities/persons within MTSA
  • Collaborates with the Director of Operations regarding office staff needs
  • Reviews evaluations by faculty and students, in conjunction with the Evaluation Committee
  • Completes performance evaluations as appropriate based on the School’s organizational chart
  • Provides mentoring and training to the Assistant Program Administrator to fulfill these same duties
  • Other duties as assigned by the Executive Vice President
    
    
• In the role of Medical Missions Coordinator, performs each of the following functions for the DNAP-PD program:
  • Assure that mission service opportunities are in line with the Mission and Values of MTSA
  • Confer with Clinical Coordinator to establish best dates for mission trips
  • Promote mission and service opportunities for students and staff
  • Collaborate with other institutions to share ideas and opportunities for mission service
  • Monitor student fund-raising for mission trips for appropriateness related to the Mission and Values of MTSA
    
    
• In the role of a Professional CRNA Educator, attends the following meetings when appropriate:
  • AANA Assembly of School Faculty
  • AANA National Convention
  • AANA Mid-Year Assembly
  • Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists (TANA) Annual meeting
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Annual Meeting
  • Workshops presented by the Council on Accreditation (COA)
  • Workshops presented by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
  • Professional development workshops
  • Provides mentoring and training to the Assistant Program Administrator to fulfill these same duties
  • Other duties as assigned

Committee Involvement
• Board of Trustees (Ex-officio, Non-voting, by invitation)
• BOT Academic/Student Affairs Committee School Liaison
• Chairperson, Nurse Anesthesia Program (NAP) Council
• Progressions Committee Member
• Chairperson, Interview Committee
• Chairperson, Screening Committee
• President’s Council Member
• MTSA Faculty/Staff Committee Member
• Strategic Planning Committee Member (ad hoc)
• Evaluation Committee Member
• Other committees as assigned

Reporting
Reports to the Executive Vice President

Terms of Employment
Full-time Employment

Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia is an equal opportunity employer. It is our pledge to treat all applicants fairly and equitably in the recruitment and selection process. We endeavor to be a service-minded organization and respond to the needs of our applicants.