Compliance Associate
Acorns
Director of Nursing, Regulatory Affairs
University of Arizona College of Education
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Develop, obtain, and maintain State Board of Nursing approvals in designated states
- Develop and maintain relationships with boards of nursing and regulatory staff in assigned states
- Serve as a liaison to campus Deans for Board of Nursing responses to program events, completion of annual reports, and ongoing reapproval/reaccreditation
- Establish and develop state regulatory agency relationships to support short-term and long-term strategic plans for campus expansion consistent with mission, vision, and values at the College
- Manage State Board of Nursing approval processes including subject matter expertise for regulatory information, timing of submission, board of nursing meeting attendance, and site visit requirements
- Communicate with board of nursing education consultants as needed to clarify requirements, processes, and procedures of rules and regulations
- Collaborate with nursing regulatory affairs team and College, prepare and submit letters of intent, feasibility studies, self-studies, applications, and associated reports needed to achieve program approval and meet ongoing regulatory compliance requirements for designated states
- Travel to and regularly attend State Board of Nursing meetings and campus site visits in designated states
- Provide subject matter expertise in the review of education programs and institutional policies and practices to ensure compliance with regulatory standards
- Advise, guide, and participate in the implementation of “mock” internal regulatory assessments and site visits for campus expansion and ongoing program approvals
- Assist campus Dean of Nursing in Board of Nursing response to program events, completing annual reports, reapproval/reaccreditation submissions, and preparing for board of nursing site visits
- Develop and maintain a monitoring system for ongoing reporting of State Board of Nursing regulatory requirements for existing and future locations in collaboration with the Nursing Regulatory Affairs team
- Assume temporary oversight for nursing regulatory affairs in absence of Senior Director.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in nursing required
- Master’s degree in nursing required
- Doctorate in a relevant discipline strongly preferred
- Current unencumbered RN license or compact RN license privilege to practice nursing in the Commonwealth or States of responsibility
- Minimum three to five years of experience as a leader and/or faculty in Nursing Academic Program or Healthcare setting
- Minimum of three to five years of relevant experience working with state Boards of Nursing
- Expertise in state pre-licensure nursing program approval process
- Experience with assessment and regulatory processes required
- Experience with programmatic accreditation required
- Strong critical thinking skills to assess state requirements that may not be explicit
- Must possess excellent negotiation, oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong organizational, writing, editing, and computer skills
- Self-directed leader who can manage to strict timelines while delivering quality output
- Desire to work in a fast-paced, growing organization with high standards of performance.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Ability to work remotely
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
nursing program approval processregulatory complianceprogrammatic accreditationassessment processesreport writingdata analysismonitoring systemssite visit requirementsfeasibility studiesself-studies
Soft skills
critical thinkingnegotiationoral communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal communicationorganizational skillsediting skillsself-directed leadershiptime managementadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in nursingMaster’s degree in nursingDoctorate in a relevant disciplineRN licensecompact RN license
