City : Hamilton

Category : Other

Industry : Education

Employer : McMaster University

For over 75 years, McMaster’s School of Nursing (SON) has delivered nursing education programs that have produced generations of professional nurses who contribute to nursing practice, research, education, policy, and administration. Within a culture of optimism and respect, we continue to transform the future of nursing practice and lead with local and global communities through visionary inclusive education and high-impact research.

The Academic Resources Office of the SON promotes high-quality student learning experiences by adopting proactive, responsive, and fiscally responsible approaches to meet the instructional needs of our nursing education programs. To ensure that all educational needs in the SON are addressed, we develop a robust Part-Time Instructor and Part-Time Clinical Faculty base to complement our Full-Time Faculty in the Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Programs.

Should the successful applicant be a Unifor Unit 1 bargaining unit member, who meets the eligibility conditions of Article 19.02 of the Unifor Unit 1 Collective Agreement, then the Limited Term Assignment will be defined as a Career Growth Opportunity in accordance with Article 19 of the Unifor Local 5555 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.

Job Summary

The Academic Resources Manager will identify academic resources and gaps and set deliverables across annual timelines during each academic cycle. Works with the Assistant Dean and team members to execute the vision of clinical placements for undergraduate and graduate programs to ensure a student-centered approach. This role supervises 1-2 team members.

Accountabilities:

Academic Resources Planning

• Lead the academic planning process to ensure appropriate academic resources are in place each term for the effective delivery of the SON’s undergraduate, graduate, diploma, and certificate programs.
• Collaborate with Assistant Deans, Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Programs, and Executive Director to determine teaching needs in the school and identify, recruit and support onboarding of instructors, and teaching assistants.
• During the hiring process, ensure Part-Time Instructors have the specialized knowledge and experience for teaching (i.e., clinical, theoretical).
• Oversee and contribute to the execution of teaching contracts, budgets, teaching contact hours and Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Database data, aligning with collective agreements, where appropriate.
• Provide annual reports and SON communication (e.g., budgets, financial analyses, projections).
• Identify, anticipate, and analyze trends in supply and demand for nursing instruction, and recommend strategies to strengthen and sustain the SON’s ability to recruit and retain appropriate qualified Part-Time Instructors, and Teaching Assistants.

Clinical Placement Management

• In collaboration with the Assistant Dean, Undergraduate and team, oversee the Clinical Placement strategy and ensure accredited curriculum placement requirements are met in the placement operations. 
• Oversee the evaluation of placements in collaboration with the educational program teams.
• Oversee the maintenance of the placement database, use of HSPNet, and communication with students, faculty, and staff.
• Review policies and procedure from various clinical sites that impact the program and determine with the placement coordinator an appropriate course of action.

Qualifications

Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience. 1-2 years in a health care setting required.

Relevant areas of experience include:

• Managing schedules or assigning work in a health care setting.
• Experience leading professional teams (health professional or academic teams preferred).
• Experience with nursing and interprofessional teams.
• Experience with hiring or recruitment functions.
• Experience with health sciences educational programs preferred.

• HSPNet experience is an asset.
• Knowledge of undergraduate nursing education and experience with undergraduate collaborative educational models is an asset.

Required Knowledge/Skills

• Proven leadership and supervisory skills. Ability to effectively coach and support teams in their development.
• Strong communication skills (writing, active listening, mentoring, coaching, and goal setting).
• Knowledge of health care and education programs.
• Takes initiative in improving processes and/or developing new processes within the program to meet changing conditions.
• Ability to effectively manage resources combined with knowledge and application of policy and procedures.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to function in an ever-changing environment with competing demands, priorities, and deadlines.
• Excellent time management, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.