Academic Advisor School of Nursing (Hybrid) School of Graduate Studies

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Nursing and five (5) years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and three years (3) of experience in academic advisement in a school of nursing or health professions.

Job Description:

To support the educational mission of the School of Nursing by acting as Academic Advisor for all undergraduate, masters, and doctor of nursing practice students. To assure that all students enrolled in School of Nursing programs have correct programs of study and that the programs of study are current and loaded into a database that allows for accurate projection of enrollment in all courses.

Job Duties:

• Maintains current knowledge of all SON programs and their programs of study to include required prerequisites and co-requisites.
• Assures that each student’s program of study is appropriate to their degree program.
• Collaborates with Program Directors, or designee, and students to facilitate transfer credits.
• Maintains an accurate list of courses approved for transfer.
• Maintains each student’s program of study on the SON Degree Plan database.
• Provides faculty and staff requested reports from the SON Degree Plan database, especially regarding enrollment projections.
• Collaborates with Enrollment Services and SON Admissions Office in degree audits and maintaining records in each student’s file.
• Collaborates with student’s faculty advisor in the development and updating of the student’s program of study/degree plan.
• Works with the Academic Mission and Evaluation Committee to ensure that program evaluation data regarding programs of study are collected and readily available.
• Works with SON faculty and staff to ensure that academic practices are effective and efficient and meet the needs of the students and the faculty.
• Gathers and disseminates information from other offices within UTMB to assist faculty in advising students.
• Collaborates with academic counselors regarding student appeal stipulations.
• Conducts faculty and/or staff training as needed to ensure success of the advisement program.
• Maintains accurate records related to advisement and updates student advisement folders each semester and as needed.
• Participates in professional development offerings in areas related to the role.
• Collaborates with administrators and faculty to provide accurate information regarding nursing programs across the school and the corresponding policies and procedures.
• Meets regularly with members of Student Affairs to insure accuracy in Bulletin, General Information Catalog and Student Handbook as it pertains to the School of Nursing.
• Maintains on-going bulletin updates and revisions.
• Maintains high level of technical skills in current software, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Collaborates with appropriate staff to maintain websites and other reported data.
• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
• Performs related duties as required.
   

Knowledge/ Skills/Abilities:

• Delivering High-Quality Work
• Accepting Responsibility
• Serving Customers
• Acting with Integrity
• Thinking Critically
• Communicating Effectively

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/EQUIPMENT
Standard office environment at UTMB’s main campus. Must be able to lift 30 pounds, bend and squat. Must be available to work hours that are consistent with students’ schedules.
*Official Regulatory Statement for Healthcare jobs’ Job Descriptions: May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing & non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients or others.
 

Salary Range:
Commensurate with experience