Job Description
The Accreditation Specialist, Nursing and Allied Health Programs, supports programmatic accreditation, tracking, reporting, research, analysis, investigation, planning, and training in order to maintain compliance with CCNE, CNEA, CAPTE, boards of nursing, and other programmatic accreditation bodies.
- Learn, demonstrate strong understanding, and maintain current knowledge of relevant education program accreditation regulations and standards and conduct leadership / team training as needed (i.e. CCNE, CNEA, CAPTE).
- Apply, and maintain program compliance of regulatory agencies.
- Track and monitor all programmatic accreditation and regulatory requirements, maintain regulatory calendar, across all campuses and programs. Create and update tracking systems as needed. __
- Analyze, write and integrate highly detailed information into various reports, applications, and related regulatory materials.
- Coordinates with program leadership to ensures timely submission of accreditation filings, reports, applications.
- Plan projects related to nursing program accreditation, developing, enhancing, and standardizing processes and procedures.
- Organize and facilitate Program Advisory Committee meetings to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Record and maintain communications with program regulatory bodies, accreditation library, and files.
- Coordinates and completes accreditation projects as assigned.
- Assist in investigating and resolving accreditation compliance issues, provide responses to leadership as needed regarding compliance requirements.
- Correspond with College departments (i.e. Corporate Compliance, Marketing, Legal, Clinical Teams) as needed.
- Project manage and oversee programmatic accreditation audits and site visits as required.
- Assist with creating and revising policies, procedures, applications, regulatory notifications and reports.
- Assist other departments to understand and comply with programmatic accreditation requirements.
- Research accreditation compliance issues and topics.
- Keep Outcomes Trackers up to date for all nursing programs.
- Conduct analysis (Quantitative and Qualitative).
- Report generation; prepare and submit a variety of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
- Other special projects as assigned which assists in the success and expansion of the programs.
Business needs may require this position to be a hybrid modality in the future.
The hourly pay range for this position is $28 (minimum), $30 (midpoint), and $32 (maximum).*
*Typical hiring range is between the minimum and midpoint of the above pay range. Actual starting base pay may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, location and budget.