Employment Opportunities

Suffolk County Community College is the largest community college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, enrolling more than 26,000 students at its three campuses in Selden, Brentwood, and Riverhead, as well as its Culinary Arts Center in Riverhead. Established in 1959, the college offers a wide array of transfer-oriented associate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences; business; communications and the arts; computing and cybersecurity; health sciences; and many other areas. Career-facing degrees and certificates are offered in allied health professions, automotive technology, culinary and baking, manufacturing, and many other areas. The college provides high school concurrent enrollment opportunities to thousands of students each year through both Suffolk’s Beacon program and through on-campus early college classes. Designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution, Suffolk enrolls thousands of students in English Language Learning courses, and also serves more service veterans and military-connected students than any other college in the SUNY system. 

Announcement is hereby made for a full-time (12-month), tenure-track Professional Assistant (PA) - Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Program Coordinator, for the Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing, beginning immediately at the Eastern Campus in Riverhead, NY.

The Professional Assistant provides program coordination for the Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Program within the Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing in Riverhead, NY.  The position reports directly to the Associate Dean for the Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review and revise admission criteria, curriculum and content, progression standards to ensure compliance with New York State Nurse Aide Training Program (NATP) requirements.
• Review, revise and maintain the student handbook and program policy and procedure manual.
• Maintain clinical internship agreements approved by the New York State Education Department including monitoring expiration and renewal dates.
• Determine Certified Nurse Aide student program dates of operation, facilitate program clinical placements with approved clinical agencies.
• Coordinate and maintain instructional equipment and supply inventory for the program, submit orders to college bookstore for required academic resources.
• Recruit and select students for admission.
• Oversee and approve student onboarding and clearance to enroll.
• Serve as a liaison with onboarding compliance vendors and provide support to students.
• Orient students to the requirements, policies, and procedures of the program.
• Reserve classroom, laboratory and clinical dates of instruction.
• Recruit, hire, orient faculty to teach lecture, lab and clinical approved by the New York State Education Department.
• Assist with classroom instruction, laboratory practice, and clinical as needed.
• Provide guidance to students to facilitate program completion.
• Prepare students for certification exam, submit student registration.
• Assist students with job placement, serve as a liaison between employers and students.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of classroom, laboratory, and clinical learning experiences and achievement of course and program learning outcomes.
• Analyze and track student certification examination pass rates and job placement outcomes.
• Prepare and maintain required Nurse Aide Training Program documents as required by the New York State Education Department.
• Serve as a bridge coach to facilitate transition into the nursing program.
• Serve as a liaison to the college and Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing for development of non-credit-to-credit pathways.
• Participate in Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing and college meetings.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Associate Dean for the Jane F. Shearer School of Nursing.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Current, active, and unencumbered New York State Professional Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Experience working as a Professional Registered Nurse (RN) providing care to adults and geriatric patients.
• Experience working as a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA).

Preferred

• Registered/approved by the New York State Education Department as a Nurse Aide Training Program (NATP) coordinator.
• Registered/approved by the New York State Education Department as a Nurse Aide Training Program (NATP) faculty.
• Experience coordinating a Nurse Aide Training Program (NATP) for adult learners in a community college.
• Experience teaching adult learners in a Nurse Aide Training Program (NATP) in a community college setting.
• Experience working with students enrolled in grant-funded Nurse Aide Training Program (NATP).

This is a Unit III position covered under the Faculty Association of Suffolk County Community College collective bargaining agreement with the college. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision, vacation days, deferred compensation, and a defined benefit (pension) plan.

The New York State Retirement and Social Security Law requires retirees of a public pension plan within the State or City of New York to disclose prior public employment and pension plan history for the purpose of establishing a retiree's eligibility for employment.