General Description:   A Department Chairperson is responsible to the appropriate Dean and the Vice President for Instruction/Chief Academic Officer and works in concert with Lead Instructors and Instructors in the department to provide effective instructional programs within that department.  Department Chairpersons will receive a course load reduction.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

In addition to the duties assigned to an instructor, the Department Chairperson's responsibilities and duties include:

1. Serves as a member of the Instructional Leadership Team and participates in academic and administrative decision making within the Instructional Area.
2. Participates in institutional planning by membership on the President’s Council.
3. Serves as the communication liaison among the appropriate Dean , the Lead Instructors and the Department faculty.
4. Oversees the planning and maintenance of annual student learning and program outcomes within the department's programs for review in the College’s strategic planning and evaluation process.
5. Oversees department equipment and supply purchases and budgets and recommends expenditures to the appropriate Dean.
6. Coordinates the development of the semester schedule in accordance with the Curriculum Schedule Timeline in collaboration with the Registrar’s office and the appropriate Dean and Vice President for Instruction/Chief Academic Officer.
7. Reviews annually the curriculum standards for each program within the department, making certain that NCCCS and other applicable agency standards are met.
8. Ensures appropriate courses of study, ICRs and rubrics are updated as needed and that current syllabi are available through the College website.
9. Supervises and assesses scheduled curriculum program reviews and enrollment management reports.
10. Plans and completes partnership events with local schools and employers and other initiatives to support the program.
11. Ensures the effective support for adjunct faculty.
12. Oversees the selection process for new faculty. 
13. Serves as communication liaison for other departments and administrative offices requiring information, opinions, or recommendations on matters relating to the department or its students.
14. Ensures the timely selection of departmental texts, and the purchasing of textbook orders and ancillaries.
15. Supervises the coordination of program advisory committees within the department.
16. Completes other duties as required to meet academic, RCC, and NCCCS requirements.
17. If governed by outside agencies, department chairs will ensure the department’s programs meet that agency’s requirements.

Added Duties and Responsibilities:  Nursing Department

1. Ensure that the College maintains program compliance with the NC Board of Nursing (NCBON).
2. Represent Richmond Community College at NCBON, various healthcare boards, NC RIBN Collaborative Leadership Team, and other program meetings.
3. Evaluate new, and maintain current, clinical sites, and ensure clinical site and student compliance with facility and NCBON requirements. 
4. Ensure that all nursing faculty—including adjuncts--meet current NCBON requirements.
5. Review student applicant files—including students articulating to other institutions—and determine eligibility for, and progression in, Nursing Programs.  In addition, coordinate Nursing Student Orientation and ADN Pre-Nursing sessions.
6. Meet at least annually with clinical facilities representatives to review current and future clinical/preceptorship experiences, and collect data related to student and program performance.
7. Reviews all student evaluations of instructors to determine trends and areas needing improvement.
8. Complete required Program Descriptive Report for the NCBON site visit.