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NCLEX Success Specialist
San Jose, CA, US · On-site · Full-time · 30 - Academic Admin Nursing
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As a leading healthcare education organization, Unitek Learning’s family of schools helps thousands of students launch and accelerate their careers every year. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.
Provide direct support for assigned state-based BSN | MPEN | VNPN campus nursing students throughout and after the nursing program supporting retention and progression of students, and in preparation for taking the NCLEX exam following graduation. 
Job responsibilities: 
- Ensures licensure initiatives are implemented consistently across VNPN and RN programs, aligning data‑driven NCLEX preparation with student needs. 
- Ensure students are engaged with standardized licensure programs and aligned with departmental key performance indicators (KPI). 
- Participates in operations, planning and execution of new student orientation at start of student lifecycle, and again, prior to core nursing courses. 
- Attends, leads and participates in weekly At-Risk meetings to identify at-risk students and assists with exam preparation.  
- Serves as a liaison between faculty, instructors, and ATI partners to support ATI Live Reviews, VATI, Capstone, and Test-Taking Seminars, ensuring students have access to resources, remediation support, and NCLEX readiness strategies.
- Real-time monitoring and analysis of PowerBI Performance Dashboard and collaboration with faculty and campus leadership to develop follow-up plans for the following exam data: ATI Comprehensive Predictor benchmarks, Capstone exams, Practice Assessments, and other exams as deemed necessary per the curriculum. 
- Leads reconciling official NCLEX results to official BON results and performs deep dive analysis of students who were unsuccessful on the NCLEX examination. 
- Collaborates with the campus Nursing Administration in the analysis of the NCSBN Mountain Measures report and developing plans for improvement. 
- In collaboration with the Corporate Licensure team, Campus Academic Leaders, and faculty, NSS will track, implement and document academic support and resources for students from beginning to end of program. 
- Collaborates with campus Nursing Administration on NCLEX Tracking through students, instructors, and the state board of nursing website. 
- Mentor, guide, and support student ATI Champion representatives in providing peer mentorship. And guidance to their fellow students with ATI's best practices and resources. 
- Assists site staff and online didactic faculty with coordinating and enforcing policies and procedures related to ATI CMS exams and NCLEX Success. 
- With collaboration from campus Dean or Directors, oversees and guides new faculty to ATI Champion completion within 60 days of hire date. 
- In collaboration with the campus, the Nursing Administration assists onboarding by supporting new faculty with training and resources to the integration of ATI products. 
- Plans In-services and Professional Development related to test taking, test writing, NCLEX, NGN preparation and success, etc.  
- Regular, in-person attendance up to 5 days per week on campus/on site is an essential function of this position. 
This role requires on-site collaboration with students, faculty, and staff. 
- Other duties as assigned. 
- Registered Nurse with current and unencumbered Registered Nurse licensure  
- Master’s degree in nursing required; Terminal Degree in Nursing (PhD, DNP, EdD,) preferred.  
- Minimum of one year of previous NCLEX experience or two years of academic teaching experience  
- Experience that demonstrates: Current knowledge of nursing practice; ability to mentor and coach students; effective communication skills, both verbal and written; pre-licensure nursing online teaching experience required utilizing a Learning Management System (LMS). 
- Familiarity with distance technologies Microsoft Teams to connect with students and faculty in the online space.  
We Offer:
- Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
- 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year.  Increasing based on years of service with company
- 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
- 401k with company match
- Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
- Leadership development and training for career advancement
- Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on the program