Nursing Success and Retention Coach

Troy University

Troy University

Posted on Apr 23, 2026
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Posting Details

Position Information
Posting Number SF2500P
Position Title Nursing Success and Retention Coach
Position Type Classified Staff/Hourly
Department ASN Program - Montgomery
Division College of Health Sciences
Campus Montgomery
Work Status Part-Time (IPT)
Temporary No
Location Montgomery - M01
Job Summary
The Nursing Success and Retention Coach is a part-time non-faculty staff member within the School of Nursing that will work with ASN pre-licensure students on the Montgomery campus. An ideal candidate for this position will need to be flexible in their work schedule.

The Nursing Success and Retention Coach will be responsible for developing and conducting holistic activities for at risk students. The role requires frequent engagement with students to promote retention, persistence, and licensure pass rates. The individual will work with nursing students related to areas that involve professionalism, didactic courses, lab skills, and/or clinical performance.

Responsibilities:
· Assists students with setting goals and identifying, planning for, and overcoming potential obstacles and defining steps in education planning.
· Ability to build rapport and trust with students to support successful goal completion; monitors student progress toward goals; conducts follow up with students; and offers advisement as needed.
· Provides assistance to students and instructors to problem solve issues that arise related to progress towards academic goals, perseverance, and attendance.
· Coordinates student referrals to services to help overcome social and economic barriers.
· Develops and presents lessons and/or workshops to promote organization, readiness and skills, study techniques, test taking strategies, healthy lifestyle habits, stress reduction methods, and school-life balance.
· Effective in performing oral presentations in one-on-one, small, and large settings.
· Ability to counsel and coach students to offer assistance.
· Maintains effective relationships with students to build trust and respect.
· Demonstrates problem solving skills.
· Approachability for ease of contact and good listening abilities.
· High degree of organization.
· Flexible schedule that may require meetings during the daytime and/or during the evening hours.
· Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
1. An associate or bachelor’s degree;
2. An active, unencumbered Alabama registered nurse license or a multistate registered nurse license issued by a party state;
3. Professional nursing practice experience
Preferred Qualifications
Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility
Work Hours
Varied
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position
NA
Does this position have supervisory responsibility? No
Posting Date 04/22/2026
Closing Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Quick Link https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/47072

Reference Letters

Reference Letters
Solicit References Through the System? No
Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference
Applicant Special Instructions

Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.

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  1. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
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  2. Please specify:

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  3. * Do you have an associate's degree?
    • Yes
    • No
  4. * Do you hold an active, unencumbered Alabama registered nurse license, or a multistate registered nurse license issued by a party state?
    • Yes
    • No
  5. * Do you have professional nursing practice experience?
    • Yes
    • No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
  3. List of References
  4. Unofficial Transcript 1
Optional Documents
  1. Curriculum Vitae
  2. Letter of Reference 1
  3. Letter of Reference 2
  4. Unofficial Transcript 2
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