Nursing Academic Advisor

The role

The Nursing Academic Advisor/Success Coach supports LPN students through a hybrid nursing program. This person provides academic guidance, accountability, and encouragement to help students progress toward graduation and NCLEX-PN readiness.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary academic support and point of contact for a caseload of LPN students.
• Conduct regular 1:1 meetings to monitor academic progress and create success plans.
• Proactively identify students at risk of falling behind and provide interventions.
• Support students with study strategies, test preparation, time management, and clinical readiness.
• Own student retention outcomes in partnership with the Director of Nursing.
• Partner with Nursing, Clinical, Student Success, and Operations teams.
• Maintain accurate documentation of student interactions and outcomes.
• Identify trends in student challenges to improve program outcomes.

Required qualifications

• Active, unrestricted LPN/LVN or RN license in good standing.
• Nursing education, advising, student support, mentorship, precepting, or related experience.
• Excellent communication, organization, time management, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.
• Availability to work full-time within 9:00 AM–7:00 PM ET business hours.

Nice to have

• Previous experience as nursing faculty, clinical instructor, academic advisor, student success coach, or nursing program coordinator.
• Experience supporting students in an online, hybrid, or competency-based nursing program.
• Experience with NCLEX-PN preparation, remediation, ATI/VATI, or similar nursing education platforms.
• Experience using student performance or engagement data to identify and intervene with at-risk students.
• Experience working in EdTech, healthcare education, or a fast-paced environment.

About the company

Stepful is a workforce platform redefining how America's largest health systems build, train, and retain their talent. Since its founding in 2021, Stepful has trained over 32,000 practice-ready healthcare workers.