Adjunct Faculty - School of Nursing - DNP Didactic

The School of Nursing seeks an adjunct faculty member to deliver high quality learning experiences and education for students in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. The selected candidate will be responsible for remote didactic course delivery and/or serve as a member of the student DNP Project Team.  

The Adjunct Faculty of the School of Nursing fosters the development of nursing competency, critical thinking ability, and application of nursing knowledge to practice in accordance with MCPHS and School of Nursing policies and national organization recommendations and standards (New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials (AACN), and National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF).  

The MCPHS DNP program focus on organization and systems leadership aims to prepare nurses to deliver innovative direct care, explore opportunities for quality improvement, improve patient outcomes, and advocate for policy change to practice. The selected candidate will be responsible for remote didactic course delivery. 

• Delivers didactic instruction via synchronous and asynchronous online formats. 

• Demonstrates strong professional written and verbal communication skills  

• Provides engaging didactic content and assignments that demonstrate the real-world applications of concepts covered. 

• Facilitates active learning activities per course requirements 

• Provides students with an approved syllabus that aligns with the school of nursing policies. 

• Advises and assists students through scheduled office hours through university approved video conference and email platforms. 

• Utilizes the approved university learning management (LMS) system for all course content and assignments, grading, and communication with students.  

• Demonstrates knowledge of subject matter and an awareness of new developments in the field in order to update the approach to teaching or content 

• Achieves consistently effective teaching performance as evidenced by student evaluations 

• Recognizes and addresses different learning styles in collaboration with core faculty 

• Communicates with core faculty on a regular basis to track student progress or to facilitate performance improvement plan to support student learning 

• Provides feedback to core faculty and clinical placement coordinator on the appropriateness of health care agencies regarding DNP project sites  

• Works collaboratively with the DNP Project Team 

• Provides feedback to core faculty on student preparedness regarding core curriculum and MCPHS core competencies 

• Has a working knowledge of the MCPHS SON curriculum and the level of the participating students 

• Attend course-specific orientation with core faculty 

• Participate in didactic faculty mentoring as identified by core course faculty 

• Additional responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor

Required:

• A minimum of a doctoral degree 

• Current unencumbered RN licensure (or eligibility) in Massachusetts  

• Applicant must be in good standing with respective nursing board 

• Certification in specialty as appropriate 

• Nursing education experience at the graduate level preferred 

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills 

• Attentive to detail 

• Ability to work effectively within a dynamic team and in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment 

• Commitment to graduate and professional education, and student success 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines 
• Must be able to work independently and effectively interact with a wide array of parties at all levels (students, faculty, administration/staff, alumni, and external constituents, including healthcare industry professionals)