Assistant Professor

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  Provides leadership for all academic programs.

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  Works with the Program Coordinator and the Dean of Academics to facilitate program development, implementation, evaluation, and assessment.

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  Ensures systematic review of programs to maintain quality, regulatory compliance, and current course content aligned with best practices.

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  Performs other duties as assigned by the President, Program Coordinator, and/or Dean of Academics.

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  Serves on assigned committees and reports to the relevant Program Coordinator.

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  Reports to the relevant program coordinator.

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  Attends and participates in at least one of the program committees;

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  Serves as a member of the assigned program Advisory committee

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  Participates in organization-wide committees when requested.

• Participates in interviewing and provides hiring recommendations for faculty.

• Arranges class coverage during absences or emergencies.

• Promotes positive rapport within the department, campus, and community.

• Maintains a minimum of three office hours per week to assist students with counseling, advising, and coursework.

• Models professionalism, punctuality, and standards of practice in all settings.

• Functions as a change agent and leader by promoting innovative educational practices.

• Participates in professional development (minimum 23 CE hours annually), including:

  • 10 hours related to NLN Nurse Educator Core Competencies,

  • 5 hours related to content taught, and

  • 8 may be in anything else.

• Makes recommendations regarding equipment, software purchases, and equipment maintenance contracts.

•  Participates in budget planning process;

• Attends and participates in faculty meetings;

• Participates in accreditation reviews and reports;

• Participates in developing programs, evaluating and revising student policies, organizational framework and revising curricular offerings;

• Participates in recruitment, orientation, and coordination of students and faculty;

• Participates in the orientation and advisement of students.

• Serves as an advisor for students;

• Provides guidance in the students’ academic and personal development;

• Develops remediation plans with students;

• Schedules regular meetings with students who are at risk to be unsuccessful in a course or the program;

• Assists students in identifying and utilizing resources that may contribute to their success.

• Implements syllabi, including all course requirements and assignments, for all students;

• Submits suggestions for changes in syllabi, course or program to the Curriculum Chair and the Program Coordinator;

• Designs and implements new curriculum;

• Participates in the evaluation of curriculum;

• Ensures curricula reflects institutional philosophy, mission, current healthcare trends and community needs.

• Maintains control of the classroom;

• Develops assigned course and clinical syllabi to reflect the college philosophy, theoretical constructs, course description, and objectives and curriculum;

• Utilizes a variety of teaching methods to accommodate the learning styles of the students;

• Provides for opportunities for active student involvement through practice and application;

• Demonstrates a command of the subject matter;

• Demonstrates considerations for diverse cultural backgrounds;

• Models and encourages a collaborative faculty-student relationship;

• Provides or utilizes course materials (handouts, interactive notes, technology) that enhance student learning and follows the course syllabus;

• Models professional behavior and standards of practice;

• Performs additional responsibilities for faculty performing clinical supervision in an affiliating agency including;

• o Participates in clinical orientation as required by the institution;

• o Completes validations as required by contract with clinical agencies, orients students to clinical facilities.

• o Participates in the development and implementation of clinical assignments for students at the clinical setting.

•  Supervises students in patient care area in collaboration with staff;

• Conducts pre and post conferences with students;

• Schedules make-up clinical as needed;

• Maintains ongoing weekly evaluation of individual student progress in the clinical area;

• Provides timely ongoing verbal and written feedback to students

• Provides the evaluation of students in both didactic and clinical courses;

• Participates in peer evaluations when requested;

• Participates in the evaluation of their peers and Program Coordinator when requested;

• Reviews student evaluation summaries of assigned courses and utilizes the feedback for planning and implementing future courses;

• Participates in program planning in response to student/program evaluation feedback and employer satisfaction surveys.

•  Full time, Part Time and Per Diem faculty have the responsibility of classroom/clinical/lab/sim responsibilities as assigned.

•     Full Time Faculty will have a teaching load of no more than 24 academic credits in a given academic year.

•     Part Time and Per Diem faculty will have a teaching load of no more than 12 academic credits in a given academic year; Load may be divided between theory and clinical instruction if needed.

• Faculty are also required to have 2-4 office hours per week, attend all course/faculty meetings, and participate in graduation/pinning, and special events.

• Faculty also have professional responsibilities that are critical to maintaining competence as well as are integral to the functioning of the college/parent institution, such as participating in committee work, service to the institution etc. This expectation is noted below as a percentage of time as part of faculty position and will be mutually agreed upon with the Dean of Academics and faculty.

• Professional Development/Scholarship/Clinical Currency up to 104 hours per year.

• Service to the institution/parent organization up to 104 hours per year.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Credit to clock hours conversion 

Semester = 15 weeks 
1 credit = 
15 hours of lecture 
30 hours of laboratory/simulation 
45 hours of externship/clinical

• Participate as assigned on program specific advisory boards involving the major stakeholders served by the college;

• Participates in publicizing and disseminating information about the program.

• 2 years of teaching experience preferred 

• Certified Nurse Educator certification for nursing preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field..

• Professional license applicable for program of study (e.g., RN, RT, Surgical Tech, etc.); License not required for non-clinical teaching.

• Current healthcare American Heart Association Basic Life Support required for Nursing.

The posted pay range is a good faith representation of potential base pay for this position. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates could vary based on position details and FTE. Pay is determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, locations, and contracts.