Assistant Professor of Nursing
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Job Title: Assistant Professor of Nursing
Location: Lynchburg VA
Job Type: Fulltime benefits eligible
FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Purpose: The successful candidate will provide onsite teaching in an undergraduate nursing program including classroom simulation and clinical environments. Teaching assignments may vary depending upon the needs of the nursing program but may include medicalsurgical nursing critical care nursing psychiatric nursing.
Specific job duties:
- Assisting in academic advising of undergraduate nursing students
- Assisting the nursing faculty team in curriculum design and evaluation
- Planning and providing classroom and clinical instruction to facilitate student learning
- Applying best practices to facilitate teaching and learning processes and principles with a commitment to continuous quality improvement
- Participating in the Department of Nursing governance
- Assessing and evaluating student progress toward attaining learning outcomes established for the courses and nursing program.
- Documenting student learning interpreting outcomes and recording grades.
- Assisting with student recruitment admission and retention.
- Maintaining accurate and appropriate student instructor course simulation/clinical and program documentation.
- Creating and maintaining effective collegial relationships with students faculty university and clinical agency staff and administration.
- Modeling professional evidencebased nursing that is sensitive to diverse and multicultural considerations.
- Establishing and maintaining professional and ethical boundaries with students coworkers and others in all learning environments.
- Participating in University service and events.
- Perform other responsibilities that may be assigned by the Department of Nursing Chair.
Benefits:
- Generous paid vacation personal days paid sick time and family leave comprehensive insurance (medical dental vision etc.) and retirement plans flexible spending account tuition remission life and longterm disability insurance and more.
- Salary and rank are commensurate with education and experience.
Schedule:
- Must be available to meet the needs and assigned duties of the Department of Nursing. This may include evenings and occasional weekends to meet the needs of the department.
Experience/skills/physical demands
- All applicants must demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English.
- Ability to contribute to a team environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to position and balance yourself.
- Ability to move (including lift carry push and pull) up to 45 pounds or more.
- Ability to perceive and respond to sounds and alarms.
- Ability to communicate effectively with others.
- Ability to observe and monitor situations and details at close range in full and dimmed light.
- Ability to move and/or stay in a stationary position in various settings for up to 12 hours at a time.
- Ability to cope with stress while dealing with numerous students patients family members and other healthcare providers.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Earned MSN with specialization in nursing education from a regionally accredited college or university.
- A current unencumbered license as a registered nurse or multistate licensure privilege to practice nursing in the state of Virginia at the time of hire.
- Evidence of current experience in nursing practice (minimum of three years) and teaching sufficient to demonstrate professional competence.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in the following nursing disciplines: fundamentals medicalsurgical mental health critical care or a combination thereof.
- Evidence of continuing professional education and a commitment to lifelong learning.
- Ability to engage in scholarly activity.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to effectively engage with students and ensure excellence in instruction.
- Ability to identify and apply assessment tools and/or methods to determine if learning outcomes were achieved.
Preferred Qualifications
- Doctoral degree (PhD DNP) in nursing
- Certification as a nurse educator
- Experience in clinical nursing
- Experience in higher education teaching
- Experience using patient care simulation software and highfidelity simulators
- Knowledge of nursing accreditation
Universitys website:
Candidates may show interest for these positions by submitting to Human Resources Jobs Page the following:
- A completed application
- A cover letter to include a statement of your Teaching Philosophy to include diversity in teaching and nursing education experience
- A current Curriculum vitae (CV) or resume
- Graduate and Undergraduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts accepted however official transcripts are required of finalists)
Supplemental questions:
- What is your highest nursing degree:
- Phd
- DNP
- MSN
- BSN
- I do not have a nursing degree
- Do you have practice experience as a Registered Nurse
- Yes
- No
- Do you possess an active unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the State of Virginia or Compact State
- Yes I have an active Registered Nurse License in the State of Virginia
- Yes I have an active Registered Nurse License in a Compact State
- No I do not have an active Registered Nurse License in the State of Virginia or Compact State
We seek candidates who are committed to the University of Lynchburgs efforts to create an environment that fosters a studentcentered environment develops the breadth of knowledge associated with liberal education respects and supports diversity equity and inclusion values and celebrates diverse faith traditions and sustains close working relationships among faculty staff students alumni and community partners.
Candidates must successfully pass a background check that is satisfactory to the University.
The University of Lynchburg is committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applications from persons of color women Indigenous/aboriginal people of North America persons with disabilities the LGBTQIA community and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the University of Lynchburg community.
The University of Lynchburg is an equal opportunity employer.
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