Full Time Nursing Faculty, Nursing College of Health Sciences
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Job Location:
Nashville, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Full-Time Nursing Faculty position for the BSN Program is an on-campus position (including didactic laboratory and clinical responsibilities). The faculty will facilitate the learning experience for the students by: engaging students in rich discussions; providing timely relevant clear feedback; analyzing and evaluating student performance; as well as encouraging mentoring and coaching students throughout the program.
Required minimum qualifications
- Must hold a Master of Science in Nursing degree (Doctorate in Nursing or related field preferred)
- Must have an active unencumbered Nursing license (or eligibility for licensure) in the state of Tennessee
- Minimum of two years of Nursing experience
- At least 1 year of full-time nursing education experience highly preferred
- Strong technical skills highly preferred able to utilize and learn current Learning Management System (LMS) Microsoft Office Suite (including Word Excel & PowerPoint) and various other technology-based delivery systems
Responsibilities/Functions
- Facilitate learning
- Create a nourishing teaching and learning environment
- Assume total responsibility for teaching assignment in close cooperation with other faculty and the Executive Nursing Leadership Team.
- Select learning activities audiovisual materials textbooks library references computer software and other course materials to facilitate student learning.
- Maintain 24-credit-hour teaching load for 10-month contracts or 30-credit-hour teaching load for 12-month contracts
- Facilitate learner development and socialization
- Orient students to the course the current LMS and other necessary learning modalities
- Report to Executive Nursing Leadership Team all incidents related to students in the classroom and/or clinical area
- Keep Executive Nursing Leadership Team informed as to progress and serious problems of students
- Assist in student recruitment and admission activities as designated by the Executive Nursing Leadership Team
- Participate in student career development by providing advisement mentoring and references
- Use assessment and evaluation strategies
- Evaluate students and provide feedback in a fair consistent and timely manner
- Maintain up-to-date files on all details of the portion of the teaching program delegated to him/her. File remains a part of the School of Nursing on termination of contract
- Maintain confidential student records
- Participate in curriculum design and evaluation of program outcomes
- Assist in the process of evaluation of student learning outcomes and program outcomes and the accreditation process as needed
- Participate in development maintenance and evaluation of curriculum and program policies as needed
- Pursue systematic self-evaluation and improvement in the academic nurse educator role
- Maintain clinical relevance in area of expertise through practice continuing education and/or professional development
- Participate in professional development activities to build skill set in the role of the academician and nurse educator
- Serve as a resource person and role model for students staff and other faculty
- Complete program and university self-evaluations annually or as requested
- Function as a change agent and leader
- Serve on School of Nursing College and University Committees as appropriate and/or appointed by the Executive Director of the School of Nursing and/or Dean of the College of Health Sciences
- Participate in service activities to the school of nursing the university and the community
- Participate in special projects and programs that assist with marketing and recruitment
- Engage in scholarship of teaching
- Collaborate with other departments and/or colleges within the University as needed
- Maintain clinical relevance in area of expertise through practice continuing education and/or professional development
- Participate in professional development activities to build skill set in the role of the academician and nurse educator
- Function effectively within the organizational environment and academic community
- Accept and uphold the mission and philosophy of the University the School of Nursing and the BSN Program.
- Participate in commencement activities in December and/or May per the Universitys Faculty Handbook
- Carry out other assignments as requested by Executive Nursing Leadership Team
Position: Full-time Faculty - BSN Program
(10-month contract 24 credit hours/year; 12-month contract 30 credit hours/year)
Reports to: Executive Director of Nursing
Evaluated Annually by: Executive Nursing Leadership Team
Please note: The application is considered complete when all 3 references are received.
Key Skills
- Nurse Management
- Patient Care
- Hospital Experience
- Employee Evaluation
- Acute Care
- Healthcare Management
- Management Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
About Company
Lipscomb University is a faith-based, liberal arts college dedicated to challenging students academically, spiritually and as global community citizens.
