Adjunct Faculty Statistics

This Position Requires Faculty To Teach On Campus & In-Person.

Arizona College of Nursing is a rapidly growing nursing school that transforms peoples lives by preparing them for careers in nursing and improving communities through the care its graduates provide. As a leading nurse educator Arizona College of Nursing offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelors in nursing in 3 years or less with qualified transfer credits. Our quality nursing curriculum prepares students for an in-demand career to help communities overcome the chronic well-known and increasing nursing shortage. Through the execution of a targeted growth strategy the college plans to meet the growing demand for nurses by launching campuses in markets where bachelors prepared nurses are needed.

Putting students first we are dedicated to providing students with an exceptional education in growing healthcare fields; teaching them relevant required skills for today and the future. Our culture is positive supportive and collaborative. As a team we continually embrace our core values:

Passion: We love helping others succeed.
Excellence:We strive to be the best.
Adaptability: We learn in part by trying new ideas.
Accountability: We own our results.
Integrity: We do the right thing.

Under supervision of the Dean of General Education the adjunct instructor provides a learning experience in the classroom online and/or in the lab using a variety of teaching methods such as lectures and demonstrations and using audiovisual and technological aids to supplement the presentations as well as evaluating their achievements.

• Keep students engaged in a classroom environment while following an established curriculum/syllabus.
• Create positive educational climate for students to learn in while establishing and communicating clear objectives for all learning activities.
• Meet course and school-wide student performance goals.
• Manage student behavior in the classroom/online. Observe and evaluate students performance.
• Identify and refer students who are at risk of not being successful to the Student Success Coordinator.
• Provide ongoing student advisement and academic counseling by tutoring and mentoring students on an individual basis when needed.
• Grade tests and projects maintain grade books track attendance and perform other administrative duties as needed.
• Administer oral written or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
• Participate in ongoing conferences seminars and training sessions (2 education in-services 1 distance education in-service proof of at least 2 professional development activity annually).
• Provide input and participate in academic committees formed for the purpose of enrichment of both the programs and students.

Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required.

• Masters degree or higher from an accredited program recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) required.
• A minimum of 15 credit hours or equivalent in the assigned subject area required. States of Georgia Ohio Texas and Virginia require
• Masters degree in the discipline OR a Masters degree (any discipline) with 18 semester credit hours of graduate coursework relevant to the discipline.
• Two years of practical experience in the course content area with a related degree or three years of practical experience if the degree is in an unrelated field is required.
• A minimum of three years of work experience as an educator preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing in English.