12 month-Practical Nursing Faculty (*Restricted)

About the role

The Practical Nursing Faculty at Northern Virginia Community College supports the mission and vision of the largest institution of higher education in Virginia. The primary responsibility is to deliver high-quality, engaging instruction across various settings while fostering an inclusive and student-centered learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a full-time workload of 40 hours per week and deliver instruction through lecture, online modalities, skills laboratory, and clinical experiences.
• Collaborate with faculty on curriculum development and continuous program improvement.
• Maintain scheduled office hours and advise and support students.
• Build partnerships with healthcare providers to expand and coordinate clinical learning opportunities.
• Contribute to program planning and strategy, participate in accreditation activities, and ensure compliance with requirements set forth by the Virginia Board of Nursing.
• Provide instruction through classroom, laboratory, online, and clinical settings using effective and evidence-based teaching strategies.
• Evaluate student performance, provide timely and constructive feedback, and support student success through advising and mentorship.
• Collaborate with colleagues to design, implement, and continuously improve curriculum in alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and maintain relationships with clinical partners, ensuring safe and effective student learning experiences, and contribute to program evaluation, accreditation, and compliance efforts, including those required by the Virginia Board of Nursing.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years teaching in a nursing program.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing awarded by a regionally accredited institution.
• Active, unexpired Commonwealth of Virginia licensure as a registered nurse with no restrictions is required as a condition for hire and for continued employment if hired.
• A minimum of 2 years of full-time direct nursing care experience in the clinical setting.
• Demonstrated clinical competence in providing direct patient care across multiple patient populations and settings.
• Eligible for clinical practice in partner healthcare facilities.
• Documented expertise in general medical-surgical or acute medical-surgical, long-term care and at least one specialty area including pediatrics, maternity, psychiatric nursing, and community-based nursing.
• Experience with learning management systems and knowledge in curriculum development is strongly preferred.
• Experience with the systematic plan of evaluation for external regulatory and accreditation agencies preferred.
• Certified Nurse Educator (CNE or CNE-cl or CNEn).

Qualifications

• Knowledge of nursing theory, practice, and trends.
• Knowledge of current Virginia Board of Nursing curricular content.
• Knowledge of concept-based curriculum.
• Knowledge of adult learning theory and methodologies.
• Knowledge of program assessment principles.
• Demonstrated teaching and educational facilitation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills appropriate for students, colleagues, staff, and administrator interactions as an individual or part of a team.
• Ability to work at all campus, site, and clinical locations.
• Ability to work daytime, evening, or weekends depending on cohort.
• Ability to assess student performance and progress and to provide appropriate feedback.
• Ability to promote higher-order thinking and problem-solving among educational participants.
• Ability to adhere to established standards for educational quality.
• Ability to maintain complete, accurate educational and/or clinical records.

Skills

• Effective and evidence-based teaching strategies.
• Evaluation and feedback of student performance.
• Advising and mentorship of students.
• Collaboration with colleagues and clinical partners.
• Curriculum design and implementation.
• Compliance with regulatory requirements.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and dental insurance program.
• Generous paid leave.
• Deferred compensation plans.
• Paid parental leave.
• State employee discounts.
• Solid and secure retirement program.

Pay

Hiring range is $90,000 to $120,000. Starting salary will be determined based on academic credentials, related teaching and professional experience, and other qualifications appropriately related to the position and will be within the specified hiring range.

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week. Specific work hours may vary by semester and will be determined based on operational needs.