Adjunct Faculty, Nursing (PN & ADN)

Overview / Job Summary

Looking for something to give you that spark but it's stressful in the healthcare field these days? This option is what you need to consider & will give you that zing back. Helping our students gain their certificates in the PN program & get one step closer towards degrees in nursing or to the workforce. This position gives you the ideal blend of healthcare & educational settings, clinicals & classrooms. We need your expertise & years of understanding the healthcare field to give our student's a leg up on being successful & securing employment, where they could be working beside you to save lives!

Responsibilities

• Manages and supervises students in all assigned classroom and laboratory activities to ensure a safe and effective learning environment
• Keeps students informed and updated concerning course content, requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements
• Ensures each program/class contains essential curricular components, has appropriate content and pedagogy, and maintains currency
• Maintains a high level of expertise in the subjects taught and stimulates enthusiasm for those subjects
• Evaluates students to measure their progress toward the achievement of course outcomes/competencies
• Develops, revises, and/or recommends curriculum changes which meet the objectives of the course/program and improve student learning

Requirements

• Associates Degree in Nursing, required; Bachelor's degree preferred (willingness to start BSN within one year)
• Minimum five years' experience in nursing, nurse educator, nurse practitioner or experience in a related area, required
• Maintains current, unrestricted Kansas RN license
• Obtains at own expense, yearly TB test and other immunizations or physical examinations as required by clinical sites
• CPR certification obtained prior to going to clinical sites
• Excellent verbal & written communication and interpersonal skills – must be able to work with students, technical and administrative personnel in a pleasant, professional, and efficient manner
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills where you can work under pressure to meet deadlines, independently with little supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• One year experience working as a registered nurse, preferred
• Previous teaching or training experience in adult education preferred, with pre-planning course work

Benefits

View benefits information at https://wsutech.edu/whyhere/