Assistant Professor of Nursing

About the role

Full-time tenure-track 12-month Assistant Professor position in the Hackensack Meridian Health School of Nursing, beginning Summer 2026. The candidate should enjoy teaching above all other aspects of academia and must bring creative pedagogy to the classroom. Responsibilities include developing and revising curriculum and coordinating clinical laboratory experiences in Adult Health and other specialty courses as needed.

Responsibilities

• Integrate the Mercy core values of respect, integrity, compassion, justice, and service in all aspects of interaction.
• Teach Adult Health and other courses in the BSN, ABSN, and DEMSN programs using active learning strategies. Experience in specialty areas such as Behavioral Health, Maternal Child, Pediatrics, and/or Community Health is desirable.
• Conduct learning needs assessments and assess learning outcomes.
• Participate in curriculum redesign.
• Mentor graduates for NCLEX success.
• Actively participate in regulatory and accreditation processes, including assessment, self-study preparation, and site visit activities.
• Develop, implement, and assess clinical laboratory placements.
• Integrate QSEN, inter-professional, and other emerging competencies into teaching and learning.
• Advise and mentor students.
• Participate in departmental and university school service.
• Collaborate in program development, student recruitment, student remediation, and continuous program assessment and improvement.
• Regularly participate in course and program assessment, and be willing to make improvements in teaching and advising.
• Engage in scholarly activities including original research, presentations, and publications.
• Teach at the Lakewood campus, off-site locations, in the evening and weekends, and over the summer.
• Teach in the regular, ABSN, and DEMSN programs, including summer offerings as needed.
• Collaborate with colleagues in ongoing off-site teaching initiatives.
• Coordinate on-campus and off-site clinical learning laboratory activities.
• Investigate innovative technology to enhance the learning environment for students.
• Communicate with clinical instructors on required skills and competencies for students in a changing healthcare environment.
• Participate in departmental functions such as lectures and Open House.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing required; Doctoral Degree strongly preferred.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure as an RN in New Jersey.
• Knowledge and experience in teaching in classroom and clinical settings.
• Prior experience in nursing in the acute care setting.
• Prior experience in other nursing specialties desirable.
• Demonstrated evidence of teaching excellence.
• Ability or willingness to learn to use instructional technologies effectively is essential; familiarity with distance learning is desirable.
• Commitment to active, learner-centered teaching.
• Experience assessing learning outcomes in courses and programs.
• Knowledge of nursing curricular design/assessment and BON and/or CCNE accreditation.
• Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with students and faculty.
• Strong clinical nursing skillset and recent clinical experience preferred.
• Must be U.S. work authorized.