Clinical Assistant, Associate or Full Professor - Assistant Program Administrator, Nurse Anesth...

Qualifications

• Earned DNP or PhD from an accredited institution, conferred by the time of appointment.
• Current, unrestricted registered nurse licensure in Tennessee or eligibility for licensure through the Nurse Licensure Compact by the time of appointment.
• Current certification/recertification as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) through the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).
• At least three years of professional practice experience as a CRNA, with professional accomplishments commensurate with the proposed faculty rank.
• At least two years of teaching experience in a nurse anesthesia or related graduate nursing program.
• Documented effectiveness in didactic, simulation, and/or clinical teaching and in assessment of student learning.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and evaluate nurse anesthesia curriculum and clinical learning experiences.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Experience with COA accreditation, program evaluation, or continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate nurse anesthesia and DNP courses in areas of expertise, including development of course objectives, learning activities, instructional materials, examinations, grading rubrics, and other assessments.
• Design, deliver, and evaluate simulation-based education, including high-fidelity anesthesia scenarios, skills laboratories, debriefing, and competency assessment.
• Provide direct clinical instruction and supervision of nurse anesthesia students in affiliated clinical settings, consistent with student level, patient acuity, case complexity, safety requirements, and accreditation expectations.
• Evaluate student performance in didactic, simulation, and clinical settings; provide timely formative and summative feedback; document achievement of competencies and clinical requirements; and contribute to remediation plans when needed.
• Serve as academic advisor and faculty mentor for nurse anesthesia students and chair or serve on DNP scholarly project committees as assigned.
• Maintain currency in nurse anesthesia clinical practice, educational methods, simulation pedagogy, accreditation standards, and certification requirements.
• Engage in clinical scholarship, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, professional dissemination, and/or educational innovation consistent with the clinical faculty role and assigned workload.
• Participate in faculty governance, college and university committees, professional service, recruitment, orientation, and other responsibilities expected of full-time faculty.
• Assist the Program Administrator/Concentration Coordinator in administering the academic and clinical components of the Nurse Anesthesia Program while maintaining an active faculty teaching role.
• Lead or coordinate delegated aspects of curriculum implementation, course coordination, simulation education, clinical education, student assessment, and program evaluation.
• Support compliance with COA, CCNE, university, state, and federal requirements, including preparation of accreditation reports, self-study materials, site visits, and ongoing documentation.
• Collaborate with clinical sites, preceptors, clinical coordinators, and faculty to ensure appropriate placements, supervision, case experiences, student safety, and a supportive clinical learning environment.
• Monitor student achievement and clinical experiences; communicate significant academic, clinical, progression, conduct, or safety concerns to the Program Administrator/Concentration Coordinator and participate in timely intervention and remediation.
• Coordinate designated continuous quality improvement activities, including collection, analysis, and reporting of student outcomes, clinical data, stakeholder feedback, and other evaluation measures.
• Provide recommendations regarding curriculum, simulation, clinical sites, equipment, staffing, and other program resources.
• Assume delegated program leadership responsibilities during the Program Administrator/Concentration Coordinator’s absence while the Program Administrator retains ultimate authority and accountability.

Requirements

This position is open to those who qualify and can be appointed as one of the following ranks in the College of Nursing. Rank appointment is dependent on education and qualifications relative to the university and college standards and will be determined by academic leadership in accordance with faculty handbook, policies, and procedures.

• Clinical Assistant Professor: This rank is for those who have completed a doctoral degree or terminal degree appropriate to the field or who are licensed or certified to practice the profession where appropriate. Individuals holding this rank have shown promise for excellence in areas of responsibility recorded in the hiring unit’s annual documentation of the NTT faculty workload distribution and responsibilities.
• Clinical Associate Professor: This rank is for those who have completed a doctoral degree or a terminal degree appropriate to the field and who are licensed or certified to practice the profession where appropriate. Individuals holding this rank have demonstrated excellence in areas of responsibility recorded in the hiring unit’s annual documentation of the NTT faculty’s workload distribution and responsibilities.
• Clinical Professor: This rank is for those who have completed a doctoral degree or a terminal degree appropriate to the field and who are licensed or certified to practice the profession where appropriate. Individuals holding this rank have demonstrated a consistent record of excellence in areas of responsibility recorded in the hiring unit’s annual documentation of the NTT faculty workload distribution and responsibilities.

Benefits

Salary range for this position $200,000 - $215,000

Pay

Salary range for this position $200,000 - $215,000

Schedule

Salary range for this position $200,000 - $215,000