Clinical Nursing Adjunct Faculty
for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like specifics: "Designs, implements, teaches, evaluates, and revises the curriculum." etc. We need to keep them as list items.
We need to avoid duplication: Some sentences appear multiple times? We'll deduplicate.
Let's extract responsibilities:
From Core Nursing:
- Develops, implements, teaches, and evaluates the philosophy and objectives of the nursing education program.
- Designs, implements, teaches, evaluates, and revises the curriculum.
- Documents actions taken in faculty and committee meetings using a systematic plan of evaluation for total program review.
- Leads simulation learning experiences in the Nursing Lab.
Didactic:
- Responsible for teaching and evaluating students in the classroom.
- Designs an effective learner environment that facilitates student learning to address contemporary issues in nursing.
- Supports students’ progression in academics and socialization into the role of nursing.
- Utilizes an array of assessment tools to evaluate student learning.
- Actively participates in systematic plan for curriculum design, program evaluation and program revision.
- Works with Course Lead Faculty to develop student success plans and remediate “at risk” students.
- Performs other related duties as requested by the dean.
Clinical:
- Facilitates the nursing students’ application of theory to clinical practice.
- Attends healthcare facility/agency-based orientation.
- Demonstrates and maintains knowledge of overall program, program outcomes and assigned course objectives.
- Communicates effectively utilizing professional techniques with clinical agency representatives, staff, faculty, and students.
- Identifies and immediately communicates problem areas/clinical areas of concern to Course Lead Faculty and recommends changes and solutions as appropriate.
- Provides daily and as needed communication with Course Lead Faculty concerning student progress including successes and identified needs, clinical issues, suggestions, and/or professional learning needs.
- Grades associated clinical papers and provides students with timely and clear feedback.
- Maintains all records on student performance, i.e., Student Success Plan, Progressive Disciplinary Plan, and Mid-term and final clinical evaluations.
- Completes clinical site evaluations.
- Adheres to/enforces the policies and procedures of Arizona College of Nursing and the assigned clinical facility.
- Attends course faculty meetings during planning week to assure all clinical rotations are in alignment with the didactic course.
In addition to responsibilities for teaching didactic and or clinical classes:
- Plans, teaches, and evaluates classroom, clinical, skills labs and other learning experiences in conjunction with other team members.
- Connects students to College resources for their success.
- Participates in the academic advisement and counseling of students as necessary.
- Consistently demonstrates and coaches students on soft skills
- Leadership and ethics
- Communication and critical thinking
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Responsibility and dependability
- Attends campus-based orientation and faculty meetings when applicable.
- Provides input to developing, evaluating, and revising program policies as applicable.
- Protects student privacy through completing required FERPA training and upholding FERPA guidelines.
Other Duties as Assigned:
- Faculty shall provide evidence of education and experience necessary to indicate that they are competent to teach a given course and develop and evaluate student admission, progression, retention, and graduation policies within the framework of the controlling institution.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
But "Other Duties as Assigned" maybe generic; we can keep the first bullet about evidence of education/experience; second bullet is generic requirement.
We need to avoid duplication: Some items like "Plans, teaches, and evaluates..." appears also in In addition section; we keep.
Now Requirements:
- Graduate degree required, if the graduate degree is not in nursing must have a Bachelor’s degree in nursing and a graduate degree in a related discipline from an accredited program recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)*.
- A minimum of three (3) years’ work experience as a professional registered nurse providing direct patient care.
- Previous experience teaching in a registered nursing program at a college or university is preferred.
- Holds a current unencumbered state professional registered nurse license or enhance compact nurse licensure relevant to the state of teaching location.
- Certified Nurse Educator certification and national certification in area of nursing specialty is preferred.
- Maintains professional competence/expertise in teaching through activities such as nursing practice, continuing education programs, conferences, workshops, seminars, academic courses, research projects and professional writing.
- Subject to state BON/BRN regulation where student is located.
We could also include "Competitive pay and opportunities for professional development." but that's benefits/pay.
Skills: list from "Consistently demonstrates and coaches students on soft skills" then bullet list.
Thus Skills section:
- Leadership and ethics
- Communication and critical thinking
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Responsibility and dependability
Benefits:
- Competitive pay (maybe we put under Pay)
- Opportunities for professional development
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like specifics: "Designs, implements, teaches, evaluates, and revises the curriculum." etc. We need to keep them as list items. We need to avoid duplication: Some sentences appear multiple times? We'll deduplicate. Let's extract responsibilities: From Core Nursing: - Develops, implements, teaches, and evaluates the philosophy and objectives of the nursing education program. - Designs, implements, teaches, evaluates, and revises the curriculum. - Documents actions taken in faculty and committee meetings using a systematic plan of evaluation for total program review. - Leads simulation learning experiences in the Nursing Lab. Didactic: - Responsible for teaching and evaluating students in the classroom. - Designs an effective learner environment that facilitates student learning to address contemporary issues in nursing. - Supports students’ progression in academics and socialization into the role of nursing. - Utilizes an array of assessment tools to evaluate student learning. - Actively participates in systematic plan for curriculum design, program evaluation and program revision. - Works with Course Lead Faculty to develop student success plans and remediate “at risk” students. - Performs other related duties as requested by the dean. Clinical: - Facilitates the nursing students’ application of theory to clinical practice. - Attends healthcare facility/agency-based orientation. - Demonstrates and maintains knowledge of overall program, program outcomes and assigned course objectives. - Communicates effectively utilizing professional techniques with clinical agency representatives, staff, faculty, and students. - Identifies and immediately communicates problem areas/clinical areas of concern to Course Lead Faculty and recommends changes and solutions as appropriate. - Provides daily and as needed communication with Course Lead Faculty concerning student progress including successes and identified needs, clinical issues, suggestions, and/or professional learning needs. - Grades associated clinical papers and provides students with timely and clear feedback. - Maintains all records on student performance, i.e., Student Success Plan, Progressive Disciplinary Plan, and Mid-term and final clinical evaluations. - Completes clinical site evaluations. - Adheres to/enforces the policies and procedures of Arizona College of Nursing and the assigned clinical facility. - Attends course faculty meetings during planning week to assure all clinical rotations are in alignment with the didactic course. In addition to responsibilities for teaching didactic and or clinical classes: - Plans, teaches, and evaluates classroom, clinical, skills labs and other learning experiences in conjunction with other team members. - Connects students to College resources for their success. - Participates in the academic advisement and counseling of students as necessary. - Consistently demonstrates and coaches students on soft skills - Leadership and ethics - Communication and critical thinking - Teamwork and collaboration - Responsibility and dependability - Attends campus-based orientation and faculty meetings when applicable. - Provides input to developing, evaluating, and revising program policies as applicable. - Protects student privacy through completing required FERPA training and upholding FERPA guidelines. Other Duties as Assigned: - Faculty shall provide evidence of education and experience necessary to indicate that they are competent to teach a given course and develop and evaluate student admission, progression, retention, and graduation policies within the framework of the controlling institution. - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. But "Other Duties as Assigned" maybe generic; we can keep the first bullet about evidence of education/experience; second bullet is generic requirement. We need to avoid duplication: Some items like "Plans, teaches, and evaluates..." appears also in In addition section; we keep. Now Requirements: - Graduate degree required, if the graduate degree is not in nursing must have a Bachelor’s degree in nursing and a graduate degree in a related discipline from an accredited program recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)*. - A minimum of three (3) years’ work experience as a professional registered nurse providing direct patient care. - Previous experience teaching in a registered nursing program at a college or university is preferred. - Holds a current unencumbered state professional registered nurse license or enhance compact nurse licensure relevant to the state of teaching location. - Certified Nurse Educator certification and national certification in area of nursing specialty is preferred. - Maintains professional competence/expertise in teaching through activities such as nursing practice, continuing education programs, conferences, workshops, seminars, academic courses, research projects and professional writing. - Subject to state BON/BRN regulation where student is located. We could also include "Competitive pay and opportunities for professional development." but that's benefits/pay. Skills: list from "Consistently demonstrates and coaches students on soft skills" then bullet list. Thus Skills section: - Leadership and ethics - Communication and critical thinking - Teamwork and collaboration - Responsibility and dependability Benefits: - Competitive pay (maybe we put under Pay) - Opportunities for professional development