Faculty - CNA (174 Day)

About the role

The instructor is responsible for fostering student learning through effective teaching coursework in nurse aide instruction, Health Science Career Academy, and the needs of the department as assigned by the dean. The required course load is 15 credit hours per semester (fall, spring). This position will involve a variable schedule between classroom, lab, and clinic focused teaching with primary teaching responsibilities during daytime hours. Teaching assignments may be split between regional and county center locations as deemed necessary by enrollment.

Responsibilities

• Design, organize, prepare, and teach assigned courses across varied modalities, schedules, and college locations in accordance with established syllabus.
• Evaluate student performance and provide timely feedback on a regular basis.
• Utilize the Kirkwood Learning Management System for course materials, syllabi, gradebook management, and related instructional functions.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours according to college requirements and be available to students on an as-needed basis for student questions and discussions regarding their performance.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with students, colleagues, staff, administrators, and the public.
• Participate in curriculum development, revision, and assessment activities at course, program, department, and college levels.
• Meet the college’s requirements for professional development and service to the college as defined in the faculty handbook.
• Professional development: Develop expertise in the field(s) of instruction and develop and apply teaching approaches that support student success;
• Service to the college: Support college priorities by participating in the development and/or execution of department, division, and college tasks, projects, and goals.
• Maintain relationships with K12, transfer, and community and/or industry partners.
• Perform other related work duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• RN license required.
• Two years’ clinical experience in nursing with one year of long-term care experience including supervision of nurse aide personnel.

Skills

• Ability to design, organize, prepare, and teach assigned courses across varied modalities, schedules, and college locations.
• Ability to evaluate student performance and provide timely feedback on a regular basis.
• Ability to utilize the Kirkwood Learning Management System for course materials, syllabi, gradebook management, and related instructional functions.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with students, colleagues, staff, administrators, and the public.
• Ability to participate in curriculum development, revision, and assessment activities at course, program, department, and college levels.
• Ability to meet the college’s requirements for professional development and service to the college as defined in the faculty handbook.
• Ability to develop expertise in the field(s) of instruction and develop and apply teaching approaches that support student success.
• Ability to support college priorities by participating in the development and/or execution of department, division, and college tasks, projects, and goals.
• Ability to maintain relationships with K12, transfer, and community and/or industry partners.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Variable schedule between classroom, lab, and clinic focused teaching with primary teaching responsibilities during daytime hours.