Fixed -Term Instructor of Nursing

Theoretical Instruction

Provide high quality, engaging theoretical instruction and clinical or practicum experiences as assigned by the Director of Nursing, in accordance with Northwest College guidelines and best practices in nursing instruction.

Facilitating Program Purpose and Philosophy

Contribute to and facilitate the purpose, philosophy, objectives, and organizational framework of the nursing program.

Feedback and Curriculum Development

• Provide accurate, useful, and timely feedback to students.
• Design, implement and assess/evaluate the curriculum, using a written plan.

Advising and Student Support

• Assist with academic advising and other related activities.
• Post and observe office hours for the purposes of academic advising and student consultation.
• Hold office hours at times that support student success.
• Maintain one’s own nursing competence and professional expertise in the area of teaching responsibility and maintaining clinical competence through clinical experience.

Evaluation and Assessment

• Evaluate student achievement of curricular objectives related to nursing knowledge and practice; inform students of progress in the program.
• Evaluate student performance and achievement of course, program, and all-college student learning outcomes.
• Provide students and peer evaluation of teaching effectiveness.

Professional Development

• Maintain a high level of content knowledge and engage in ongoing professional development in relation to one's field and teaching.
• Maintain state-of-the-art knowledge and competence in appropriate academic disciplines.
• Recommend appropriate texts and teaching aids which will be of the most value to the teaching-learning process.
• Monitor the instruction provided by off-campus preceptors.

Collaboration and Committees

• Serve as an *ex-officio* member of the Nursing Advisory Board.
• Participate in college faculty meetings and committees as requested, elected or assigned.

Program and Facility Management

• Coordinate and participate in assigned clinical activities to ensure the highest level of student learning and working relationships for the student, faculty and program.
• Work closely with the Director of Nursing to address instructional and student concerns.
• Maintain a current, unencumbered RN license in Wyoming.

Behavior and Communication

• Demonstrate mutual respect and civility and coordinate activities to promote the highest level of student learning and productive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, administration, and community members.
• Maintain positive working relationships and open communication with hospital and other clinical sites and staff, as well as with faculty and staff within the program and division.
• Contribute to delivery of instruction using distance delivery methods.
• Contribute to positive program articulations with schools and colleges.
• Contribute to the college-wide assessment of student learning outcomes.
• Actively participate in assisting the College in maintaining standards required for accreditation.

Additional Duties

• Adhere to the departmental expectations for lab and clinical facility dress code.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.