FT Faculty - Nursing - Mental Health

About the role

The Full-Time Faculty member will teach Nursing - Mental Health courses at Malcolm X College. The position requires a completed M.S.N. degree, a Doctorate in nursing preferred, a current Illinois RN license, two years of clinical nursing experience, and one year of recent college-level teaching experience in nursing.

Responsibilities

• Prepares syllabi that include student learning objectives and outcomes.
• Teaches on-campus classes in a manner consistent with the college's philosophy, policies, and guidelines.
• Demonstrates excellence in teaching and integrates new technologies in the learning process.
• Engages, inspires, motivates, and empowers students to succeed.
• Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students.
• Encourages active learning through various teaching methods including lectures, discussions, demonstrations, projects, and field trips.
• Works individually with students who may need specific assistance in reaching their academic, personal, and career goals.
• Makes regular and useful feedback to students, evaluating and documenting their performance using established methods and criteria.
• Develops and designs an assessment program to ensure students apply and use concepts, techniques, and innovations learned both in the classroom and through external course work.
• Stays updated with innovations and current trends in nursing.
• Participates in professional development activities to enhance teaching talents.
• Attends regularly scheduled departmental meetings and contributes to campus and District committees.
• Fosters student involvement and commitment.
• Works in a culturally diverse work environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft office applications.

Requirements

• Completed M.S.N. degree
• Doctorate in nursing preferred (DNP or PhD)
• Current unencumbered Illinois RN license
• Two-years of experience in clinical nursing
• One year of recent college-level teaching experience in nursing

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a culturally diverse work environment
• Blackboard learning management system proficiency preferred

Benefits

We offer excellent health benefits, investment plans, retirement plans, generous vacation and holiday time, tuition reimbursement, and public service loan forgiveness. For more details, please visit our benefits page.