Full-time Nursing Faculty (Accelerated Baccalaureate)

Position Duties & Responsibilities

• Commits to creating a safe learning culture for students inclusive of diverse cultural, social, economic and educational backgrounds.
• Provides instruction for clinical, skills lab, simulation, and/or didactic nursing theory courses as assigned.
• Supervises student clinical experiences in long-term care, acute care, specialty care areas, community health and/or other settings as assigned.
• Engages with students to provide a meaningful presence in their clinical learning and in their achievement of course outcomes in conjunction with facility primary nurses.
• Delivers current course content, in collaboration with the other faculty, that is informative, well organized and supports student learning and success in development of critical thinking and clinical judgment.
• Keeps professionally current by participating in professional development and other activities.
• Maintains current credentials, licensures and immunizations as required by the program and clinical agencies.
• Creates and maintains a positive learning environment that focuses on safety, respect of students, clients and colleagues, and effective communication, both verbally and in writing, utilizing tact, patience and courtesy, representative of professional nursing practice standards.

Experience and Qualification Requirements

• Earned nursing graduate degree (terminal degree preferred).
• Minimum of three years nursing clinical practice experience.
• Experience as a nurse educator and/or possess experience teaching accelerated baccalaureate nursing students is preferred.
• Eligible for and maintain or possess an active, unencumbered Oregon RN license.
• For other state boards of nursing where a nursing license is held, this license must also remain unencumbered.
• Must be actively engaged in a Christian congregation and able to identify with and support the Bushnell Theological Context for Community statement.
• Listening skills and the ability to speak and write clearly.
• Able to utilize Windows based software including, Word, Excel, PowerPoint (MS Office suite of products).
• Experience utilizing e-mail for the purposes of organizational communications.
• PREFERRED: Experience with learning management system(s) (e.g. Canvas).

Working Conditions/Special Requirements

• Bushnell employees must have a maturing Christian faith and live in compliance with the duties and expectations as detailed in the Employee Handbook.
• The position requires a strong commitment to multiculturalism and diversity a wide variety of people.
• The position requires working in a non-smoking, drug free environment.
• The employee must adhere to FERPA guidelines and student confidentiality at all times.
• All employees of Bushnell are “mandatory reporters” under Oregon law. See http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/abuse/pages/mandatory_report.aspx for specific information.
• The position requires a strong ability to communicate effectively and succinctly, both verbally and in writing, utilizing tact, patience and courtesy.
• Listening skills and the ability to speak and write clearly are essential to this position. Must possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• The employee must have high personal motivation, with great attention to detail and accuracy.
• This person must project a positive, vibrant and professional attitude in assisting people.
• This person must have high ethics of honesty and confidentiality, with a genuine and gracious presence pertaining to the students, faculty, staff and business of the department and the University.
• This position may require lifting up to 25 lbs, as well as bending, stooping, kneeling and walking on clinical rounds for entire length of the shift.