Instructor of Nursing

Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV

About the role

This position involves teaching, service, scholarship, and leadership within the School of Nursing's ASN and/or BSN programs. Responsibilities span course development, instruction, student evaluation, and program innovation.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the development and evaluation of the ASN and/or BSN program.
• Develops, teaches, and evaluates assigned courses in theory, clinical, skills lab, and simulation lab settings.
• Evaluates student performance on exams, course assignments, and in clinical environments.
• Serves as a course coordinator, as appropriate, and coordinates clinical rotations with clinical agencies and adjuncts.
• Teaches 12 credits per semester, including theory, clinical, skills lab, and simulation lab.
• Participates in ongoing course and curriculum revision.
• Provides service at programmatic, School, University, and community levels, including assessment activities, recruitment, and retention efforts.
• Advises currently enrolled and prospective students.
• Maintains scholarly and professional development activities.
• Contributes to program innovation, assessment, evaluation, and accreditation within the School of Nursing.
• Participates in, manages, or leads projects within the School of Nursing and University as requested.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master of Science in Nursing (required or near completion).
• Doctoral degree in nursing preferred.
• Unencumbered license as a Registered Professional Nurse in West Virginia.
• Minimum of two (2) years recent acute care experience with a focus in medical-surgical nursing, ICU, or mental health.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate degree.
• Previous teaching experience in classroom, skills lab, and simulation lab settings.
• Experience with assessment and national accreditation.
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Familiarity with Blackboard Learning Management System and online learning.
• Ability to foster student learning through innovative teaching modalities.
• Ability to develop and maintain partnerships within the University, clinical agencies, and the profession.
• Commitment to the University and School of Nursing mission.