Nursing Clinical Faculty

About the role

Are you passionate about teaching and empowering future nurses? UW-Madison School of Nursing is seeking committed and enthusiastic Clinical Faculty to join our team. As Clinical Faculty, you will have the opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise with the next generation of nurses, ensuring they receive a comprehensive education and are well-prepared for their professional careers. In this role, you will work closely with nursing students in traditional and accelerated undergraduate programs and will be assigned to teach experiential learning (clinical) across a variety of healthcare settings and may provide hands-on instruction and guidance in classrooms and simulated care environments. Depending on expertise, qualifications, and program needs, it is also possible to be assigned to teach in graduate programs such as Doctor of Nursing Practice or PhD. The School of Nursing encourages an innovative approach to teaching that supports student learning to care for a variety of populations across health care settings. We value collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect. We are dedicated to providing our nursing students with the best education possible, and we are seeking Clinical Faculty who share our commitment.

Department: School of Nursing, Faculty Affairs, Instructional Academic Staff. For over 100 years, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Nursing has been committed to enhancing healthcare through teaching and research. With a mission to develop nurse leaders, innovators, and advocates for the profession and society through research, education, practice, policy, and outreach; we aim to make discoveries, enhance systems, and advance health and health equity for Wisconsin and beyond. The UW–Madison School of Nursing ranks first in Wisconsin and 19th nationally according to U.S. News and World Report. Additionally, UW–Madison ranks among the top 12 U.S. public universities and surpasses $1 billion in annual research expenditures. At the heart of UW-Madison is the Wisconsin Idea – a guiding principle that education should influence people's lives beyond the boundaries of the classroom. Our home, Signe Skott Cooper Hall, showcases the power, impact, and future of nursing with high fidelity simulation labs, 25 research suites, an active-learning classroom complex, exercise spaces, self-care rooms, and an accessible auditorium. Job Category: Academic Staff; Employment Type: Regular; Job Profile: Clinical Instructor. This position is full-time, 100% FTE, C-basis (9-month). Most work is performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus or clinical work location.

Responsibilities

• Teach in baccalaureate (accelerated, traditional, and AD to BSN completion), and DNP or PhD programs based on school/program needs.
• Teach using accepted course descriptions, course objectives, and content delivery approaches including assuring students meet expectations for required clinical hours if assigned to teach clinical courses.
• Teach using strategies to include active learning, simulated experiential learning, and clinical experiential learning in hospitals or other health care settings as required by course assignments.
• Collaborate with other faculty on curriculum and course planning at the graduate and undergraduate levels, using competency-based teaching and learning assessment strategies.
• Engage in other activities appropriate to a member of the School of Nursing academic community such as attending School meetings, participating in faculty development activities, and contributing to meeting the mission and vision of the School through service activities (e.g., governance committees, outreach activities, or project task groups).
• Pursue areas of scholarly interest (e.g., evaluation studies to improve teaching and learning).
• Collaborate with colleagues in practice settings through academic-practice partnerships to contribute to student learning, practice improvement, or community outreach.
• Work to support and enhance the climate of excellence.

Requirements

• One or more years of experience in teaching at undergraduate or graduate levels in nursing, or in professional staff development in acute care settings.
• Three or more years of professional experience in adult acute care settings as a registered nurse (RN), advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) or Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS).
• Strong interest in and commitment to the teaching mission of the School of Nursing.
• RN – Registered