Nursing Faculty

About the role

The Arizona College of Nursing is seeking a knowledgeable, engaging, and hands-on Masters or Doctorate-prepared nursing professional to join our full-time Nursing Faculty team based out of our Falls Church, VA BSN campus. This is an on-site, in-person teaching opportunity offering competitive compensation plus Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k plus match, and PTO benefits.

Responsibilities

• Teach at least 36 credits annually.
• Design an effective learning environment that facilitates student learning to address contemporary issues in nursing.
• Support students' progression in academics and socialization into the role of nursing.
• Utilize an array of assessment tools to evaluate student learning.
• Demonstrate leadership by serving as a mentor to faculty, adjuncts, and students.
• Recognize the role of a nurse educator and pursue continuous in-service/professional development opportunities annually.
• Develop student success plans and remediate "at risk" students.
• Oversee instruction and grading of clinical adjuncts.
• Facilitate the nursing students' application of theory to clinical practice.
• Communicate effectively utilizing professional techniques with clinical agency representatives, staff, faculty, and students.
• Identify and immediately communicate problem areas/clinical areas of concern to Course Lead Faculty and recommend changes and solutions as appropriate.
• Provide weekly and as needed communication with Course Lead Faculty concerning student progress including successes and identified needs, clinical issues, suggestions, and/or professional learning needs.
• Grade associated clinical papers and provide students with timely and clear feedback.
• Maintain all records on student performance, i.e., Student Success Plan, Progressive Disciplinary Plan, and Mid-term and final clinical evaluations.
• Complete clinical site evaluations.
• Adhere to/enforce the policies and procedures of Arizona College of Nursing and the assigned clinical facility.
• Connect students to College resources for their success.
• Consistently demonstrate and coach students on soft skills.
• Lead simulation learning experiences in the Nursing Lab.
• Plan, teach, and evaluate classroom, clinical, skills labs and other learning experiences in conjunction with other team members.
• Participate in faculty meetings/in-service offerings and other nursing events (i.e., graduation, white coat ceremony, etc.).
• Protect student privacy through completing required FERPA training and upholding FERPA guidelines.

Requirements

• Graduate degree required, if the graduate degree is not in nursing must have a Bachelor’s degree in nursing and a graduate degree in a related discipline from an accredited program recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
• A minimum of three (3) years’ work experience as a professional registered nurse providing direct patient care.
• Previous experience teaching in a registered nursing program at a college or university is preferred.
• Holds a current unencumbered state professional registered nurse license or enhance compact nurse licensure relevant to the state of teaching location.
• Certified Nurse Educator certification and national certification in area of nursing specialty is preferred.
• Maintains professional competence/expertise in teaching through activities such as nursing practice, continuing education programs, conferences, workshops, seminars, academic courses, research projects and professional writing.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable, engaging, and hands-on.
• Experience teaching in a registered nursing program at a college or university is preferred.
• Experience with simulation learning experiences in the Nursing Lab.
• Experience with grading clinical papers and providing students with feedback.
• Experience with maintaining records on student performance.
• Experience with adhering to/enforcing policies and procedures of Arizona College of Nursing and the assigned clinical facility.
• Experience with connecting students to College resources for their success.
• Experience with demonstrating leadership by serving as a mentor to faculty, adjuncts, and students.
• Experience with recognizing the role of a nurse educator and pursuing continuous in-service/professional development opportunities annually.
• Experience with developing student success plans and remediating "at risk" students.
• Experience with overseeing instruction and grading of clinical adjuncts.
• Experience with facilitating the nursing students' application of theory to clinical practice.
• Experience with communicating effectively utilizing professional techniques with clinical agency representatives, staff, faculty, and students.
• Experience with identifying and immediately communicating problem areas/clinical areas of concern to Course Lead Faculty and recommending changes and solutions as appropriate.
• Experience with providing weekly and as needed communication with Course Lead Faculty concerning student progress including successes and identified needs, clinical issues, suggestions, and/or professional learning needs.
• Experience with completing clinical site evaluations.
• Experience with protecting student privacy through completing required FERPA training and upholding FERPA guidelines.

Skills

• Knowledgeable, engaging, and hands-on.
• Experience teaching in a registered nursing program at a college or university.
• Experience with simulation learning experiences in the Nursing Lab.
• Experience with grading clinical papers and providing students with feedback.
• Experience with maintaining records on student performance.
• Experience with adhering to/enforcing policies and procedures of Arizona College of Nursing and the assigned clinical facility.
• Experience with connecting students to College resources for their success.
• Experience with demonstrating leadership by serving as a mentor to faculty, adjuncts, and students.
• Experience with recognizing the role of a nurse educator and pursuing continuous in-service/professional development opportunities annually.
• Experience with developing student success plans and remediating "at risk" students.
• Experience with overseeing instruction and grading of clinical adjuncts.
• Experience with facilitating the nursing students' application of theory to clinical practice.
• Experience with communicating effectively utilizing professional techniques with clinical agency representatives, staff, faculty, and students.
• Experience with identifying and immediately communicating problem areas/clinical areas of concern to Course Lead Faculty and recommending changes and solutions as appropriate.
• Experience with providing weekly and as needed communication with Course Lead Faculty concerning student progress including successes and identified needs, clinical issues, suggestions, and/or professional learning needs.
• Experience with completing clinical site evaluations.
• Experience with protecting student privacy through completing required FERPA training and upholding FERPA guidelines.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k plus match
• PTO

Pay

$90,000 - $105,000 range commensurate with experience and education

Schedule

On-site, in-person teaching opportunity