Nursing Instructor

About the role

The Nursing Instructor position is a 9-month faculty position reporting to the Director of Nursing in the Northwest School of Nursing. The Nursing Instructor is responsible for both classroom and clinical instruction.

Responsibilities

• Plan instruction to achieve program and student learning outcomes.
• Organize instruction to take into account individual differences among learners.
• Obtain and uses information about the needs and progress of individual learners.
• Obtain and uses information about the effectiveness of instruction to revise it when necessary.
• Use instructional techniques, methods, and media related to the program and student learning outcomes.
• Evaluates student-learning outcomes (SLO) with valid, reliable NCLEX-RN® style test items and maintains test security.
• Communicate with learners with civility and respect.
• Utilize test statistics to improve reliability and validity of tests, thereby meeting end of program SLO’s and program outcomes.
• Demonstrate a varied repertoire of teaching methods.
• Reinforce and encourages learner involvement in instruction.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the subject being taught.
• Organize time, space, materials, and equipment for instruction.
• Demonstrate high expectations for learners’ academic performance.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for teaching and learning and the subject being taught.
• Help learners develop positive self-concepts.
• Manage classroom interactions.
• Conduct clinical activities in compliance with accreditation guidelines.
• Organize and evaluates clinical experience in cooperation with Course Coordinator.
• Evaluate clinical experiences to ensure that learning outcomes are met.
• Work cooperatively with faculty and staff to carry out assigned teaching responsibilities.
• Attend yearly continuing education offerings and earns CEU’s consistent with requirements of college, professional accreditation, licensing, and/or certification agencies.
• Follow a yearly plan for maintaining professional development in area of responsibility.
• Maintain clinical requirements of individual agencies including computer training, TCPS and glucose monitor.
• Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of the program of learning.
• Project professionalism and a positive image to the students, clinical agencies and community.
• Promote and maintains collaborative relationships with community agencies to benefit program outcomes for NWCC Nursing.
• Aid in the development of standards for admission, progression and graduation of students.
• Provide academic advisement for nursing students.
• Refer to Student Development Center for counseling and/or disability services if needed.
• Participate in course and faculty meetings.
• Serve on committees of the institution and the program.
• Participate in college related activities that benefit the college as a whole.
• Follow NW policies including maintaining of office hours.
• Participate in professional organizations and activities.
• Maintain requirements specified by state and national accrediting agencies.
• Perform other duties as needed for maintenance, progress and completion of the nursing program.
• Serve as temporary course coordinator as needed by the Nursing Department.
• Carry out the responsibilities as appropriate according to the duties and responsibilities outlined in the NWCC Policies and Procedures Manual and Nursing Program Faculty Handbook policies and procedures manual.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing.

Qualifications

• Master of Science Degree in Nursing
• Two years of Nursing experience
• At least one year of clinical experience
• Teaching experience desirable
• Unencumbered license to practice in Mississippi
• Acceptable criminal history background check