Nursing Instructor-Vocational Nursing

About the role

Provides academic and clinical instruction within the Department of Nursing. Plans, coordinates, and conducts classroom and/or clinical experiences for students. Reports directly to the Director of Undergraduate Nursing. Responsibilities also include a strong commitment to advising, student progression, and retention.

Responsibilities

• Maintains academic standards as established by the nursing department
• Teaches students in clinical, laboratory, and classroom settings
• Participates in planning, organization, and deployment of courses as appropriate to assignment
• Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of course activities as appropriate to assignment
• Participates in program and department activities associated with professional development
• Incorporates new knowledge and techniques in clinical, classroom, and laboratory settings
• Maintains working knowledge of technology required to perform duties
• Displays a scholarly orientation to the assumption of the responsibilities of a full-time university faculty member
• Utilizes teaching-learning principles
• Serves as a knowledgeable resource person to students
• Shares professional expertise at the local level
• Understands and follows both Schreiner University and Division of Nursing faculty and student handbooks
• Responds to emails and other forms of communication promptly throughout the work period

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required for vocational nursing instruction
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) preferred
• Unencumbered license to practice professional nursing in Texas or another interstate compact state
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification
• Up-to-date immunizations and other compliance requirements as per Division of Nursing Faculty Handbook
• At least 3 years of hands-on clinical experience
• 1 year of nursing education experience preferred

Skills

• Effective organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication that promotes teamwork and student engagement

Working Conditions

• Generally works in climate-controlled environments
• Physical demands include sitting, standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing and/or pulling, and reaching
• Uses computer equipment
• Requires manual dexterity and both hands to perform nursing functions
• Lifting up to 50 pounds may be required