Assistant Professor, Nursing Programs

Lake-Washington-Institute-of-Technolog; Firloch (WA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Free tuition

Job summary

Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland, WA, invites applications for a full-time Annual Renewable Faculty in Nursing. The position offers the opportunity to train and prepare students to enter the nursing profession, with teaching across theory, lab, simulation and clinical experiences in acute care, long-term care, and community settings.

The role reports to the Dean of Nursing Programs and may involve late afternoon, weekend, or off-campus clinical teaching.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Current license or ability to obtain a license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Washington State.
• Recent medical/surgical or specialty nursing clinical experience preferred.
• Hold or be eligible to obtain a professional-technical certificate to teach in the technical area; CPR/First Aid/AHA BLS certificate required.
• Simulation or CHSE certification is desired.

Responsibilities

• Plan and develop instructional objectives and experiences appropriate to the Nursing program's goals including appropriate general education requirements for degrees and certificate.
• Teach variety of Nursing courses, including related preparation and grading.
• Identify individual learning needs of students and make appropriate adjustments.
• Provide individual academic/professional-technical guidance and advising to students.
• Develop and teach productive and constructive work habits, study skills, and core skills as identified by the college; and model the communication, computation, and human relations skills required for employment in Nursing fields.
• Develop and teach lessons which foster and support cultural diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Develop classroom and laboratory procedures, including safety, in accordance with identified local, state, and federal policies and procedures.
• Maintain appropriate records which indicate student progress and meet college grading requirements.
• Evaluate student achievement in terms of curricular objectives as related to Nursing knowledge and practice.
• Follow disciplinary procedures, as prescribed in college policy, and deal consistently and fairly with all students.
• Design learning experiences for the unique characteristics of individual students; participate in self-improvement activities and staff development in the assigned instructional area and technical field.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of their area, including Nursing competency in areas of responsibility and current clinical competency, and relate specific applications to industry.
• Develop and maintain industry and/or community support for nursing programs by attending craft and advisory committee meetings and maintaining contact with industry for co-op job placement and follow-up activities.
• Work with college counselors, special needs faculty, and academic faculty to identify general education learning needs for students in order to meet those needs.
• Assist in developing, expanding, revising, and updating effective program materials and department goals; evaluate and review program for requirements for outcomes assessments, state and national accreditation.
• Regular and satisfactory attendance and punctuality; other duties as assigned.
• Maintain regular office hours.
• Develop curriculum and develop and assess program and educational outcomes.
• Perform advising, recruiting, and retention activities.
• Hold regular meetings of the program advisory committee.
• Take part in college accreditation, program review, and college committees as specified in the faculty bargained agreement.
• Perform other professional activities as approved by the director and dean.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Task organization

MS Office

Teamwork

Anatomy & physiology

Independent work

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About Our College

Located just outside of Seattle, WA, Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) was founded in 1949, and is the only public institute of technology in the state of Washington. LWTech offers 12 bachelor's degrees, 42 associate degrees, and 70 professional certificates in 41 areas of study, including STEM-focused programs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. LWTech serves the Eastside and is located within the city of Kirkland, which is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Washington. Kirkland is home to companies such as GoDaddy, Google, Astronics and EvergreenHealth, and the college is within minutes from Microsoft and Nintendo. Learn more about LWTech's Mission, Vision, Values, and Core Themes. LWTech is committed to increasing its cultural diversity with an emphasis on equity and inclusion among its staff and faculty. We serve a student population of 6,500 that come from a variety of backgrounds. We strongly value diversity and are working to improve access and successful educational outcomes for all students. We are actively seeking applicants that will help to balance our employee workforce to align with our students and community. Questions regarding the College's commitment to diversity and our campus culture may be directed to Human Resources. For more information on our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Council, please click on the link.

JOB SUMMARY:

We are looking to hire one full-time Annual Renewable Faculty with the possibility of converting to Tenure Track faculty member based on experience. It offers the opportunity to train and prepare students to enter the nursing profession. Faculty also assist in evaluating and modifying courses when necessary to meet the needs of the changes in industry. The position reports to the Dean of Nursing Programs. The faculty position will teach in a variety of courses to include theory, lab, simulation, and clinical experiences in acute care, long term care, and/or community agencies. The teaching assignments will vary to reflect changes in staffing and enrollment and will include team teaching and sharing responsibility for a class. A portion of the clinical teaching may occur in late afternoon, weekend or evening hours and/or at off-campus locations. In addition to teaching, this position involves advising students, assisting with test construction, developing programs and curricula and participating in college governance, department/division and campus-related professional activities.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and develop a variety of instructional objectives and experiences appropriate to the Nursing program's goals including appropriate general education requirements for degrees and certificate
• TeachavarietyofNursingcourses,includingrelatedpreparationandgrading
• Identifyindividuallearningneedsofstudentsandmakeappropriateadjustments
• Provideindividualacademic/professional-technicalguidanceandadvisingtostudents
• Develop and teach productive and constructive work habits, study skills, and core skills asidentifiedby the college; and model the communication, computation, and human relationsskillsrequiredforemploymentinNursingfields
• Developandteachlessonswhichfosterandsupportculturaldiversity, equityandinclusion
• Develop classroom and laboratory procedures,including safety, in accordance with identifiedlocal,state,andfederalpoliciesandprocedures
• Maintain appropriate records which indicate student progress and meet college gradingrequirements
• Evaluate student achievement in terms of curricular objectives as relatedto Nursingknowledgeandpractice
• Follow disciplinary procedures,as prescribed in college policy, and deal consistently a fairlywithallstudents
• Design learning experiences forthe unique characteristics of individual students Participatein self-improvement activities and staff development in the assigned instructional area andtechnicalfield
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of their area, including Nursing competency in areasofresponsibilityandcurrentclinicalcompetency,andrelatespecificapplicationstoindustry
• Develop and maintain industry and/or community support for nursing programs by attendingcraftandadvisorycommitteemeetingsandmaintainingcontactwithindustryforco-op jobplacementandfollow-upactivities
• Workwithcollegecounselors,specialneedsfaculty, andacademic faculty toidentifygeneraleducationlearningneedsforstudentsinorder tomeet thoseneeds
• Assist in developing, expanding,revising, and updating effective program materials anddepartmentgoals; evaluate and review program for requirements for outcomesassessments,stateand nationalaccreditation
• Regular andsatisfactoryattendanceandpunctuality;otherdutiesasassigned
• Maintainregularofficehours
• Developcurriculumanddevelop andassessprogramandeducationaloutcomes
• Performadvising,recruiting,andretentionactivities
• Holdregularmeetingsoftheprogramadvisorycommittee
• Take partincollegeaccreditation,programreview, andcollegecommitteesasspecifiedinthefacultybargainedagreement
• Perform other professional activities as approved by the director and dean

KnowledgeSkillsandAbilities:

• Excellent oral,written,andinterpersonalskills
• Abilitytoorganizetasksandspace
• Effectiveinterpersonalandcommunicationskills
• Basicknowledgeofcomputerprogrammingandsoftware,i.e.Word,Excel,PowerPoint
• Abilitytoworkcollaborativelywithfaculty,students,staff
• Basicunderstandingofhumananatomy,physiology,andclinicalnomenclature
• Abilitytoworkindependently,problem-solveandmakedecisionseffectively
• Ability to work well as a member of a team in demanding college environment

Successfulapplicantwillbeableto:

• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the community college mission,diversity,andalearning-centeredclimate
• Equitablyteachstudentsofdiversecultural, geographic, andsocio-economicbackgrounds
• Effectivelyteachandimpartexcitement andenthusiasminteachingcourses
• Utilizeavarietyofmethodsandmodesofinstructiontoensurestudentsuccess
• Function as a team player
• Work successfully with individuals and groups representing a wide range of diverse cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Demonstrate excellent oral, written and listening communication skills
• Provide excellent internal and external customer service
• Mentor students, maintain office files, records and complete reports as required
• Collaborate successfully with colleagues, staff and students as part of an educational team
• Display strong organizational and analytical skills
• Exhibit reliability and integrity in maintaining assigned work schedules and completing assigned tasks using sound judgment
• Follow campus regulations, local, state and federal laws, regulations and ordinances
• Appropriately incorporate the use of computer information technology in the delivery of services
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university required
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse
• Current license or ability to acquire a license to practice as a Registered Nurse inWashingtonState
• Recentmedical/surgicalorspecialtynursingclinicalexperiencepreferred
• Hold or be eligible to obtain a professional-technical certificate to teach in the technical area; valid CPR/First Aid/AHA BLS certificate required
• Simulation or CHSE certification is desired

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in nursing education

Compensation & Work Schedule

Placement on the faculty salary schedule is based on an individual assessment of education and experience. This positions ranges from $110,725 - $129,265 per year; salary is for an academic year (173 days) and as may be adjusted according to the faculty bargained agreement. Additional compensation is earned for industry held certifications. Summer quarter employment may be available based on student enrollment. This is a full-time, Annual Renewable position.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and other insurance benefits are provided as currently administered under Public Employees Benefits Board, State Retirement Plan and a Deferred Compensation Plan
• sick leave accrues at 1 day effective upon employment
• We also offer 4 paid personal days effective upon employment
• Full time, faculty employees have access to bereavement leave, employee assistance program, free tuition, reduced child care costs at our Early Learning Center, reduced Bus Fare, professional development opportunities and more!

Conditions of Employment

• Official transcripts/certifications will be required upon employment
• Other conditions that may apply will be detailed upon the offer of employment
• Job offers are contingent upon successful completion of background/reference checks

Physical Requirements

Ability to perform range of physical motions; lifting and carrying; standing, walking, sitting for long periods of time, kneeling, squatting, and stooping; and traversing up and down stairs.

Disability Accommodation

• Ability to operate office equipment
• Ability to read and verify data and prepare various materials
• Ability to exchange information on the phone or in person

Eligibility to Work:

In compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act, proof of authorization to work in the United States will be required at the time of hire. LWTech does not currently sponsor HB-1 visas. Other conditions that may apply will be detailed upon the offer of employment.

Applicants considered for positions at the College may be required to submit to a background check as a condition of employment. Adverse information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability for the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Lake Washington Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Lake Washington Institute of Technology does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, creed, disabled veteran status, marital status or Vietnam-era veteran status in is programs and activities. Questions regarding the College's affirmative action policy may be directed to Meena Park, Vice President of Human Resources, Affiliated Action Office/Title IX Coordinator, [phone].

Jeanne Clery Statement

Notice of Availability of Annual Security and Fire Safety Report: In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act of 1998, and as a part of the College’s commitment to safety and security on campus, Lake Washington Institute of Technology(LWTech) reports the mandated information about current campus policies concerning safety and security issues, the required statistics, and other related information for the past three (3) calendar years. LWTech’s Annual Safety Report (ASR) is available online at www.lwtech.edu/about/campus-safety/.

To obtain a paper copy of the report, please visit the LWTech Safety Department located in the East Building at 11605 132nd Avenue NE Kirkland, WA 98034.

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