Nursing Faculty - Med/Surg Specialty

Arizona College of Nursing; Maryland Heights (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Arizona College of Nursing in Maryland Heights seeks Core Nursing Faculty to deliver instruction, promote scholarly activities, and uphold the college's values. This role focuses on fostering excellence in nursing education and student success.

You will develop curriculum, lead simulation, teach didactics, supervise clinical adjuncts, and advise students while mentoring colleagues across the department. Commitment to student outcomes is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with Med/Surg nursing.
• Ability to design, teach, and evaluate nursing curricula.
• Strong communication and collaboration with faculty and students.
• Commitment to core nursing values and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, teaches, and evaluates the nursing education program.
• Designs, implements, teaches, evaluates, and revises the curriculum; leads simulation experiences.
• Teaches at least 36 credits annually and designs a conducive learning environment.
• Mentors faculty, adjuncts, and students to support professional growth.
• Advises core nursing students and develops student success plans.
• Oversees clinical adjuncts and grades associated clinical work.
• Communicates with clinical agencies and ensures program objectives are met.

Job description

Why You Should Work With Us:

Ideal Candidates Have Experience With Med/Surg Nursing

Arizona College of Nursing is a rapidly growing, nursing school that transforms people’s lives by preparing them for careers in nursing and improving communities through the care its graduates provide. As a leading nurse educator, Arizona College of Nursing offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s in nursing in 3 years or less with qualified transfer credits. Our quality nursing curriculum prepares students for an in-demand career to help communities overcome the chronic, well-known, and increasing nursing shortage. Through the execution of a targeted growth strategy, the college plans to meet the growing demand for nurses by launching campuses in markets where bachelor’s prepared nurses are needed. Putting students first, we are dedicated to providing students with an exceptional education in growing healthcare fields; teaching them relevant, required skills for today and the future. Our culture is positive, supportive, and collaborative. As a team, we continually embrace our core values:

Passion: We love helping others succeed.Excellence: We strive to be the best.Adaptability: We learn, in part by trying new ideas.Accountability: We own our results.Integrity: We do the right thing.

What You'll Do:

Core Nursing Faculty provides instruction that facilitates students’ achievement of course objectives, engage in scholarly and service activities to promote their professional development, and contribute to the success of the College and its students. Core Nursing Faculty consistently demonstrates Arizona College of Nursing’s values of Passion, Adaptability, Accountability, Integrity, and Excellence.

Core Nursing:

• Develops, implements, teaches, and evaluates the philosophy and objectives of the nursing education program.
• Designs, implements, teaches, evaluates, and revises the curriculum.
• Documents actions taken in faculty and committee meetings using a systematic plan of evaluation for total program review.
• Leads simulation learning experiences in the Nursing Lab.

Didactic:

• Responsible for teaching and evaluating students in the classroom. Teach at least 36 credits annually.
• Designs 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.
• Utilizes an array of assessment tools to evaluate student learning.
• Actively participates in the systematic plan for curriculum design, program evaluation and program revision.
• Demonstrates leadership by serving as a mentor to faculty, adjuncts, and students.
• Recognizes the role of a nurse educator and pursues continuous in-service/professional development opportunities annually.
• Serves as an advisor to an assigned group of core nursing students; contacting advises at least once a semester, in-person, by phone, and electronically.
• Develops student success plans and remediates “at risk” students.

Clinical:

• Oversees instruction and grading of clinical adjuncts.
• Facilitates the nursing students’ application of theory to clinical practice.
• Attends hospital-based orientations,
• Demonstrates and maintains knowledge of overall program, program outcomes and assigned course objectives.
• Communicates effectively utilizing professional techniques with clinical agency representatives, staff, faculty, and students.
• Identifies and immediately communicates problem areas/clinical areas of concern to Course Lead Faculty and recommends changes and solutions as appropriate.
• Provides 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.
• Grades associated clinical papers and provides students with timely and clear feedback.