Instructor, Assistant, or Associate Professor of Nursing; Exempt

Position: Instructor, Assistant, or Associate Professor of Nursing (Exempt)
POSITION: Instructor, Assistant, or Associate Professor of Nursing (Exempt)
* This position may become tenure track based on the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant.

COLLEGE/DEPARTMENT: College of Health Professions

SUPERVISOR TITLE: Professor of Nursing and Associate Dean/Founding Director of Nursing Education

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

EXEMPTION: Teacher Exemption

LOCATION: HSU Campus, Abilene, Texas

TARGET HIRE DATE: As Soon As Possible

HSU CHRISTIAN STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR
EMPLOYMENT - Candidate must profess a Christian Faith, maintain membership in a local congregation, and respect the values and distinctives central to the historically Baptist values of HSU as reflected in the University's Statement of Faith.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Human Resources  or careers

SUMMARY/SCOPE:

This position participates in abroad range of activities that support the mission, vision, core values andpurposes of the school of nursing and its consortiumpartners. Faculty members at HSU are responsible and accountable for ensuring the attainment of the goals, mission, and vision of the school ofnursing and its consortium partners. Successful performance of thisrole requires experience with curriculum development, mapping of outcomes,excellent classroom, clinical and professional proficiency, management,leadership, organizational aptitude, and excellent interpersonal  addition, faculty are accountable and responsible for ensuring programcompliance with the standards and guidelines set forth by the Texas Board of Nursing and other accrediting agencies.

Ultimately, the continuedpursuit of academic excellence in all settings is central to thisrole. This position reports directly to the Associate Dean/Founding Director of Nursing Education unless otherwise specified in supplemental job description.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Inform the Associate Dean/Founding Director of Nursing Education of interested faculty and potential clinicalaffiliations to prepare for contingencies in faculty appointments and clinicalagency experiences.

Follow the organizational chainof command for reporting problems in the HSU School of Nursing

Acquire and demonstrateproficiency in curriculum development and curriculum mapping; program andcourse development including program and course outcomes; test development withalternative formats, blueprint development, and test analysis.

Participate in curriculum and program development.

Participate, as needed, in providing solutions for problems in the HSU School of Nursing.

Utilize aggregate data from the evaluation of curriculum, faculty, and student evaluation of teaching-learningpractices to inform decisions that facilitate the achievement of studentoutcomes to foster program improvement.

Respond appropriately to anannual evaluation conference with the Associate Dean/Founding Director of Nursing Education.

Provide the materials and documentation required to accompany a recommendation for promotion at timesdesignated in specific contracts.

Actively participate in reviewing and screening the school's library holdings and educational resources while recommending the most appropriate collection to meet program outcomes.

Engage in appropriate and required faculty development activities that foster achievement of program outcomes and development of the HSU School of Nursing.

Acquaint nursing majors with career opportunities and opportunities for graduate study.

Participate in external and internal recruitment activities for the HSU School of Nursing.

Maintain accurate records/documents and submit timely reports.

Records/documents include butare not limited to syllabi, grades, and office hours.

Submit all assigned coursegrades on the learning management platform by the identified due datethroughout the semester.

Devote primary efforts for completion of faculty contractual responsibilities, except during vacationperiods and/or excused periods under the terms of contract.

Schedule, announce, post, and maintain office hours according to HSU School of Nursing policy to allow students time for formal and informalcontact that may include but is not limited to advising, mentoring andremediation.

Maintain up-to-date test…