Instructor - Nursing

Instructor – Nursing (12-month)

We have an opening for an Instructor – Nursing (12-month) at our Chattanooga State and Chattanooga State Kimball campuses. This is a grant‑funded position through the RISE program. It requires instruction a minimum of two days per week at the Chattanooga State Kimball off‑site campus.

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This position is primarily responsible for teaching in the Associate Degree Registered Nursing Program. Under the supervision of the Program Director, the primary responsibility of this full‑time 12‑month faculty position is to provide quality instruction and supervision of student learning while maintaining a positive learning environment in the classroom. Teaching responsibilities include classroom and clinical instruction. The faculty responds to students in a timely manner and communicates with the discipline and division via college‑provided tools and resources.

The faculty also serves as a program liaison, assisting with accreditation and regulatory assignments.

• Prepares instructional materials such as lectures, presentations, lab sessions, clinical and cooperative arrangements.
• Uses various learning assessments to evaluate student mastery of course and program outcomes.
• Provides feedback on student's progress, in a timely manner, to facilitate academic success.
• Prepares and submits required documentation including course syllabi, student attendance, final course grades and other information as requested or required by the college.
• Disseminates current information pertaining to services available to students throughout the college.
• Maintains professional development/growth according to personal needs and requirements for certification.
• Participates in appropriate committees and task forces as assigned; may be assigned duties as an academic advisor; faculty advisor to a student club or organization; work in the Simulation Nursing Center; and/or mentoring other faculty.
• Performs other job‑related duties and projects as assigned in support of the College's mission, core values and goals.

• Has familiarity with holistic support for students outside the classroom. These supports include Admissions and Records, Enrollment Service Center, High School Programs, Recruiting and Orientation, Career Services, Student Support Center, Tutoring Services, Student Conduct, Student Life, Multicultural and International Services, Adult Student Services, and the Center for Access and Disability Services.
• Ensures that services and activities promote accessibility and reflect equity‑minded practices.
• Embraces and promotes the College's goals related to organizational culture and belongingness.
• Supports the Nursing and Allied Health Division's efforts to utilize best practices in providing equity‑minded services and support for students, faculty, and staff.

• Develops clinical practice objectives in order to identify clinical practice skills to be mastered using textbooks, agency procedures manuals and job descriptions, course syllabi, and accreditation criteria.
• Selects and evaluates clinical facilities in order to provide the optimum learning environment for students using course objectives and knowledge of available clinical opportunities.
• Identifies clinical practice experiences and client assignments in affiliating clinical agencies in order to provide the student with the optimum environment and opportunities to master clinical skills (competencies) using equipment and supplies in the campus practice laboratory, and client Kardex, charts and other medical records in clinical agencies.
• Provides one‑to‑one supervision of student clinical practice performance in order to evaluate student mastery of clinical practice objectives and provide for the safety of all assigned clients using…