ADN Program Full-time Faculty Pediatrics

POSITION DESCRIPTION

ADN-RN PROGRAM, FULL-TIME LEAD NURSING INSTRUCTOR - PEDIATRICS

Reporting to the Program Director of ADN Program, full-time faculty provide instruction that facilitates students’ achievement of course learning outcomes, engage in scholarly and service activities to promote their professional development, and contribute to the success of Pacific College and its students. Full-time faculty consistently demonstrate Pacific College’s values as outlined below.

Pacific College is dedicated to putting students first, providing an exceptional education in a chosen degree program, and teaching relevant, required skills for today and the future. Our culture is positive, supportive, and collaborative.

As a team, we embrace our core values:

• Professionalism
  - As an individual or institution, we demonstrate professionalism in everything we do.
• Altruism – As an individual or institution, we practice the principle of unselfish concern for the wellness of others.
• Community – As an individual or institution, we share responsibility for the welfare of our community.
• Identity – As an individual or institution, we strive to establish a sense of true being that will determine our future.
• Fulfillment
  - As an individual or institution, we create an environment where academic and professional goals can be achieved.
• Inclusion – As an individual or institution, we embrace differences to promote full participation and a sense of belonging.
• Collaboration
  - As an individual or institution, we work as a team to realize shared goals.

• Develop, implements, teaches, and evaluates the philosophy and program learning outcomes of the nursing education program
• Design, implements, teaches, evaluates, and revises the curriculum
• Document actions taken in faculty and committee meetings using a systematic plan of evaluation for total program review
• Teach 12 student-facing units, including at least one didactic course and one clinical course
• Manage 3 non-student-facing administrative units per semester
• Proctor on-campus assessments and coordinates a proctor for accommodations students
• Reserve rooms for all on-campus needs in advance
• Present for course simulation if there is new clinical faculty in attendance
• Present for the first on-campus skills lab
• At least 10 days of on-campus didactic days are required
• Membership in all committees
• Chair at least one committee
• On campus a minimum of three days weekly

• Responsible for teaching and evaluating students in the classroom and using the campus learning management system
• Design 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
• Utilize an array of assessment tools to evaluate student learning
• Actively participate in the systematic plan for curriculum design, program evaluation and program revision
• Demonstrate leadership by serving as a mentor to faculty, adjuncts, and students
• Recognize the role of a nurse educator and pursues continuous in-service/ professional development opportunities annually
• Serve as an advisor to nursing students
• Develop student success plans and remediates “at risk” students
• Manage gradebook to ensure that it is consistently up to date with current grades
• Submit grades into student information system by the due date
• Conduct data collection and analysis of course metrics to submit required end-of-semester course report on student outcomes and performance, including Student Success Action Plans (SSAP), course failures, trends, attendance, etc.
• Schedule and provide at least five hours of accessible office hours for students per week

• Teach clinical at the clinical site, in the skills lab, and serves as a content expert in simulation
• Facilitate the nursing students’ application of theory to clinical practice
• Demonstrate and maintain knowledge of overall program, program outcomes and course outcomes
• Communicate effectively utilizing professional techniques with clinical agency representatives, staff, faculty, and students
• If course lead, identify and immediately communicates problem…