Nursing faculty; Position Code PTNUR

About Oakton College

Oakton College, a caring community of educators dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning, seeks part‑time faculty to join our College. Applicants must be strong communicators and effective classroom facilitators who enjoy teaching in a student‑centered environment.

Candidates with a commitment to working in a culturally competent environment are especially valued at Oakton.

We encourage applications from candidates who reflect the increasing diversity of Oakton's student body and community, who will enhance and promote engagement with other cultures, and have a demonstrated commitment to working with and as part of a multicultural faculty and diverse student body and community.

Located seventeen miles from downtown Chicago, Oakton serves northern Cook County with campuses in Des Plaines and Skokie, Illinois.

Class being taught:
NUR 109 Maternal Health

Responsibilities include:

• Construction of a course syllabus consistent with the generic course syllabus, that stipulates course objectives, content, and grading criteria.
• Preparation of course presentations and instructional materials for lecture, laboratory and clinical functions (as appropriate).
• Delivery of instruction, including preparing for and meeting courses and laboratories (if appropriate) at scheduled times.
• Consultation with and evaluation of students.
• Maintenance of clear records on student performance and any other factors such as attendance involved with the grading of students.
• Compliance with departmental and institutional policies and procedures including but not limited to submission of midterm and final grades, keeping office hours, making decisions regarding instructional matters such as texts, assignments, grading standards, and adhering to provisions of the OCCAFA contract, and compliance with institutional procedures.

Part‑time faculty are paid on a lecture hour equivalent (LHE) basis. For most courses, the LHE is the same as a credit hour. For others, the LHE represents additional work for teaching the class, such as grading papers for composition classes or teaching a class with a laboratory section; in those cases, the LHE represents a figure higher than the credit hour.

All part‑time faculty start at the beginning pay rates, regardless of the level and type of experience obtained elsewhere. For the 2024‑25 academic year rates are $1,191/LHE for faculty without doctorates and $1,262/LHE for faculty with doctorates.

Part‑time faculty advance one step within the salary schedule with the successful completion of two fall & spring semesters where three or more LHEs are taught in each semester.

A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN), and a minimum of two years of full‑time nursing experience are required.

Preferred:

• MSN with recent maternal health experience in a hospital setting.
• Prior college‑level clinical experience and college teaching experience.

Part‑time faculty are hired on a semester‑by‑semester basis. A reasonable effort is made to assure the assignment of courses to more senior part‑time faculty who are fully qualified by virtue of their education, training, work experience as related to current technology and pedagogical techniques, and who have had a history of successful performance at Oakton College.

All assignments are conditioned on sufficient enrollment. Once a course starts, the part‑time faculty member is expected to complete the course.