Faculty, Nursing, Psychiatric​/Mental Health

Bristol Community College is an exciting place to work, learn, and grow! Bristol is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment with a rich diversity of beliefs, cultures, languages, abilities, and lifestyles. Committed to enriching its educational experience through a supportive community, Bristol actively encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply and achieve our vision of advancing a vibrant, diverse community through education, learner by learner.

If you share a passion for helping students succeed and enjoy working in a community of innovative, inclusive, and collaborative colleagues, Bristol is the place for you!

As a Commonwealth of Massachusetts employer, Bristol offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including health, dental, life, long-term disability, retirement and paid time off (vacation, personal, sick, and holiday pay). We also offer tuition waiver discounts at the Commonwealth’s public higher education institutions. More information can be found on our Benefits website .

Job Description:

POSITION TITLE:Full-Time Faculty – Nursing, Mental Health/Psychiatric (10 Month; Tenure-Track; Open Rank – Assistant Professor or Associate Professor)

DEPARTMENT:Health Sciences & Nursing

PRIMARY LOCATION:Fall River/New Bedford

REPORTS TO:Dean of Health Sciences & Nursing or designee

POSITION STATUS:Full-time, tenure track, MCCC/MTA unit position with benefits. The title of this position will be Instructor, Assistant Professor, or Associate Professor, depending on the selected candidate’s experience.

SALARY:$75,232 – $85,182 (10-month salary is paid over 12-month period)

STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Full-time Faculty – Nursing, Mental Health/Psychiatric will teach a full-time (15 credit hours per semester) schedule of Nursing courses, which may include, but are not limited to the list found online in the Academic Catalog, as well as required clinical assignments. Courses may be held in the classroom at our Fall River, New Bedford, Attleboro, and Taunton locations; in the hybrid or online environment;

and/or via other modalities as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Team teach lecture courses, teach courses individually as needed, and supervise a clinical group; perform all functions related to clinical assignments.
• Make clinical assignments and detailed nursing care plans for students.
• Within the nursing faculty team, assume responsibility for instruction in mental health/psychiatric theory and clinical courses.
• Collaborate with faculty team to prepare syllabi and develop curricula to address course and student learning outcomes and General Education competencies as appropriate, according to the teaching modality of the course (online, face-to-face, hybrid, etc.).
• Recommend suitable instructional material, textbooks, and library acquisitions by working with the faculty team.
• Use technology effectively to communicate with students and colleagues, to teach online as needed, and to enhance classroom learning as appropriate.
• Engage in effective academic advising and student support by providing strategies that empower students to meet their goals.
• Develop appropriate discipline-related courses and evaluation materials consistent with the framework of the nursing department and in accordance with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (MABORN) and Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
• Post and maintain weekly office hours in accordance with the MCCC contract.
• Serve on college committees as elected or appointed.
• Actively participate in program, department, academic area, all-college, and committee/council meetings.
• Fully participate in all components necessary for program, institutional, state compliance and ACEN accreditation.
• Participate in assessment of course and program learning outcomes.
• Engage in professional development activities through participation in conferences, workshops, seminars, and professional associations to maintain excellence in the discipline and in the classroom; maintain nursing licensure by participating in appropriate continuing education (CEU’s).
• Foster student success across the college’s diverse student body,…