Faculty - Nursing Job Grants Pass area,Oregon USA,Nursing

Position: Full-Time Faculty - Nursing

The Nursing Instructor is responsible for designing, facilitating, and evaluating student learning in classroom, laboratory, simulation, clinical, and other educational settings within the Nursing Program. Faculty fosters an inclusive, student-centered learning environment that promotes academic excellence, professional accountability, ethical practice, and safe patient care consistent with Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) standards and Rogue Community College's mission and values.

Supervision Received

The Dean evaluates nursing faculty and collaborates with the Director of Nursing and Allied Health and/or Coordinator regarding faculty workload, professional growth, retention, and department staffing decisions.

Examples of Duties – Essential Functions

Participate in the development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the nursing program philosophy, mission, goals, student learning outcomes, and curriculum.

Collaborate in curriculum design, assessment, revision, and program evaluation to ensure alignment with OSBN regulations, accreditation standards, evidence-based practice, and workforce needs.

Contribute to the development and review of program policies related to student admission, progression, retention, remediation, and graduation.

Participate in student recruitment, selection, admission, advising, retention, and graduation activities as assigned.

Plan, deliver, facilitate, and evaluate instruction in classroom, laboratory, simulation, clinical, and other assigned learning environments.

Develop, implement, and assess course and program learning outcomes that promote safe, competent, evidence-based nursing practice.

Foster an inclusive, equitable, and student-centered learning environment that supports engagement, critical thinking, clinical judgment, professional identity formation, and lifelong learning.

Communicate course expectations, learning outcomes, schedules, evaluation criteria, and other relevant information to students and clinical partners.

Serve as a professional role model by demonstrating ethical practice, accountability, integrity, cultural humility, collaboration, advocacy, and commitment to patient-centered care.

Directly supervise, coach, mentor, and evaluate students in laboratory, simulation, and clinical settings to ensure safe practice and achievement of course outcomes.

Provide supervision consistent with OSBN standards and clinical agency policies while students engage in patient care activities, including maintaining appropriate faculty presence in assigned clinical settings.

Facilitate student orientation, integration, professional conduct, and effective use of clinical technologies and documentation systems within healthcare agencies.

Serve as a liaison among students, faculty, and clinical partners to promote communication, collaboration, and positive learning experiences.

Conduct pre-conferences, post-conferences, debriefings, and other learning activities that support reflection, clinical reasoning, and professional growth.

Evaluate student performance using established criteria; provide timely, constructive feedback; maintain accurate records; identify performance concerns; and implement appropriate support or remediation strategies.

Assess student achievement of course and program outcomes, assign grades in accordance with college policies, and participate in recommendations for program completion and graduation.

Participate in faculty meetings, committee work, accreditation activities, regulatory reporting, assessment processes, and other institutional responsibilities that support program quality and student success.

Maintain professional competence through continuing education, scholarly and professional activities, peer review, self-assessment, and ongoing development in nursing practice, nursing education, and instructional technology.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) required by the date of hire, or qualification under an Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) approved exception as outlined in OAR Chapter 851, Division 21 (e.g., Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) prepared nurse actively progressing…