Nursing Faculty at Southern State Community College

DISTINGUISHING JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Engages students in the teaching/learning process in classroom, lab, and clinical; works assigned schedule, participates in college committee work, represents the college in the community, and performs other related duties as required.

Engages students in the teaching/learning process in classroom, lab, and clinical; works assigned schedule, participates in college committee work, represents the college in the community, and performs other related duties as required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must perform essential duties to expected performance standards. Reasonable accommodations are made as required for persons who are disabled under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

• Plan and teach courses including classroom, lab, and clinical sessions which fulfill the current curriculum goals and objectives.
• Contribute to the evaluation and implementation of, or changes in program curriculum.
• Remain current with subject matter and instructional methodology.
• Maintain posted office hours in accordance with departmental and college policies.
• Employ appropriate assessment techniques to measure student performance in achieving course goals and objectives.
• Communicate progress in the course to students in a timely manner.
• Determine and submit students’ grades in accordance with established college policies and procedures.
• Assist with student advising.
• Develop syllabi, mentor adjunct faculty, plus establish and maintain advisory groups. Support the mission of the program, division, and college.
• Works assigned schedule – may include evening & weekend hours, exhibits regular and punctual attendance and works outside of normal schedule as needed to meet workload demands.
• Serve as a role model for students in professional interaction with other health workers and with clinical facilities.
• Maintain a safe environment for the provision of patient care during clinical experiences.
• Coach students to provide safe and efficacious patient care during classroom, lab, and clinical experiences.
• Promote positive and productive relationships with service area hospitals, clinics, businesses, industries, and agencies.
• Maintain relationships with clinical sites and professional peers that support the reputation of SSCC and the Nursing Program
• Continue as competent faculty in nursing by seeking new knowledge, improving teaching skills, and updating professional competencies.
• Promote student development through enrichment and mentoring experiences.
• Serves on departmental and SSCC committees as desires or assigned.
• Fulfills teaching loads as selected and assigned.

Performs other related duties as required.

Non-public personnel records and issues; student and other information covered by FERPA guidelines and agreed to in the College’s FERPA Confidentiality Agreement.

Good classroom working conditions. The work requires the use of safe work practices with office, class room, laboratory, and clinical care equipment, and observance of safety regulations.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly sits for extended periods of time and regularly stands and walks. The employee regularly exhibits manual dexterity when working on the computer, typing and performing other related tasks. The employee regularly reaches with hands and arms, stoops, kneels and crouches. The employee regularly talks and hears when teaching or working with students and the general public.

Vision demands include close, relatively detailed vision, with the ability to adjust focus when typing or reading a computer screen. The employee occasionally…