Instructor, Nursing

Instructor, Nursing (9‑Month)

Location:

Jamestown Campus

Regular full‑time faculty position with a $10,000 hiring bonus.

• Teaching:
  • Develop learner‑centered lesson plans.
  • Employ teaching strategies and instructional materials for different learning styles.
  • Incorporate current technology in classroom, distance learning, and laboratory environments.
  • Create and model a quality learning environment that supports a diverse student population, preparing, distributing, and utilizing instructional support materials, including course syllabi, supplementary materials, instructional media, and other devices as appropriate.
  • Update and revise curriculum to maintain currency.
  • Develop new courses as needed to support the instructional mission.
  • Participate in the development and review of course and program/general education outcomes as appropriate.
  • Develop, conduct, and document appropriate assessment of student learning in outcomes courses and programs/general education as appropriate.
• Professional Development:
  • Participate in professional development activities to maintain currency in the field; maintain current credentials or licenses as required by program or accreditation.
  • Participate in opportunities to advance teaching skills and strategies.
• Administration:
  • Maintain classroom and laboratory spaces, including upkeep of assigned equipment.
  • Provide for the security of facilities, equipment, and instructional materials, maintaining safe working conditions.
  • Maintain student records (e.g., grades and attendance) in accordance with established deadlines using a variety of technology‑based programs (e.g., Colleague, Self‑Service, Canvas).
  • Comply with all applicable college, state, and federal rules and regulations.
• Student Support:
  • Conduct recruiting activities.
  • Provide academic advising.
  • Promote retention and persistence by assisting students to develop strategies for success.
  • Assist students with registration and graduation process.
  • Refer students to campus and community resources when appropriate.
• College Service:
  • Collaborate with faculty and staff from other divisions and departments to promote communication, coordinate schedules, and support student success.
  • Serve on department, division, and college committees; participate in GTCC institutional initiatives.
  • Collaborate with educational partners, business/industry, and/or external agencies as appropriate to promote the instructional mission of GTCC.
  • Support collegiality and teaching excellence by actively participating in the professional development of new and veteran faculty (e.g., mentoring and peer observation).
  • Participate in extracurricular student activities and clubs.
  • Attend college professional development sessions, college/division/department meetings, graduation and convocation as required.
  • Demonstrate and model the College’s employability skills: adaptability, communication, information processing, problem‑solving, responsibility, and teamwork.
• Additional
  
  Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Maintain student records.
  • See external funding sources.
  • Perform all duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Education Required:
  • Master’s degree in Nursing from an institutionally accredited college or university.
  • Current unrestricted license or multi‑state license privilege to practice as a registered nurse in North Carolina.
  • Preparation in teaching and learning principles, including curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation, appropriate to assignment as required by the NC Board of Nursing.
• Education Preferred:
  • Master’s degree in Nursing Education from an institutionally accredited college or university.
• Experience
  
  Required:
  • Three years of full‑time clinical experience as a registered nurse.
  • Teaching and/or industry training experience in nursing topics in any of the following formats: teaching courses, training sessions, conducting professional development workshops, and/or other continuing education seminars.
• Experience Preferred:
  • Greater than three years of full‑time clinical experience as a registered nurse.
  • Post‑secondary teaching experience.
  • Experience with assessment of student learning and/or student learning outcomes.
  • Experience with distance learning and/or alternate instructional delivery.
• KSA
  
  Required:
• Multi‑task.
• Vision and Mission of the College.
• Adapt to changing procedures, protocols, or assignments.
• Create and maintain a learner‑centered environment.
• Communicate effectively.
• Effectively implement and apply technology solutions.