Faculty Nursing Instructor

Job Description Roles and Responsibilities

Full-time didactic Instructor

Clinical, Sim and Lab faculty

Major Position Responsibilities

Teaching – Faculty members are expected to be effective teachers and excel in course instruction. Listed below are the minimum expectations of a full-time faculty at UHS.

Effective teaching requires content expertise
:
Faculty must demonstrate deep subject knowledge, including key concepts, current and relevant research, methodologies, tools and techniques, and meaningful applications. Consequently, faculty members are expected to do the following:

• Possess thorough and accurate knowledge of his or her specific field/discipline including the ability to evaluate and apply content.
• Be committed to professional development by keeping current in their respective discipline and CEUs.
• Maintain faculty credentials as required by UHS’s accrediting agencies.

Effective teaching reflects sound instructional methods of teaching and learning, and cultivates a supportive learning environment that allows students to think critically and experiment with material
. Therefore, faculty members are expected to do the following:

• Select and develop instructional materials; plan and organize instruction to enhance student learning; create appropriate assignments to encourage student learning, the development of communication skills, and higher order thinking; and use available instructional technology, as appropriate.
• Use a variety of proven methods of engagement and assessment that facilitate student mastery of the content.
• Provide students constructive, encouraging, and corrective feedback.
• Evaluate student learning by creating and applying course competencies and accurately evaluating student progress.
• Strive to increase teaching effectiveness through the application of appropriate teaching and learning strategies; evaluate student learning and modify instructional methods and strategies as appropriate to meet diverse student needs.

Effective teaching communicates successfully
. Effective teaching clearly articulates high, achievable, and purposeful expectations. Effective teaching adeptly guides meaningful course activities, allowing students to advance their knowledge or skill. As a result, faculty members are expected to do the following:

• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in clear communication of subject matter to the students.
• Provide timely, substantive feedback in appropriate forms.

Effective teachers should meet institutional expectations
. Therefore, faculty members are expected to do the following:

• Meet classes as scheduled; notify the appropriate Faculty Lead, or DON in advance if they are to be absent, and, if possible, arrange for a substitute instructor or assignments for his or her class.
• Full time Faculty are expected to start their cohort (from Fundamentals to Integration), at the discretion of the DON
• Instructors are expected to do their own sim and lab and be on campus with the students on testing days.
• Be accessible to students through e-mail, wireless/cellular technology, or scheduled office hours including arranging, when necessary, additional time for appointments.
• Prepare and distribute syllabi in accordance with established procedures and guidelines and follow the published final exam schedule.
• Maintain accurate records of students’ academic standing; promptly provide final grades, attendance, and other information as required by administration.
• Respect the confidentiality of student information; refrain from discussing or releasing such information except within recognized limits.
• Evaluate students based solely on their academic performance and to respond promptly to student grade questions and/or appeals.

Member of the UHS Community

In addition to teaching, faculty members are expected to be an active member of UHS community, be a member of two or more committees, Attend all faculty scheduled meetings, must be abreast with the student handbook and implement them to the fullest. Listed below are the expectations of faculty as responsible and professional representatives of UHS.

Members of the UHS community should perform their professional responsibilities in accordance with the goals, missions, and plans of the nursing program
. Therefore, faculty members are expected to do the following:

• Fulfill all requirements as stated in UHS policies and procedures including mandatory training.
• Attend and participate in all required meetings and exercise stewardship in the use of school facilities and materials.
• Submit information or materials related to their assigned duties as requested by school’s administrators or peers in a timely manner.

Members of the UHS community should contribute to the creation of a school culture
. As colleagues, all faculty have obligations that derive from common membership in the community of scholars. Faculty do not discriminate against or harass colleagues. They respect and defend the free inquiry of associates, even when it leads to findings and…