Faculty: Graduate Nursing

Faculty:
Graduate Nursing

Concordia University Wisconsin seeks applicants for a full-time faculty position in the Graduate Nursing Program, based on the Mequon, Wisconsin campus. The successful candidate will be responsible for didactic teaching in the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) and Direct-Entry MSN (DE-MSN) programs, with potential additional instruction based on the School of Nursing needs. This is a 12-month contract with the University.

The position reports to the non-traditional and graduate director of the School of Nursing Program.

Teaching

• Teach didactic courses in the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) and Direct-Entry MSN (DE-MSN) program with potential additional instruction based on School of Nursing needs.
• Develop and update course syllabi, lesson plans, and teaching materials for assigned courses, reflecting course objectives and program outcomes.
• Provide timely feedback on student assignments and communicate frequently and proactively with students throughout the course
• Adhere to School of Nursing (SON) grading and other policies per CUW and SON faculty handbooks
• Evaluate and make recommendations regarding curriculum and course materials

Clinical

• Provide oversight and evaluation of students' practicum experiences.
• Initiate new clinical sites and relationships, working with healthcare and academic partners
• Review clinical proposals for the PMHNP students and work closely with the Graduate Clinical Coordinator to make sure placements are appropriate

Scholarship/Research

• Engage in a program of scholarship, consistent with the University's definition, in an area of clinical or educational/teaching expertise.
• Disseminate scholarship findings in a peer-reviewed venue consistent with the University's expectations

Service

• Provide service to the SON and University as expected for rank
• Actively participate in program and SON business and initiatives
• Engage in professional and community service as defined in the Faculty Handbook.

Professional Activity

• Work collaboratively with other faculty and staff to carry out the business of the SON and Graduate Program
• Maintain current knowledge of professional nursing practice and evidence-based pedagogy within the area of teaching responsibility
• Assist with student recruitment
• Coordinate the PMHNP program with responsibility for assessment and curriculum of that program

• Previous teaching in a graduate nursing program and online teaching (preferred)
• Current clinical practice and knowledge of research evidence within the areas of teaching responsibility
• All Concordia University faculty are members of Christian congregations; membership in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) is preferred.
• Supportive of the mission and values of Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor and the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS)

• Certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner or Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner with a dual certificate as a Psychiatric/Mental Health NP
• Earned doctorate in nursing
• Current licensure to practice professional nursing in Wisconsin, or eligibility for licensure.
• Minimum of two years of experience as a nurse practitioner
• Experience with academic program development

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Personal Spending Account, Flexible Spending Account, and/or Health Savings Account
• Disability and Survivor Plan
• Retirement Pension Plan
• Retirement 403(b) Savings Plan
• Basic Life and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Tuition waiver benefits (available for employees and their qualified dependents)