Nursing Faculty

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY:
Brenau University is an equal opportunity employer and educator. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable federal or state laws in its employment practices or educational programs.

HIRING PROCESS:
All submitted application materials are forwarded to the appropriate department for review. Hiring recommendations are made at the departmental level.

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE:
Brenau University is a drug-free workplace as certified by the Georgia Workers Compensation Board.

ELIGIBILITY:
Successful applicants must be eligible to work in the United States on or before the confirmed start date. This includes being a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or a foreign national with work authorization that doesn't require employer sponsorship. Individuals must maintain this eligibility throughout employment.

Position Summary:

This full-time faculty member will teach on-ground courses in the graduate nursing program and will have a portion of their workload dedicated to assisting prelicensure students in their efforts in the Entry Level Master's in the Science of Nursing program.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Minimum of five years experience as full-time faculty in pre-licensure undergraduate nursing education.

* Terminal Degree in Nursing or a terminal degree in a similar field with a master's degree in nursing.

* Expert in pre-licensure undergraduate nursing student teaching, learning, and evaluation.

* Expert in test item writing and exam analysis for pre-licensure undergraduate nursing education.

* Valid RN license in Georgia.

Job

Duties & Responsibilities:

* Report to the Chair of Academic Advancement

* Serve on the Testing and Evaluation Committee for Nursing.

* Serve as a member of the Nursing Undergraduate and Graduate Committees.

* Assist with data collection and analysis regarding testing and evaluation for school and university annual reports, the Board of Nursing, and accreditation agencies.

* Assist the undergraduate and graduate committee in developing/updating a policy and procedure for remediation of all standardized end of course and exit exams if a student does not achieve the benchmark.

* Assist the undergraduate committee in developing/updating an exam blueprint.

* Ensure course exams are at the appropriate level of Bloom's Taxonomy and follow the prelicensure exam blueprint.

* Facilitate faculty seminar in test item writing and exam construction at least every two years.

* Provide guidance and counseling to all nursing students regarding how to improve course exam and standardized exam scores.

* Provide students with a specific critical thinking framework to use when analyzing test questions or making clinical decisions.

* Develop/update procedure for identifying students who have test anxiety and refer to the University counselor for assistance.

* Review education products related to nursing program content.

* Provide information to faculty regarding nursing program education products for possible adoption.

* Assist faculty with integration of adopted nursing program education products with the focus on increasing clinical reasoning/judgment and retention of learning.

* Assist faculty with integration of adopted policies and procedures with the focus on increasing clinical reasoning/judgment and retention of learning.

* Teaching 33 credit hours per year with 9 credit hours reassigned for Student Success Coaching

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No supervisory responsibilities required.

Work Hours:

Full-time. 37.5 hours per week. Generally, Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m. Hours may be extended to meet the needs of the department. Nights/weekends as needed.

Appointment Length:

12 months, continuous

Environmental and Working Conditions/ Physical Demands and Aptitudes:

Mostly Sedentary work. Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment related to teaching. Prolonged periods sitting and standing. worker is…