Assistant Professor CNA

Johnson County Community College

Position: Assistant Professor CNA

Department: Academic Affairs

Type of Position: Full-time Faculty

Exemption Status: Exempt

Work Schedule, Hours per week: Varies depending on department needs.

Opportunity for hybrid schedule: No

Starting Salary Range: $62,779.00 - $ and determined based on relevant years of work experience provided on application and resume.

Position Summary: The 12-month Full-Time Assistant Professor in the Health Occupations will perform the duties expected of full-time faculty, including maintaining scheduled office hours; developing and revising curriculum; developing and implementing course and program assessment of student learning outcomes; participating in college, division, and department meetings; serving on committees; and other duties as assigned. This person will also teach CNA courses in partnership with JCCC High School.

• Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN)
• A minimum of one year or 1,750 hours in long-term care
• Registered Nursing License in Kansas or a Multi-State License
• 3-5 years of clinical work experience with a focus on long-term care
• Class, lab, and/or teaching ability

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing Education
• 5+ years in long-term care

Teaching
- Faculty members are expected to be effective teachers and excel in course instruction. Listed below are the minimum expectations of faculty who teach at JCCC.

• 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.
  • Maintain faculty credentials as required by the college's accrediting agencies.
• Effective teaching reflects sound instructional methods drawn from the scholarship 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.…