Midwifery Faculty

At OHSU’s School of Nursing, we are guided by a mission of healing, teaching, and discovery to optimize health, prepare nurse leaders, and transform health care. As a trauma-informed organization, we are deeply committed to fostering a culture grounded in well-being, diversity, excellence, integrity, and collaboration. We value health, safety, and respect for all. We promote equity, inclusion, and social justice, striving for innovation and sustainability in all we do.

The School of Nursing seeks a doctorally prepared faculty member for a 0.50 FTE professorial position supporting both the DNP Nurse-Midwifery program and the broader Doctor of Nursing Practice program.

The faculty member will serve as the Midwifery DNP Project Lead
, providing coordination and oversight for DNP projects completed by nurse-midwifery students. In this role, the faculty member will support DNP project chairs, promote consistency in project expectations and processes, monitor student progression, and collaborate with the Nurse-Midwifery Program Director and DNP Program Director to address project-related needs and barriers.

The faculty member will also chair DNP projects and teach in both the nurse-midwifery and general DNP curricula. Teaching assignments may include midwifery specialty content, DNP project courses, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, systems leadership, health equity, or other areas aligned with the faculty member's expertise and program needs.

The position requires strong collaboration across programs and a commitment to rigorous, equitable, and student-centered doctoral education.

Clinical Activities (not related to teaching or research):

• Plans and supervises student lab and/or clinical experiences or practice based on teaching assignment.

Scholarly Activities (research/writing, abstracts, grant supported work, presentations, etc.):

• Participates in scholarly activities based on faculty rank.
  • At the Assistant Professor rank or higher, faculty in the practice mission, demonstrates competence in an area of clinical expertise and engages in inquiry and scholarship that contributes to the practice of clinical practice.
  • At the Assistant Professor rank or higher, faculty in the research mission advance a program of research, prepares grants and seeks funding, and engages with other missions to foster inquiry within the SON.

Education Activities (include types of teaching and types of student taught):

• Provides effective didactic instruction based on teaching assignment using appropriate instructional technologies to ensure that course outcomes are met.
• Participates collaboratively in the development, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum.
• Mentors and advises students.
• Faculty in the doctoral program supervise students in dissertation and/or clinical inquiry projects.

Service

Activities:

• These activities could include faculty meetings, committee membership, professional activities and other responsibilities as assigned by the Program or Academic Director.
• Participates in faculty governance; additional engagement based on rank.

Administrative

Activities:

• As negotiated.

Other

Activities:

• The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service.

Approximate Distribution of Effort

• 20%: Leadership and coordination of nurse-midwifery DNP projects, including support for DNP project chairs
• 40%: Chairing DNP projects
• 40%: Teaching in the nurse-midwifery and DNP programs

Education (Degree dependent on academic program type and rank of position.):

• Earned doctoral degree in nursing or a related field

Registrations, Certifications and/or Licenses (Current licensure & certifications could be required depending on position and academic program.):

• Oregon RN license
• Oregon APRN license
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Other: CNM

Experience (Experience dependent on academic program type and rank of position.):

• 2 years of clinical practice experience.
• Graduate preparation and national certification as a Certified Nurse-Midwife
• Experience teaching in graduate nursing education
• Experience developing, chairing, or evaluating DNP, quality-improvement, or evidence-based practice projects
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with students, faculty, and program leadership

Skills and Abilities:

• Commitment to inclusive, equitable, and…