Associate Professor

Job Title

Key Responsibility Overview:

Provides leadership for all academic programs;
Works with the Program Coordinator and the Dean of Academics and to facilitate appropriate program development, implementation, evaluation and assessment;
Ensures systematic review of programs to ensure quality and current course content, best practice and achievement of regulatory standards;
Performs other duties as assigned by the President, Program Coordinator and/or the Dean of Academics;
Serves on committees as assigned/approved;
Reports to the relevant program coordinator.

Personnel Duties:

Participates in interviewing and makes recommendations for hiring of faculty;
Arranges for coverage of classes during absences and emergency leaves;
Promotes rapport within the department, campus, and community;
Posts and keeps a minimum of three office hours per week that are convenient to students who seek assistance with counseling, academic advising, and coursework;
Maintains punctuality in meeting assigned classes and clinical responsibilities;
Models professional behavior and standards of practice while in the workplace;
Functions as a change agent and leader by promoting innovative practices in educational environments;
Participates in professional development opportunities that increase one's effectiveness in the role;
Participates in a minimum of 23 continuing education hours per year: o For nursing 10 per year must be related to the NLN Nurse Educator Core Competencies; 5 must be related to content that is taught; and, 8 may be in anything else. Makes recommendations regarding equipment, software purchases, and equipment maintenance contracts.

Administration:

Participates in budget planning process;
Attends and participates in faculty meetings;
Participates in accreditation reviews and reports;
Participates in developing programs, evaluating and revising student policies, organizational framework and revising curricular offerings;
Participates in recruitment, orientation, and coordination of students and faculty;
Participates in the orientation and advisement of students.

Committee/Meeting Responsibilities:

Attends and participates in at least one of the program committees;
Serves as a member of the assigned program Advisory Committee;
Participates in organization-wide committees when requested.

Advising:

Serves as an advisor for students;
Provides guidance in the students' academic and personal development;
Develops remediation plans with students;
Schedules regular meetings with students who are at risk to be unsuccessful in a course or the program;
Assists students in identifying and utilizing resources that may contribute to their success.

Curricula:

Implements syllabi, including all course requirements and assignments, for all students;
Submits suggestions for changes in syllabi, course or program to the Curriculum Chair and the Program Coordinator;
Designs and implements new curriculum;
Participates in the evaluation of curriculum;
Ensures curricula reflects institutional philosophy, mission, current healthcare trends and community needs.

Instruction:

Maintains control of the classroom;
Develops assigned course and clinical syllabi to reflect the college philosophy, theoretical constructs, course description, and objectives and curriculum;
Utilizes a variety of teaching methods to accommodate the learning styles of the students;
Provides for opportunities for active student involvement through practice and application;
Demonstrates a command of the subject matter;
Demonstrates considerations for diverse cultural backgrounds;
Models and encourages a collaborative faculty-student relationship;
Provides or utilizes course materials (handouts, interactive notes, technology) that enhance student learning and follows the course syllabus;
Models professional behavior and standards of practice;
Performs additional responsibilities for faculty performing clinical supervision in an affiliating agency including; o Participates in clinical orientation as required by the institution; o Completes validations as required by contract with clinical agencies, orients students to clinical facilities; o Participates in the development and implementation of clinical assignments for students at the clinical setting; o Supervises students in patient care area in collaboration with staff;

o Conducts pre and post conferences with students; o Schedules make-up clinical as needed; o Maintains ongoing weekly evaluation of individual student progress in the clinical area;
Provides timely ongoing verbal and written feedback to students.

Evaluation:

Provides the evaluation of students in both didactic and clinical courses;
Participates in peer evaluations when requested;
Participates in the evaluation of their peers and Program Coordinator when requested;
Reviews student evaluation summaries of assigned courses and utilizes the feedback for planning and implementing future courses;
Participates in program planning in response to student/program evaluation…