Part-time Faculty, Master of Nursing - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; PMHNP

Overview

Compensation Range: Hourly: $52.84 - $69.81

Location: Remote, California, Remote, Texas

National University – San Diego, California Part-time Faculty:
Master of Nursing - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

National University is a veteran-founded, San Diego-based nonprofit. Since 1971, our mission has been to provide accessible higher education to adult learners. Today, we educate a diverse student body from across the U.S. and around the globe, with more than 230,000 alumni worldwide. Our eight schools and two colleges offer more than 200 accredited and licensed graduate and undergraduate programs. National University holds accreditation through the Western Senior College and Universities Commission (WSCUC).

Job Description

The Department of Nursing, in the School of Health Professions at National University invites applications for part-time faculty in Nursing with a specialization in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of or potential for excellence in teaching in their field and a commitment to serving the university’s diverse adult student body. This position primarily works closely with the Academic Program Director and other faculty within the program and contributes to ensuring program quality, student engagement, and success.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Part-Time Faculty to join our highly engaged faculty in the Nurse Practitioner program. The successful candidate will provide students with unique and valuable perspectives by helping them to develop critical thinking, communication, and therapeutic nursing skills within the framework of transcultural nursing.

Note
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We are looking for Part-Time Assistant Professors that can teach 12-week courses online or 16 week courses when NU moves to the semester system.

• Efficiently deliver didactic and/or clinical instruction online to students.
• Plan and deliver an effective “classroom” experience through Zoom, that promotes learning of course/program learning objectives and prepares the student to be a competent, beginning Nurse Practitioner.
• Effectively engage students, utilizing a variety of teaching methods.
• Evaluate students in classroom and clinical settings utilizing effective educational methods and tools.
• Grading assignments and responding to student inquiries within 48 hours of assignment submission.
• Responding to student inquiries via email within 24 hours of receipt of the email, thus providing timely feedback to students' questions and concerns.
• Communicate effectively with students, staff, and faculty, both verbally and through written communication.
• Focus on student-centered learning in all aspects of curriculum.

Required Qualifications:

• Master of Science in Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Doctor of Nurse Practitioner with a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialization.
• Active, current, and unencumbered PMHNP state license in either Texas or California required. (
  
  Note:
  
  Once hired, Faculty are required to have both RN and FNP licenses in both California and Texas. The department will pay for new faculty to obtain their license in either California or Texas if the applicant doesn’t already have both state licenses.)
• Minimum of two years’ current experience in a PMHNP role including diagnosing and treating patients in a clinic setting.
• National board certification - PMHNP specific.
• Online higher education experience.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining courses.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctor of Nurse Practitioner with a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialization.
• Experience with the following course topics is preferred:
  Introduction to Psychotherapy, Introduction to Psychotherapy Practicum, MH Care:
  Adults/Aging Adults, MH Adults/Aging Adults Practice.

• A cover letter.
• A curriculum vitae.
• Statement of teaching experience online and/or onsite for a diverse student body.

Candidate receiving offers will be offered a salary/pay rate commensurate with experience that vary based on a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies.…