Nursing Faculty – Nursing Education Program

Title: Nursing Faculty – Nursing Education Program

Agency: Virginia Peninsula Community College

Location: Multiple Locations

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: $62,000-$87,760

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Teaching faculty must provide instruction, support, assessment, and mentorship to Virginia Peninsula Community College’s students. Faculty are required to participate fully in the mission and community of the college. The primary emphasis is on teaching by working with students in classrooms, distant learning, laboratories, individual conferences, and related activities to help the students develop their interests and abilities to the fullest capacity to become better persons, better workers, and better citizens.

Faculty will teach a minimum of 15 credit hours/20 contact hours of lecture and laboratory each semester and other instructional loads as assigned, which may include classes at the Hampton or Historic Triangle campus and online classes: day, evening, and weekend classes. Contribute high energy, engagement, creativity, and leadership to the teaching and learning environment.

• Design, develop, and assess curriculum.
• Serve as a faculty mentor for students and contribute to college governance and service.
• Collaborate in a diverse and collegial organizational culture with high standards for performance.
• Remain current in the academic discipline and teaching trends through professional development, further education, or scholarship.

Full‑time faculty members are required to maintain 10 hours per week available to work with students outside of class meetings.

Committee work, student and community activities, student advising, and professional activities such as discipline‑specific initiatives and program and general education assessment.

Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.
• Two years of clinical nursing practice experience.
• Current, unrestricted Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health Professions Registered Nurse license or compact designation.
• Passion for the Professional Nursing (RN) discipline and commitment to diverse students, including adult learners.
• Willingness to adopt an organized Plan of Instruction and use methods to measure student progress toward learning outcomes fairly.
• Teaching experience with online, hybrid, and/or traditional face‑to‑face classroom modalities in higher education.
• Proficiency in instructional technologies and learning management systems such as Canvas.
• Ability to measure, assess, and align student outcomes within courses or programs.
• Capacity to work at all campus locations.

• Current CPR (AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers)

• Knowledge of nursing theory, practice, and trends.
• Knowledge of current nursing curricular content and National Education Standards.
• Knowledge of concept‑based curriculum.
• Knowledge of adult learning theory and methodologies.
• Knowledge of program assessment principles.

• Teaching and educational facilitation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills appropriate for students, colleagues, staff, and administrators.

• Work at all campus, site, and clinical locations.
• Assess student performance and provide appropriate feedback.
• Promote higher‑order thinking and problem‑solving among educational participants.
• Adhere to established standards for educational quality.
• Maintain accurate educational and/or clinical records.
• Collaborate with American Heart Association Training Site and course requirements.
• Adapt nursing curricula to reflect state requirements, local needs, accreditation standards, and national trends.

• Master of Science in Nursing or Nursing Education degree from a regionally accredited institution; degree conferred by the first day of assigned classes.
• Recent teaching experience in an ACEN‑accredited community college nursing program.
• Significant clinical experience in a medical/surgical nursing setting or related position.
• Experience teaching nursing clinical and lecture courses.
• Experience working with a nursing faculty team to develop and align curricula and assessment plans.
• Knowledge and experience with accreditation processes.
• Experience using instructional technologies, administering standardized computer‑based tests, facilitating high‑fidelity simulation activities, and utilizing Canvas.