Assistant Professor, Nursing Programs

About Our College

Located just outside of Seattle, WA, Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) was founded in 1949, and is the only public institute of technology in the state of Washington. LWTech offers 12 bachelor's degrees, 42 associate degrees, and 70 professional certificates in 41 areas of study, including STEM-focused programs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. LWTech serves the Eastside and is located within the city of Kirkland, which is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Washington.

Kirkland is home to companies such as GoDaddy, Google, Astronics and Evergreen Health, and the college is within minutes from Microsoft and Nintendo. Learn more about LWTech's Mission, Vision, Values, and Core Themes. LWTech is committed to increasing its cultural diversity with an emphasis on equity and inclusion among its staff and faculty. We serve a student population of 6,500 that come from a variety of backgrounds.

We strongly value diversity and are working to improve access and successful educational outcomes for all students. We are actively seeking applicants that will help to balance our employee workforce to align with our students and community. Questions regarding the College's commitment to diversity and our campus culture may be directed to Human Resources. For more information on our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Council, please click on the link.

We are looking to hire one full-time Annual Renewable Faculty with the possibility of converting to Tenure Track faculty member based on experience. It offers the opportunity to train and prepare students to enter the nursing profession. Faculty also assist in evaluating and modifying courses when necessary to meet the needs of the changes in industry. The position reports to the Dean of Nursing Programs.

The faculty position will teach in a variety of courses to include theory, lab, simulation, and clinical experiences in acute care, long term care, and/or community agencies. The teaching assignments will vary to reflect changes in staffing and enrollment and will include team teaching and sharing responsibility for a class. A portion of the clinical teaching may occur in late afternoon, weekend or evening hours and/or at off-campus locations.

In addition to teaching, this position involves advising students, assisting with test construction, developing programs and curricula and participating in college governance, department/division and campus-related professional activities.

• Plan and develop a variety of instructional objectives and experiences appropriate to the Nursing program's goals including appropriate general education requirements for degrees and certificate
• Teachavarietyof Nursingcourses,includingrelatedpreparationandgrading
• Identifyindividuallearningneedsofstudentsandmakeappropriateadjustments
• Provideindividualacademic/professional-technicalguidanceandadvisingtostudents
• Develop and teach productive and constructive work habits, study skills, and core skills asidentifiedby the college; and model the communication, computation, and human relationsskillsrequiredforemploymentinNursingfields
• Developandteachlessonswhichfosterandsupportculturaldiversity, equityandinclusion
• Develop classroom and laboratory procedures,including safety, in accordance with identifiedlocal,state,andfederalpoliciesandprocedures
• Maintain appropriate records which indicate student progress and meet college gradingrequirements
• Evaluate student achievement in terms of curricular objectives as relatedto Nursingknowledgeandpractice
• Follow disciplinary procedures,as prescribed in college policy, and deal consistently a fairlywithallstudents
• Design learning experiences forthe unique characteristics of individual students Participate in self-improvement activities and staff development in the assigned instructional area andtechnicalfield
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of their area, including Nursing competency in areasofresponsibilityandcurrentclinicalcompetency,andrelatespecificapplicationstoindustry
• Develop and maintain industry and/or community support for nursing programs by attendingcraftandadvisorycommitteemeetingsandmaintainingcontactwithindustryforco-op jobplacementandfollow-up activities
• Workwithcollegecounselors,specialneedsfaculty, and academic faculty toidentifygeneraleducationlearningneedsforstudentsinorder tomeet those needs
• Assist in developing, expanding,revising, and updating effective program materials anddepartmentgoals; evaluate and review program for requirements for outcomes assessments,stateand nationalaccreditation
• Regular andsatisfactoryattendanceandpunctuality;otherdutiesasassigned
• Maintainregularofficehours
• Developcurriculumanddevelop andassessprogramandeducationaloutcomes
• Performadvising,recruiting,andretentionactivities
• Holdregularmeetingsoftheprogramadvisorycommittee
• Take partincollegeaccreditation,program review, andcollegecommitteesasspecifiedinthefacultybargainedagreement
• Perform other professional activities as approved…