Faculty

Ambitious Nursing Faculty
- Clinical

Do you work in a culture where good ideas can come from anywhere and transparency is vital? At Galen College of Nursing respect, accountability and integrity are non-negotiables, and commitment is created and sustained through the development of all employees.

Galen College of Nursing's goal is to be the best place for nursing education and the best place to work. One cannot be true without the other. We are always looking for ways to exceed expectations, improve, grow and deliver the promise of extraordinary nursing education matched only by a commitment to our students' success. We are currently looking for an ambitious Nursing Faculty
- Clinical to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential here!

Nursing faculty are responsible for engaging in the full scope of the academic nurse educator role. These responsibilities include facilitate learning and learner development; use assessment and evaluation strategies; participate in curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation; evaluation of program outcomes; ongoing development of the nurse educator role; engage in scholarship; develop and function as a leader and change agent; and function within the educational environment.

This role must be fulfilled in accordance with rules and regulations of the state and federal regulatory and accrediting bodies.

Day, evening, or weekend classes may be assigned to Faculty as needed to accommodate student or College needs.

Effectively facilitates learning and learner development.

• Creates an environment that facilitates students' learning and achievement of desired student learning and program outcomes.
• Implements a variety of teaching strategies appropriate to learner needs, desired learner outcomes, content, and context.
• Uses information technologies and eLearning technology to support the teaching-learning process.
• Provides resources to students that help meet their individual learning needs.
• Helps students develop as nurses and integrate the values and behaviors expected of those who fulfill that role.
• Serves as a faculty advisor to assist students in short-term program and goal achievement and long-range career planning.
• Serves as a role model of professional nursing.

Uses assessment and evaluation strategies.

• Uses a variety of strategies to assess and evaluate student learning in all settings (classroom, lab, or clinical) and all domains (cognitive, psychomotor, and affective) of learning.
• Effectively serves as an examiner during the conduct of Competency Performance Evaluations (CPE). (Prelicensure nursing faculty ONLY)
• Provides timely, constructive, and thoughtful written/verbal feedback to students regarding course performance and progress toward the achievement of learning outcomes.
• Provides input into the use of teaching strategies and evaluation methods.
• Analyzes student assessment and evaluation data to inform decision making in continuous improvement of the course.
• Develops/uses evaluation methods that reflect established professional practice and practice competencies.
• Develops/uses evaluation methods that measure the achievement of course student learning outcomes (CSLOs).
• Designs/uses tools for assessing clinical practice.

Participates in curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation.

• Implements a curriculum that has clearly articulated program student learning outcomes (PSLOs), which are used to organize the curriculum, guide the delivery of instruction, direct learning activities, and evaluate student progress.
• Ensures that the curriculum incorporates established professional standards, guidelines, and competencies; and reflects current nursing and healthcare trends, and prepares graduates to function effectively in the healthcare environment.
• Regularly reviews the curriculum to ensure integrity, rigor, and currency.
• Revises the curriculum based on assessment of program outcomes, learner needs, societal and healthcare trends, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements, within the established organizational structure, policies, and procedures of the College.

Participates in evaluation of the program outcomes.

• Designs and implements program assessments that promote continuous quality improvement of all aspects of the program.
• Uses the systematic plan for evaluation (SPE) to evaluate student and graduates' achievement of the PSLOs, program outcomes, and role-specific graduate competencies of the nursing education unit, and the accreditation standards and criteria.
• Analyzes aggregated and trended evaluation findings in order to inform program decision making for the maintenance and improvement of the PSLOs and program outcomes.
• Uses teaching strategies based on educational theory and evidence-based practice.

Continuously develops in the academic educator role.

• Participates in professional development activities that increase socialization to and effectiveness of the faculty role.
• Uses feedback obtained through self, peer, student, and administrative evaluations to increase…