Adjunct Faculty: Nursing

Aims Local College District•Greeley, CO

About The Position

Aims Community College actively supports an environment that embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environment and have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position. The faculty member will conduct their assignments and co-curricular college activities in a manner consistent with the philosophy and purpose of Aims Community College as stated in the school catalog. The primary purpose of the faculty member is to teach. Occasional travel may be required.

Requirements

NUR 1006, 1009, 1012, 1021, 1050, 1069, 1075, 1089, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2030: Minimum Required: Bachelor’s degree in nursing plus 4,000 hours of paid industry experience within the last five years.
(Per Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) 2.1 Standard and Criteria all full-time faculty must hold at least a graduate degree with a major in nursing)
Shall hold or qualify for a post-secondary vocational credential in Health Science Technology issued by Aims Community College CTE Office. Contact Landon Loyd for the application at [email protected] .
Must be able to pass a pre-employment post-offer urine analysis.
Resume
Cover Letter
Copy of Transcripts (official transcripts will be required upon hire)
All Applicants: Compare your previous work experience to the job duties listed on the job positing under job description. Enter the job duties you have preformed under the "Work Experience" section on your job application. We evaluate your experience based on this information. Please make sure you state whether work experience (aka work history) is part time or full time employment by listing the average number of hours worked per week. This information is used to determine your new annual salary. Be sure to upload all the required documents listed at the above in "Upload these required additional documents" section. This can be uploaded as part of your application materials in the "My Experience" section. If there are missing documents, your incomplete application will not be considered.
Faculty: Upon hire, m ust submit academic transcripts from an accredited institution. Applicants who have degrees from outside of the United States must request a credential evaluation of their transcript. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services ( www.naces.org ) or Association of International Credential Evaluators ( www.aice-eval.org ) lists members who may be contacted for assistance in evaluating foreign credentials. All required documents need to be submitted on every application. There is no way for Aims to attach these documents in the process. However, upon hire current Aims Community College Faculty are not required to submit transcripts if official transcripts are already on file.
To comply with Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, if hired, you will be required to provide documents within 3 days of hire date to show your identity and your authorization to work.
Upon hire, all positions at Aims Community College require a criminal background check, and may require industry specific screenings such as an MVR, physical and/or drug screen.

Responsibilities

The primary purpose of the faculty member is to teach.
The faculty member is also responsible for scholarly and creative activities (professional development) and service to the college.
The instructor should be able to teach Medical/Surgical, Psychiatric, and/or OB/Pediatric Nursing.
Be able to interact with students to provide opportunities to learn, create conditions that facilitate learning, and using techniques and methods that create a high probability that learning will occur.
Interact with students in the classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings to provide optimum learning opportunities.
Engage students in interactive learning while maintaining control of the class.
Provide effective and high quality instruction; competent student advising as needed; assist with evaluating and revising/modifying the curriculum; teach at various clinical agencies as assigned.
Administer and grade written tests and assignments.
Demonstrate required nursing skills in the laboratory and clinical agency settings; critique and eventually evaluate student performance in the laboratory and clinical agency settings.
Communicate with and listen to students in order to create a positive learning environment.
Use both verbal and nonverbal communication to assist with student development.
Must meet criteria of the Colorado State Board of Nursing (SBON) and to maintain career technical certification to teach.
Teach concepts of nursing education and demonstrate required nursing skills for students.
Follow Nursing Program Curriculum.
Demo all skills identified on the nursing skills checklist.