Adjunct Faculty - Nursing
About The Position
Maine College of Health Professions is seeking an Adjunct Faculty member in Nursing. Faculty supervise and teach students during planned learning experiences in the classroom, campus laboratory, and clinical laboratory. They are expected to understand and demonstrate expertise in the teaching and learning process, with mandatory competency in their assigned teaching area and applicable age-specific competency. The role includes planning, organizing, coordinating, and evaluating learning experiences; supporting the school’s mission and program outcomes; and engaging respectfully with students, colleagues, staff, and the community. In clinical settings, the faculty member coordinates and supervises patient care provided by up to eight students while promoting patient safety and facilitating students’ learning and progress.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in nursing from an accredited university or college.
- Current Maine registered nurse license, or documentation of pursuit of a Maine license. For remote instructors, RN licensure in the state of practice meets this requirement.
- At least two years of professional nursing practice experience; experience in the clinical area where students will complete clinical laboratory experiences is preferred.
- Ability to work days, evenings, nights, and weekends.
- Competency in the assigned teaching area is mandatory.
- Knowledge and demonstrated expertise in the teaching and learning process.
- Age-specific competency, where applicable.
Nice To Haves
- Teaching experience in associate degree nursing education.
- Certification in a specialty area.
- Membership in professional nursing organizations.
Responsibilities
- Support the school’s mission, purpose, philosophy, objectives, conceptual framework, and program outcomes.
- Plan, organize, coordinate, teach, and evaluate student learning experiences.
- Participate in, support, and use research in programs and activities.
- Build respectful and effective relationships with students, faculty, staff, and the community, including respect for diversity.
- Demonstrate positive morale and team spirit and support the school’s and organization’s missions, philosophies, and goals.
- Evaluate and return written assignments to students within 10 working days.
- Coordinate and supervise patient care provided by up to eight students.
- Provide patient care in a manner that promotes safety and reduces the likelihood of errors, including following the five medication rights.
- Evaluate each student’s skills, ability, and preparation to provide patient care.
- Identify and facilitate student participation in learning activities in clinical areas.
- Remain flexible and redirect personal or student activities in response to clinical-area needs.
- Facilitate clinical conferences that support student learning objectives and clinical learning experiences.
- Facilitate students’ progress toward their individual goals.
- Participate in campus laboratory activities as assigned.
- Attend at least one staff meeting in the assigned patient-care area per semester.
- Provide attentive, helpful, and professional service to internal and external customers and take appropriate action to resolve service difficulties.
- Treat coworkers and supervisors professionally and help maintain a calm, pleasant work environment.
- Maintain consistent attendance and punctuality and schedule absences according to departmental requirements.
