Adjunct Instructor – Nursing AD

Metropolitan State University • Bloomington, MN

18d • $1,650

About The Position

The nursing program at Normandale Community College is seeking part-time faculty members to join the nursing faculty. The candidates hired for the positions will join a dynamic and experienced team of academic nurses and provide instruction in the classroom, skills lab, and/or clinical settings. We champion the faculty development of and welcome applications from clinically experienced nurses new to the academic setting. Our program was recently revised from the MANE curriculum to a four-semester associate’s program emphasizing our program philosophy. Our program is approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Normandale Community College is striving to achieve racial equity in educational outcomes. Those hired into these positions will be expected to advance this goal through culturally responsive teaching, identifying barriers to success for students of color, and proposing effective solutions to eliminate those barriers.

Requirements

• Graduate degree with a major in nursing, or Bachelor's degree in nursing and a graduate degree in support of the field of nursing and/or education. Bachelor’s degree without a graduate degree may be considered for clinical teaching
• Two full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience as a registered nurse at the professional level. Four years is required for clinical AD
• As a registered nurse at the professional level, experientially qualified to accomplish the mission, goals, and expected student and faculty outcomes; including experiential preparation in the areas the faculty will teach.
• One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full-time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.
• Current unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse (RN) with current registration in Minnesota.
• Compliance with clinical affiliate policies for attending on-site clinical teaching assignments
• All applicants must be able to lawfully accept employment in the United States at the time of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching family/community, geriatrics, or medical–surgical nursing
• Recent clinical practice experience
• Past involvement with curriculum development in the academic, community, or clinical areas
• Experience in learner assessment and evaluation
• Evidence of professional development related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Ability to work with a diverse group of learners and diverse patient populations
• Experience designing and teaching curricula responsive to the needs of historically underrepresented and/or marginalized learners
• Experience using multi-modal approaches and learner-centered pedagogy to meet the needs of first generation, immigrant, and low-income learners

Benefits

• Normandale offers a comprehensive benefits package for those teaching more than 5 credits including low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability; generous vacation and sick leave as well as 11 paid holidays each year; employer-paid life insurance; pre-tax flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; and tax-deferred compensation.
• Additional benefits include tuition waivers available for employees and certain dependents, once qualifying criteria are met.
• 11 paid Holidays, Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500), a Pension Plan, 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees