Assistant Professor of Nursing

Metropolitan State University • Moorhead, MN

8h • Onsite

About The Position

Minnesota State Moorhead is a vibrant community that pushes you to forge your own path. Help shape a campus where students thrive, connect, and lead!

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Must meet Higher Learning Commission [HLC] faculty credentialing guidelines [e.g., have 18 graduate credit hours in the discipline the faculty is teaching]
• Demonstrated commitment to quality teaching and experience with lesson, course, and curriculum development
• Minimum of three (3) years of nursing practice experience
• Effective communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• Experience in teaching/working with persons from diverse backgrounds
• Current unencumbered U.S. RN license (Must obtain MN and ND RN licensure prior to start date)
• The successful candidate must be able to lawfully accept employment in the United States by the day employment begins.
• Official transcript(s) from all degree granting institutions must be provided to the Office of Human Resources prior to first duty day.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree in Nursing or related field
• Experience in university teaching in baccalaureate or graduate nursing
• Experience in teaching nursing education online, hybrid, and on campus
• Experience in holistic health and healing principles
• Experience developing and using student-centered, active, and experiential learning strategies, including using a variety of technology and platforms (i.e. ATI, D2L, Simulation, NGN, Teams, Zoom, Outlook, AI)
• Experience assessing student academic achievement
• Experience working with national accreditation and Boards of Nursing
• Current unencumbered RN license in MN and ND

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibilities are to teach in the on campus and in-person undergraduate, prelicensure nursing program in theory, clinical, and lab settings.
• Instruct courses in varied locations, at varied times, and via various media commensurate with department and university needs.
• Engage in scholarly research or creative achievement to enhance knowledge of field, provide evidence of continuing preparation and study in the field to enhance teaching abilities.
• Contribute to curricular and programmatic assessment, evaluation, and continual refinement.
• Contribute to student growth and development including student advising.
• Support Minnesota State University Moorhead’s strategic priority of creating a campus community that is diverse, inclusive, globally aware, and just.
• To develop and implement curriculum within a team-teaching model of instruction for a nursing curriculum with emphasis on quality, safety, health, healing, holistic nursing, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Benefits

• Our generous benefits include 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.
• We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees