Associate Professor

Rochester Regional Health

4d • $46 - $53 • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Professor in the RN Program at RRH Learning Center is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating the assigned program of study. This role involves student selection, advising, curriculum development, program revisions, program evaluations, textbook selection, teaching in both classroom and clinical settings, and evaluating student achievement, all in alignment with the college's mission and values. The position also includes personnel duties such as faculty hiring recommendations, arranging class coverage, promoting departmental rapport, maintaining office hours, modeling professional behavior, and participating in professional development. Administrative duties include budget planning, faculty meetings, accreditation reviews, policy development, and student/faculty recruitment and orientation. Committee responsibilities involve participation in program committees, advisory boards, and organization-wide committees. Advising duties include providing guidance on academic and personal development, developing remediation plans, and assisting students in utilizing resources. Curricular responsibilities include implementing syllabi, suggesting changes, designing new curriculum, and ensuring curricula reflect institutional philosophy and current trends. Instructional duties involve classroom control, developing syllabi, utilizing diverse teaching methods, demonstrating subject matter command, and providing feedback. Clinical supervision includes orientation, developing assignments, supervising students, conducting conferences, evaluating progress, and providing feedback. Evaluation duties encompass student assessment in didactic and clinical courses, peer evaluations, and utilizing feedback for course improvement. The workload for full-time faculty includes a teaching load of no more than 24 academic credits per year, plus office hours, meeting attendance, and participation in events. Professional responsibilities include professional development/scholarship/clinical currency (up to 104 hours/year) and service to the institution (up to 104 hours/year). Community relations duties involve participating on advisory boards and publicizing program information.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning recognized by the US Department of Education
• Must hold the appropriate terminal degree for the program of which they will be teaching in
• Professional license applicable for program of study (ie. RN, RT, Surgical Tech, etc.) required. Non-Clinical teaching, license not required.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Nurse Educator certification for nursing preferred
• Two years of teaching in a college or university preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership for all academic programs
• Works with the Program Coordinator and the Dean of Academics to facilitate appropriate program development, implementation, evaluation and assessment
• Ensures systematic review of programs to ensure quality and current course content, best practice and achievement of regulatory standards
• Performs other duties as assigned by the President, Program Coordinator and/or the Dean of Academics
• Serves on committees as assigned/approved
• Reports to the relevant program coordinator
• Participates in interviewing and makes recommendations for hiring of faculty
• Arranges for coverage of classes during absences and emergency leaves
• Promotes rapport within the department, campus, and community
• Posts and keeps a minimum of three office hours per week that are convenient to students who seek assistance with counseling, academic advising, and coursework
• Maintains punctuality in meeting assigned classes and clinical responsibilities
• Models professional behavior and standards of practice while in the workplace
• Functions as a change agent and leader by promoting innovative practices in educational environments
• Participates in professional development opportunities that increase one’s effectiveness in the role
• Participates in a minimum of 23 continuing education hours per year
• Makes recommendations regarding equipment, software purchases, and equipment maintenance contracts
• Participates in budget planning process
• Attends and participates in faculty meetings
• Participates in accreditation reviews and reports
• Participates in developing programs, evaluating and revising student policies, organizational framework and revising curricular offerings
• Participates in recruitment, orientation, and coordination of students and faculty
• Participates in the orientation and advisement of students
• Attends and participates in at least one of the program committees
• Serves as a member of the assigned program Advisory Committee
• Participates in organization-wide committees when requested
• Serves as an advisor for students
• Provides guidance in the students’ academic and personal development
• Develops remediation plans with students
• Schedules regular meetings with students who are at risk to be unsuccessful in a course or the program
• Assists students in identifying and utilizing resources that may contribute to their success
• Implements syllabi, including all course requirements and assignments, for all students
• Submits suggestions for changes in syllabi, course or program to the Curriculum Chair and the Program Coordinator
• Designs and implements new curriculum
• Participates in the evaluation of curriculum
• Ensures curricula reflects institutional philosophy, mission, current healthcare trends and community needs
• Maintains control of the classroom
• Develops assigned course and clinical syllabi to reflect the college philosophy, theoretical constructs, course description, and objectives and curriculum
• Utilizes a variety of teaching methods to accommodate the learning styles of the students
• Provides for opportunities for active student involvement through practice and application
• Demonstrates a command of the subject matter
• Demonstrates considerations for diverse cultural backgrounds
• Models and encourages a collaborative faculty-student relationship
• Provides or utilizes course materials (handouts, interactive notes, technology) that enhance student learning and follows the course syllabus
• Performs additional responsibilities for faculty performing clinical supervision in an affiliating agency
• Participates in clinical orientation as required by the institution
• Completes validations as required by contract with clinical agencies, orients students to clinical facilities
• Participates in the development and implementation of clinical assignments for students at the clinical setting
• Supervises students in patient care area in collaboration with staff
• Conducts pre and post conferences with students
• Schedules make-up clinical as needed
• Maintains ongoing weekly evaluation of individual student progress in the clinical area
• Provides timely ongoing verbal and written feedback to students
• Provides the evaluation of students in both didactic and clinical courses
• Participates in peer evaluations when requested
• Participates in the evaluation of their peers and Program Coordinator when requested
• Reviews student evaluation summaries of assigned courses and utilizes the feedback for planning and implementing future courses
• Participates in program planning in response to student/program evaluation feedback and employer satisfaction surveys
• Participate as assigned on program specific advisory boards involving the major stakeholders served by the college
• Participates in publicizing and disseminating information about the program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level