BSN Teaching Track Faculty | College of Nursing Tri-Cities (Richland, WA)

Washington State University • Richland, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Washington State University College of Nursing at WSU Tri-Cities is currently recruiting candidates to fill open rank, career-track, teaching faculty positions, in our pre-licensure BSN program. We are seeking applicants for Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor, who are passionate about teaching and working with students in a variety of learning environments, with the primary responsibility of teaching. We are seeking candidates with clinical experience in all nursing specialties including: Long Term Care Medical Surgical Pediatrics Obstetrics Community Health Nursing Psychiatric Nursing For up-to-date information on programs and courses offered at WSU, as well as on the Tri-Cities campus specifically, please see the WSU Catalog.

Requirements

• Earned Master’s Degree in Nursing.
• Possess an unencumbered RN licensure in Washington State.
• Currently serving in the rank of an Associate Professor or equivalent at a post-secondary institution, OR; At least 4 years of academic teaching experience with demonstrated expertise in academic advising, teaching, integration of theory and evidence-based practice in instructional approaches, demonstrated leadership, engagement and dissemination in local community, region, state or national professional or health-care related activities.
• Currently serving in the rank of a Full Professor or equivalent at a post-secondary institution, OR; At least eight (8) years of academic teaching experience and expertise and creativity as a master teacher in specialty areas in undergraduate and/or graduate courses, and Current national or international board certification as a Certified Nurse Educator or in a clinical area as required; Demonstrated mastery in integration of theory and evidence based practice activities into innovative instructional approaches; Demonstrated leadership in college or campus activities pursuing continuous quality improvement of nursing education and the nurse educator role; Demonstrated leadership in college activities, policy formation; Demonstrated effective leadership and increased dissemination & engagement in local regional, state or national activities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in teaching clinical and didactic courses and advising students.
• Experience with technology-assisted education modalities.
• Experience working with diverse populations and/or students.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize practice-based research studies to address salient nursing and health care issues.
• Nursing leadership experience and engagement in professional nursing organizations.
• Interdisciplinary/inter-professional collaboration in practice and/or education.
• Experience as a preceptor for prelicensure Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

• Teaching undergraduate PL-BSN students primarily in the clinical and laboratory setting, with potential didactic opportunities as available if desired.
• Teaching Assistant Professor is 100% teaching.
• Teaching Associate or Teaching Full Professor rank is 90% teaching and 10% professional and university service.
• Advising students.

Benefits

• paid sick and vacation leave
• paid holidays
• medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents
• retirement
• deferred compensation
• optional supplemental retirement accounts

What This Job Offers

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