Full-Time Faculty, Nursing

NWACC•Benton County Campus, Arkansas, AR

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) is seeking a Full-Time Faculty member for its Nursing program. NWACC is dedicated to providing quality and affordable higher education to empower lives and strengthen communities. As the largest community college in Arkansas, NWACC offers a wide array of degrees, certificates, and workforce training programs. Faculty at NWACC are professional educators with a primary duty of instruction, supported by responsibilities in professional development, service to the college, and other duties assigned by supervisors. Faculty are expected to uphold college policies and embrace the learning college philosophy. This role requires an average of at least 40 hours per week, with a flexible schedule that accommodates student learning, professional development, and college service, as a standard Monday-Friday, 8-5 schedule is impractical.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered registered nurse license to practice in Arkansas
Previous experience in clinical nursing
Masters degree in Nursing (MSN) as required by Accrediting Body
Meets Program full-time faculty requirements
Clear criminal background
Clear 10 panel urine drug screen
Current TB/CPR documentation
Current Immunizations
Demonstrated gross motor ability to move safely in confined clinical spaces; maintain balance; and reach overhead, at waist level, and forward to assist patients and manage equipment.
Fine motor dexterity to manipulate small objects and perform precise tasks with coordinated hand, finger, and wrist movements.
Physical endurance to walk and stand for extended periods; sustain repetitive movements; and tolerate 8–12 hour shifts with limited breaks.
Physical strength to lift, carry, push, pull, and support up to 50 pounds; use upper-body force for emergency interventions and safe patient/equipment handling.
Mobility and agility to bend, stoop/squat, twist, climb stairs, and move quickly in response to emergent situations.
Sensory acuity to hear speech, faint voices/body sounds, and alarms; visually assess near and far information with depth/peripheral vision and color discrimination; and use tactile and olfactory senses to detect clinical/environmental cues.
Cognitive, communication, and interpersonal capability to read and interpret written/digital information; perform required math and measurement for documentation/equipment/dosages; think analytically and prioritize; maintain emotional stability under stress; and communicate/teach/collaborate professionally with patients, families, and the healthcare team.

Nice To Haves

Two years clinical experience
Clinical teaching experience
Classroom teaching experience (at least one year preferred)

Responsibilities

Facilitate student learning, provide effective instruction, and perform evaluations of student learning for all assigned classes, using each course's standard course outline as a guide.
Develop course curriculum, course handouts, lectures, labs, and presentations.
Participate in program level learning assessment, including articulating learning outcomes, choosing and administering measures, evaluating student performance, and suggesting changes to improve student learning.
Work with other faculty and administrators in developing program curriculum, standards, and policies, including reviewing and participating in textbook selection processes.
Schedule, supervise, debrief, and evaluate students in clinical, internship, observation, field experience, and similar settings as appropriate for the course or program.
Be available to students via email, phone, or personal conferences, with clear communication of contact methods and hours of availability.
Assign grades and maintain course/student records in accordance with FERPA regulations and submit grades and records by established deadlines.
Meet all classes and other scheduled responsibilities such as office hours and meetings at the designated times, informing supervisors of any inability to meet a class on time.
Keep a flexible weekly schedule that best facilitates student learning and access, obtaining prior approval from the supervisor for any changes in scheduled class times or locations.
Participate in summative and formative faculty evaluation processes.
Remain current in academic or program discipline, including maintaining licensure, certification, or continuing education requirements where appropriate.
Receive training or stay current in technological or pedagogical advances that promote student learning.
Participate in college professional development activities.
Help students identify and achieve their educational goals through participating in the college's advising process and providing incidental academic advice.
Post and keep on campus hours to facilitate interaction with students, other faculty, staff, administrators, and the public.
Serve on standing ad hoc committees, advisory boards, hiring committees, faculty senate, or as a student organization advisor.
Attend local, regional, state, or national meetings where required or necessary for the discipline.
Mentor and assist in orienting new faculty, either formally or informally.
Attend commencement or other ceremonies appropriate to the faculty member's discipline or program.
Attend departmental, divisional, and college-wide meetings where appropriate or as required by supervisor.
Perform other academically-related duties as assigned by instructor's supervisor.
Do clinical at the facilities provided, taking students for 12-hour clinical shifts, being with students at all times.
Teach students on diseases, labs, procedures, etc.
Observe students as they perform skills.
Help students in patient charts and with documentation.
Hold post conferences to discuss the days activities, diseases, etc.
Grade clinical paperwork.
In labs, assist with skills, scenarios, set up and tear down.
In simulation, assist in scenarios, debrief, and preconference.