Instructor or Assistant Professor of Nursing

Southeast New Mexico College•Carlsbad, NM

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The accepted job candidate will teach various courses in Nursing. The Instructor or Assistant Professor of nursing will be responsible for delivering curriculum, providing instruction, and performing student-learning assessments. Under the general supervision of the nursing program director, the successful applicant will have full-time teaching responsibilities in assigned areas of the nursing curriculum. Teaching assignments are on a nine (9) month contract and includes 15 credit hours per semester in addition to duties associated with advising students, professional development, curricular enhancement, institutional governance, mentoring part-time faculty and community opportunities are expected.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or higher learning in nursing.
Must be willing to obtain a Master’s degree within 5 years of hire.
Maintaining licensure as necessary during employment is required.
Current New Mexico License, or a compact state license, or eligibility to obtain a New Mexico license to practice as a registered nurse.
Two (2) years clinical experience in an acute care setting.
Proficiency in MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
Established leadership skills including the ability to manage stakeholder groups; ability to work collaboratively with multiple partners, including employers, community colleges, government entities, policy decision makers, community-based non-profit organizations, job seekers and other key stakeholders.
Excellent communication skills; keen appreciation for follow up, follow through, and attention to detail.
Ability to work independently and without supervision.
Experience working in and with industry; good working knowledge of the region’s high demand industries especially as it relates to the workforce needs of employer’s design; knowledge of training systems.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including writing, editing, and making presentations to groups and individuals.
Ability to foster a cooperative work environment.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nursing
Clinical teaching experience
Successful experience in teaching at the college level
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a demonstrated commitment to the college philosophy of education.
Show an appreciation for and understanding of the unique needs of student in both academic and vocational disciplines.

Responsibilities

This position will have full-time teaching responsibilities in the areas of medical/surgical nursing, psychiatric, fundamentals, maternal/newborn, pediatric nursing, and pharmacology.
The position includes the teaching of theory and clinical nursing and assisting with curriculum development.
Assume duties and responsibilities required of all faculty members including evening and weekend instruction as needed.
Plans, designs, and provides clinical and/or laboratory instruction which reflect an understanding of the program’s objectives and curriculum.
Evaluates student achievement of curricular and course objectives and learning outcomes related to nursing knowledge and practice.
Participates in advising and guidance of the students.
Hold office hours for the purpose of meeting with students to provide individual instruction, guidance, and remediation.
Assists in curriculum design, implementation, and evaluation.
May assist in the development, evaluation, and revision of student admission, progression, retention, and graduation policies within the policies of the institution.
Contributes to the program, department, and college activities and initiatives including participating in program and department faculty meetings and serving on committees and participating in university functions.
May participate in graduation ceremonies.
May participates in faculty recruitment and interview activities.
Other duties as assigned in response to a rapidly changing environment.