ADN Program Full-time Faculty Pediatrics

Pacific College•Costa Mesa, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Pacific College is seeking a full-time Lead Nursing Instructor for its ADN-RN Program, specializing in Pediatrics. This role reports to the Program Director of the ADN Program. Full-time faculty are responsible for providing instruction that helps students achieve course learning outcomes, engaging in scholarly and service activities for professional development, and contributing to the success of Pacific College and its students. The college emphasizes a positive, supportive, and collaborative culture, guided by core values: Professionalism, Altruism, Community, Identity, Fulfillment, Inclusion, and Collaboration. The Lead Faculty role involves developing, implementing, teaching, and evaluating the nursing education program's philosophy and learning outcomes, designing and revising curriculum, and managing administrative units. Faculty are expected to be on campus a minimum of three days weekly, teach 12 student-facing units (including didactic and clinical courses), and manage 3 non-student-facing administrative units per semester. Responsibilities include proctoring assessments, coordinating room reservations, presenting for skills labs and simulations, and chairing at least one committee. The role also involves mentoring faculty and students, developing student success plans, managing gradebooks, and conducting data analysis for course reports. Clinical responsibilities include teaching at clinical sites, in skills labs, and serving as a content expert in simulation, facilitating the application of theory to practice, and maintaining knowledge of program and course outcomes. The instructor must communicate effectively with clinical agency representatives, staff, faculty, and students, and address problem areas promptly. They are also responsible for grading clinical papers, providing feedback, maintaining student performance records, and adhering to college and clinical facility policies. In addition to teaching, full-time faculty receive 3 units of administrative time for departmental duties, attend faculty meetings, serve as Course Lead, oversee adjunct clinical instructors, orient students, connect students to resources, and coach students on professional skills. Faculty are expected to maintain a positive campus presence, participate in college governance and department meetings, and contribute to scholarly activities like program evaluations and dissemination of work through presentations and publications.

Requirements

Current and valid Registered Nursing License issued by the Board of Registered Nurses by the State of California.
Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university that includes courses in nursing, or in natural, behavioral, or social sciences relevant to nursing practice.
Direct patient care experience within the previous five (5) years in the nursing area to which he or she is assigned, which can be met by: A. One (1) year's continuous, full-time or its equivalent experience providing direct patient care as a registered nurse in the designated nursing area; or B. One (1) academic year of registered nurse level clinical teaching experience in the designated nursing area or its equivalent that demonstrates clinical competency.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, teach, and evaluate the philosophy and program learning outcomes of the nursing education program.
Design, implement, teach, evaluate, and revise the curriculum.
Document actions taken in faculty and committee meetings using a systematic plan of evaluation for total program review.
Teach 12 student-facing units, including at least one didactic course and one clinical course.
Manage 3 non-student-facing administrative units per semester.
Proctor on-campus assessments and coordinate proctors for students needing accommodations.
Reserve rooms for all on-campus needs in advance.
Present for course simulation if there is new clinical faculty in attendance.
Present for the first on-campus skills lab.
Maintain at least 10 days of on-campus didactic days.
Serve as a member in all committees.
Chair at least one committee.
Be on campus a minimum of three days weekly.
Design an effective learning environment that facilitates student learning to address contemporary issues in nursing.
Support students’ progression in academics and socialization into the role of nursing.
Utilize an array of assessment tools to evaluate student learning.
Actively participate in the systematic plan for curriculum design, program evaluation, and program revision.
Demonstrate leadership by serving as a mentor to faculty, adjuncts, and students.
Recognize the role of a nurse educator and pursue continuous in-service/professional development opportunities annually.
Serve as an advisor to nursing students.
Develop student success plans and remediate “at risk” students.
Manage gradebook to ensure it is consistently up to date with current grades.
Submit grades into student information system by the due date.
Conduct data collection and analysis of course metrics to submit required end-of-semester course report on student outcomes and performance, including Student Success Action Plans (SSAP), course failures, trends, attendance, etc.
Schedule and provide at least five hours of accessible office hours for students per week.
Teach clinical at the clinical site, in the skills lab, and serve as a content expert in simulation.
Facilitate the nursing students’ application of theory to clinical practice.
Demonstrate and maintain knowledge of overall program, program outcomes, and course outcomes.
Communicate effectively utilizing professional techniques with clinical agency representatives, staff, faculty, and students.
If course lead, identify and immediately communicate problem areas/clinical areas of concern to clinical instructors and recommend changes and solutions as appropriate.
If course lead, provide needed communication with clinical faculty concerning student progress including successes and identified needs, clinical issues, suggestions, and/or professional learning needs.
Grade clinical papers and provide students with timely and clear feedback.
Maintain all records on student performance, i.e., Student Success Action Plan (SSAP) and mid-term and final clinical evaluations.
Manage gradebook to ensure it is consistently up to date with current grades; follow up regularly with clinical faculty for grading assignments and inputting grades in a timely manner.
Adhere to/enforce the policies and procedures of Pacific College and the assigned clinical facility.
Attend hospital-based orientations.
Complete clinical site evaluations.
Perform required end-of-course reporting of student outcomes/performance: Failures, SSAP, Attendance.
Receive 3 units of administrative time to assist with the department's work, which may include committees and other departmental duties as assigned.
Attend department faculty meetings per department and college policy.
Serve as Course Lead – this includes teaching theory and assigning, managing, and mentoring the adjunct clinical instructor team.
Oversee instruction and grading of clinical adjuncts.
Orient students to the overall course and clinical.
Connect students to college resources for their success.
Consistently demonstrate and coach students on professional skills including leadership and ethics, communication and critical thinking, teamwork and collaboration, responsibility and dependability, and overall professionalism.
Maintain a presence on campus and contribute to the campus culture in a positive and meaningful way.
Participate in college governance meetings.
Participate in department meetings, faculty meetings, in-service offerings, and other nursing events (i.e., graduation, pinning, etc.).
Provide input to developing, evaluating, and revising program policies through the governance structure.
Collaborate on scholarly activities such as formal evaluations of teaching and clinical programs and disseminate this scholarly work through presentations at professional meetings and publications in peer-reviewed journals.
Perform other duties as assigned.