Mental Health Nursing Faculty (Part-Time)
About The Position
Chamberlain University is seeking a Part-Time Visiting Professor to inspire nursing students and foster their educational and career goals. This role offers a flexible schedule, excellent compensation, strong mentorship, and support programs, with opportunities for career growth. The position involves teaching mental health nursing, focusing on individual functioning in society, anxiety, self-concept, thought disorders, mood alterations, addictive behaviors, organic brain dysfunction, abuse and violence issues, stress management, personal growth, therapeutic communication, individual and group therapy, and community mental-health resources. The clinical schedule requires a minimum of one day per week, with specific times and duration for 8-week sessions.
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Nursing Required
- 2+ years experience within last five years in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse. Required
- Excellent communication skills with high level of initiative and prudent judgment.
- Professional Nurse licensure is required in the state of practice. Required
Responsibilities
- Implements the College's philosophy, curriculum, program outcomes, and course objectives through clinical teaching, and service to the College, community, health system and profession.
- Assumes responsibility for all autonomous aspects of individual teaching loads.
- Plans clinical experiences for and provides direct supervision and evaluation of nursing students delivering nursing care to an individual or group of individuals.
- Makes self-available to staff at the agencies.
- Evaluates and provides documented feedback to student on level of performance based on course objectives.
- Is available for remediation of students as required or needed.
- Orients and maintains current knowledge related to agency/clinical policies, procedures, and expectations with the assistance of the agency/clinical personnel.
- Develops and posts written clinical assignments consistent with student's knowledge base, skill competency and individual learning needs.
- Corrects and returns homework, quizzes, tests, lab assignments, clinical paperwork and other written work in a timely manner.
- Contributes to the ongoing development, implementation, and evaluation of the programs and the College.
- May teach didactic course content under supervision of course coordinator.
- Keeps course coordinator informed of all student and agency issues and concerns.
- Works with college administration, staff and other faculty members to improve the overall operation of the college and student satisfaction rates.
- Participates in the implementation of the College Assessment Program, campus retention efforts, and both departmental and campus policies.
- Serves as a professional role model for other faculty, staff, and students in the areas of customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence, dress, attendance, and general professionalism.
- Utilizes relationship skills in situations requiring group problem solving, consensus building, and win-win negotiation.
- Complies with all applicable regulatory rules and standards.
- Reports to the dean or assistant dean: a course coordinator will also provide direct oversight.
- Handles related duties as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all policies and standards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
