Full Time Nursing Faculty- BSN Online Prelicensure-NR-360: Information Systems in Healthcare

Covista•Remote, REMOTE

4d•$68,637 - $124,230•Remote

About The Position

The BSN Online Program is seeking experienced, full-time nursing faculty to support didactic instruction. This role includes primary teaching responsibilities in NR-360: Information Systems in Healthcare, supporting student development in healthcare informatics, technology integration, and evidence-based practice. NR-360: Information Systems in Healthcare This course explores foundational concepts of healthcare informatics, including clinical information systems, patient care technologies, and telehealth. Topics include ethical, legal, and regulatory considerations, as well as data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality. Emphasis is placed on the role of technology in improving healthcare delivery, quality, and patient outcomes, as well as the nurse’s role in evidence-based practice and professional identity.

Requirements

Graduate degree in nursing and a doctoral degree either in nursing or field of teaching specialty required
Professional nurse licensure required
Maintain current regulatory and practice credentials, when appropriate, based on assignment
Excellent communication skills along with a high level of initiative and prudent judgment
Must meet all compliance requirements as specified in the Faculty Handbook
Minimum 2 years of fulltime teaching experience required
Education and experience must align with regulations in the state. Complies with the rules and regulations of state authorization agencies, which may include the higher education board and/or licensing board in multiple states.
Minimum 2 years of fulltime teaching experience required
Experientially prepared to teach assigned courses
Unencumbered professional nursing licensure. In compliance with Illinois Board of Nursing regulations, successful candidates are required to obtain Illinois nursing licensure within 30 days of employment.
Scholarship Requirements: Demonstrates scholarship congruent with the level of rank. Activities that would be considered as scholarship have three characteristics. Scholarship must be: 1) made public, 2) open to critical review and evaluation by knowledgeable peers and 3) accessible for exchange and use by others.
The Assistant Professor Faculty member is required to demonstrate at least one example within one of the four following focus areas of professional development and scholarship (detailed examples of each rank are outlined in the faculty handbook for reference). Scholarship of Discovery, Scholarship of Integration, Scholarship of Practice/Application, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Nice To Haves

Active, compact RN nursing license preferred.

Responsibilities

Takes responsibility for program outcomes by implementing the College’s philosophy, curriculum and course objectives through classroom, online, or clinical teaching, and service to College, community, health system and profession.
Develops curricular/teaching innovations in the annual preparation and revision of all assigned course(s).
Assumes responsibility for all autonomous aspects of individual teaching loads.
Monitors clinical agencies for appropriateness for student clinical experiences and ability to meet clinical course outcomes.
Plans clinical experiences for and provides direct/ indirect supervision and evaluation of nursing students delivering nursing care to an individual or group of individuals.
In cooperation with clinical agencies and university departments, provides oversight for clinical preceptors/mentors for student clinical experiences and coordinates and evaluates those preceptors/mentors.
Provides documented feedback to students on level of performance based on course outcomes.
Provides student remediation within assigned courses.
Communicates up-to-date information about agency/clinical policies, procedures, and expectations.
Posts developed clinical assignments consistent with student’s knowledge base, skill competency and learning needs.
Serves as a positive professional role model for students, assisting in their professional/social development.
Serves as an informal leader, mentor, and role model for other faculty and staff in the areas of customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence and general professionalism.
Mentors new faculty members.
Participates in professional activities outside the University.
Contributes to the development, implementation and evaluation of the programs and the philosophy of the University.
Participates in academic advisement and counseling for an assigned group of students while participating in assessment of potential and real counseling concerns for all students with whom the faculty come into contact.
Contributes to the development and evaluation of student admission, progression, retention and graduation policies within the University.
Provides opportunities for student and graduate evaluation of curriculum and teaching and program effectiveness.
Provides recommendations to the program leader regarding budgetary needs for the University.
A faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor demonstrates significant leadership within the University by accepting or initiating, as part of the workload, responsibility for activities such as: Chairing or serving on University committees, Chairing and/ or serving on work groups that contribute to preparation for accreditation visits, Gathering and analyzing data related to course, curriculum and program review to foster continuous quality improvement, Serving as course coordinator, course lead or Subject Matter Expert (SME), Documenting actions taken in faculty and committee meetings as appropriate.
Demonstrates scholarship through the Scholarship of Teaching, Discovery, Application, or Integration congruent with expectations of assigned rank.
Demonstrates a practice of scholarly teaching characterized by keeping course materials and content current, applying principles of evidence based teaching, participating in and welcoming peer review of teaching, and reflection on one’s own teaching.
Requires occasional travel for fundamentals skills immersion.
Completes other duties as assigned.