Nursing Instructor

Tennessee Board of Regents•Dyersburg, TN

About The Position

This is a full-time, academic year position reporting to the Dean of Health Sciences and assumes Nursing programmatic instructional activities for the needs and demands of the DSCC Nursing Department with official workstation may change from campus and center dependent upon needs and demands of the Nursing Department. Duties include working with the Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing and Nursing Faculty for coordination of student classroom and clinical field experiences.

Requirements

MSN from an accredited institution.
Medical Surgical nursing experience in an acute care setting.
Recent Medical Surgical experience.
Must be eligible for and hold current Tennessee Registered Nurse licensure.
Must be able to teach in a variety of nursing courses such as Maternal Newborn, Pediatric, Mental Health and Medical Surgical.
Ability to communicate well in oral and written English.
Commitment to teaching and providing quality education for students.
Qualities of integrity, initiative, and good judgment with high ethical standards.
Ability to work and communicate effectively with individuals and/or groups.
Master’s degree in Nursing
Four years experience as a working Registered Nurse

Nice To Haves

Teaching experience at a community college.
Experience as a course coordinator or type of management or leadership role.

Responsibilities

To devote an equivalent of 37.5 hours of work per week.
Responsible for 30 Teaching Load Equivalency (TLE) per academic year.
Create a positive environment for learning.
Participate in development of policies and standards for the Department of Nursing.
Conduct classroom and lab (clinical and campus) instruction.
Monitor, grade, and evaluate students’ progress.
Become certified in and fully use the course management system for all classes.
Utilize technology in classroom and lab instruction.
Participate in professional and committee activities including serving on Nursing Department committees as assigned by the Dean and serving on college committees as assigned.
Work cooperatively with clinical facilities to provide optimum clinical experience.
Flexibility to teach evening, weekend, and at both locations as needed (requires use of personal vehicle).
Teach a range of ages of students including nontraditional, returning adults.
Recruit students from the community to make DSCC’s Nursing program viable and competitive.
Practice a learning-centered educational philosophy and redesign courses to include research-based learning strategies such as service learning opportunities, learning communities, critical thinking skills, co-operative learning, and reading across the curriculum.
Work with colleagues to assess the effectiveness of courses and the nursing program, analyze the results, develop and implement improvement plans, and document the improvements each semester in the form prescribed by DSCC.
Participate in professional development and maintain membership in an appropriate regional, state and/or national organization related to your teaching at DSCC.
Assist in the identification and mentoring of adjunct instructors.
Review, implement, evaluate current Nursing curriculum. Revise and develop Nursing curriculum in cooperation with colleagues as needed; assist in preparation of schedules and in selection of textbooks (including e-textbooks when appropriate).
Advise students, maintain regular office hours which are accessible to students and participate in college life and committee work of the College.
Actively communicate with colleagues and students using email, voice mail, text and other electronic means. Normally, responses are expected in no more than 72 hours.
Be trained and certified as a Master Advisor.
Perform other duties as assigned.