Professor, Nursing

Polk State College • Winter Haven, FL

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

The primary role of this position is to provide college-level instruction and instruction-related activities designed to encourage, support, and enable students’ success. This position will be responsible for direct instruction, assessment of student performance, curriculum design, preparation of course-related materials, selection of textbooks and other course-related materials, maintenance of class records, reporting on student performance and other duties typically and traditionally associated with college faculty positions. This position will work in a clinical setting, either off-campus in the hospitals or on-campus in the simulation/nursing labs.

Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of the subject area(s) in which the individual is responsible for instruction.
• Knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of effective communication and of effective instruction.
• Knowledge and understanding of the characteristics of community college students.
• Knowledge and understanding of principles of curriculum development.
• Knowledge and understanding of division, College and State rules, regulations, and practices as they impact faculty, students, and instruction.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, and orally with a variety of audiences in a variety of settings, as both “sender” and “receiver”.
• Ability to function independently and as a team member to accept responsibility for completing or implementing designated tasks or activities.
• Ability to serve as a mentor for professional peers.
• Ability to make and to communicate effectively evaluative judgments about student performance.
• Ability to make professional judgments within defined parameters of policy and professional standards.
• Ability to use computers, computer software, and other technological aids to instruction.
• At least two years of clinical practice as a Registered Nurse, preferably in maternal-child nursing.
• Active unrestricted Florida license as R.N.

Nice To Haves

• Teaching experience is preferred.
• A doctorate in nursing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses objectives in accordance with published course descriptions, schedules, procedures, and course outlines furnished students.
• Manage students in a clinical setting (hospital or lab) by assisting with scheduling, skill development/testing, setting up lab equipment, facilitating directives with other faculty/staff or hospital personnel, etc.
• Develop departmental goals and plans of action to achieve them.
• Provide input and work with other faculty and staff to review, produce and/or select course-related materials.
• Conduct on-going evaluation of student progress and maintain records of student course/class performance.
• Prepare and submit grade reports and other reports on student performance as may be scheduled or required.
• Organize class activities, relating them to the overall objectives of the course.
• Work with the Advent Health Dean of Nursing and other faculty and staff as appropriate to assess and modify as needed course and program goals, objectives, methods and content.
• Participate in the shared decision-making processes.
• Serve on at least one of the College’s standing committees, or on an officially established work group or ad hoc committee each year in the spirit of professional responsibility.
• Serve as a resource in identification and recruitment of faculty and staff, both adjunct and full-time.
• Supervise student learning and other activities as assigned and appropriate in classroom, laboratory, studio, clinical site and/or other areas such activities may occur.
• Exercise due care that College equipment/materials entrusted to his/her care is not abused by students and is used safely and in such fashion as to constitute no threat to life, health or property.
• Participate in class schedule development working with other faculty members, and with others as appropriate.
• Serve as mentor for new or adjunct instructor when appointed.
• Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of annual and other strategic plans and documents.
• Serve as resource for project/grant development implementation and evaluation, and for advisory committees.
• Participate in the assessment of personal professional and institutional effectiveness as prescribed in DBOT Rule and College Procedure.

Benefits

• The Florida Retirement System (FRS) benefits may be affected if you are a retiree of FRS and are re-employed with the State of Florida.
• Polk State College participates in E-Verify.
• Polk State College is a drug-free workplace.
• Polk State College is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities.
• Employment visa sponsorship is unavailable for this position.
• Reference checks, successful completion of a background check, and third-party Education Verification for all stated degrees will be required prior to employment.
• Polk State College does NOT provide relocation assistance for this position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level