Professor of Practice

University of Detroit Mercy•Detroit, MI

just now•Onsite

About The Position

The McAuley School of Nursing at the University of Detroit Mercy invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track faculty position with a primary focus on teaching and service. This position supports the School’s mission of educating compassionate, ethical, and clinically competent nurses prepared to serve diverse populations. The successful candidate will contribute to both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs through classroom instruction, clinical teaching, and service to the school, university, and profession. The primary clinical focus for this position is medical-surgical nursing.

Requirements

Master’s degree in nursing from an accredited institution.
Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Extensive clinical experience in medical-surgical nursing.
Eligibility for RN licensure in the state of Michigan
Prior teaching experience in a nursing program.

Nice To Haves

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) degree or certification.
Familiarity with simulation-based teaching and clinical judgement models.
Doctoral Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality instruction and supervision in the classroom and clinical setting
Utilize evidence-based teaching strategies to support student learning and clinical judgment development
Evaluate student performance and provide constructive feedback consistent with course and program outcomes.
Participate in curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation
Participate in department, college, and university service activities
Contribute to program accreditation, assessment, and continuous quality improvement efforts.
Engage in professional service activities consistent with faculty role expectations.
Support student advising, mentoring, and professional development as assigned.
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

Medical - Three health plans to choose from with a large national provider network
Dental - Option to purchase additional dental plan through Sun Life
Dental Care is available at the School of Dentistry to the employee, the employee's spouse or legally domiciled adult and dependents (dependents shall be as defined for Internal Revenue Service purposes).
The fee for such services shall be waived for the employee, the employee's spouse or legally domiciled adult and dependents, up to a cap of $3,000 per individual per calendar year. Beyond the $3,000 cap amount, employees will be responsible to pay 25% of any remaining fees for the balance of that year.
Vision - Option to purchase additional vision plan through Heritage
Vision benefits available at Detroit Mercy Eye Institute
$35 Comprehensive Eye Exam
Contact Lens Exam starting at $70
50% off Optical Frames
25% off Sun Frames
30% off Prescription Lenses
20% off Prescription Contact Lenses
Cannot be combined with insurance
Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
Employee Assistance Program - Provided to everyone in your household
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Life and AD&D - One times base salary up to a hundred thousand dollars
Option to purchase additional life insurance, accident insurance, and/or critical illness insurance
Tuition Remission Benefit for you, your spouse, and children
Retirement Plan - Employees have a choice of the following: Employees who contribute 3% shall receive an Employer contribution of 6%, and employees who contribute 4% in the plan shall receive an Employer contribution of 8%.