Specialty Director of the Health Systems Leadership Track/Instructional Series Faculty Appointment (Open Rank-Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor)

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Colorado College of Nursing is seeking an energetic leader to serve as Specialty Director of the Health Systems Leadership Track, with a full-time faculty appointment in the Instructional Faculty Series. The appointment is open rank—Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor—with rank based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience. Five credits of dedicated time are allocated to the Specialty Director role. The position’s primary focus is teaching, with service and scholarship expected as part of the faculty role. For APRN candidates, part of the position may involve clinical practice depending on experience and expertise. The successful candidate will bring recent experience in healthcare leadership and clinical practice, excellence in academic teaching, and the ability to teach across programs. The role includes didactic and clinical teaching, along with administrative responsibility for the Health Systems Leadership Track. Didactic instruction may take place in classroom, online, or blended formats. Clinical course supervision includes online conferences, site visits, and close communication with clinical preceptors. The Specialty Director will recruit and interview prospective students, secure clinical placements, and counsel graduate students who are not meeting expectations. The role includes leading a comprehensive revision of the Health Systems Leadership MS track, including benchmarking comparable graduate leadership programs and redesigning curriculum to align with current evidence, competency-based education, accreditation standards, and changing healthcare leadership needs. The successful candidate will help foster a community of belonging and engage faculty, staff, students, and community partners with diverse identities through a justice lens. The primary work location is the Anschutz Campus in Aurora, Colorado, with teaching responsibilities as needed at the Legacy Campus in Lone Tree, Colorado. The role is eligible for a hybrid schedule based on assigned teaching responsibilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited institution, or a direct-entry master’s degree in nursing as a substitution.
Earned research or professional doctorate in an appropriate field of science, nursing, social science, education, or a related area from an accredited institution.
At least two years of experience working in a healthcare leadership position.
Experience teaching and managing a leadership curriculum and courses within the specialty.
Demonstrated effectiveness in teaching, collegial collaboration, and commitment to a program of scholarship; rank-specific criteria also apply.
Eligible to obtain an unencumbered nursing license in Colorado.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels.
Ability to provide effective leadership to achieve strategic objectives.
Ability to think critically and solve problems to achieve team objectives.
Commitment to improving healthcare quality and access for communities.

Nice To Haves

Four years of experience working in a healthcare leadership position.
Experience teaching leadership courses.
Academic leadership experience, such as curricular or program development.
Current Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) designation.
Current nursing or healthcare leadership certification.
Demonstrated success teaching across nursing programs from undergraduate to DNP.
Collaborative record of teaching and scholarship.
Recognition as an expert teacher and sustained commitment to scholarship for Associate Teaching Professor rank.
Recognition as a master teacher, sustained teaching leadership, expertise in curriculum development and teaching innovations, and sustained commitment to peer-reviewed scholarly work for Teaching Professor rank.

Responsibilities

Teach and facilitate meaningful learning of course outcomes and proactively support the learning environment.
Lead a comprehensive revision of the Health Systems Leadership MS track by benchmarking comparable programs and aligning curriculum with evidence, competency-based education, accreditation standards, and evolving healthcare leadership needs.
Provide learner-centered education that prepares graduates to meet patient needs and workforce demands.
Foster a learning culture that values mutual responsibility, respect, lifelong learning, diversity, ethics, and personal and professional development.
Participate in activities that promote the academic programs and College of Nursing, and comply with University and College requirements.
Participate in course, curricular, and specialty-track development, revision, and evaluation as assigned.
Introduce students to skills for success in progressive teaching and learning environments that use innovative strategies for competency development.
Evaluate students’ application of knowledge.
Use educational technology tools.
Promote student accountability through clear expectations for preparation, engagement, and self-directed study and practice.
Serve on divisional, college, and university committees.
Participate in collaborative interprofessional teaching and scholarship.
Recruit and interview prospective students for the Health Systems Leadership Track.
Secure clinical placements and counsel graduate students who are not meeting expectations.
Supervise clinical courses through clinical conferences, site visits, and communication with clinical preceptors.
Participate in the teaching, practice, and service missions of the College of Nursing and University of Colorado.
For APRN candidates, potentially participate in clinical practice depending on experience and expertise.
Engage faculty, staff, students, and community partners with diverse identities and help foster a community of belonging using a justice lens.