UNIV-Tenure Track Faculty, DNP Program, Nurse Practitioner with DNP Project Course Focus, College of Nursing

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

About The Position

This is a full-time tenure-track position as an Educator/Clinician in the Graduate Practice Program within the MUSC College of Nursing. The qualified candidate is expected to support the college's teaching mission through didactic and clinical teaching in the MSN and DNP Programs and maintain clinical practice as an a nurse practitioner (NP). Upon hire, successful candidates are expected to relocate to the Charleston, South Carolina area.

Requirements

Earned Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree as a NP.
Candidates should be eligible for South Carolina APRN licensure and hold national certification as an FNP with at least two years of APRN practice experience in primary care or related settings.
Successful candidates will have experience in quality improvement, evidenced-based practice, program implementation/evaluation, and/or policy, as well as effective interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and abilities.
Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or the Military Training Network.

Nice To Haves

The preferred candidate will have an earned DNP or doctoral degree in nursing or a related field, current national board certification as an NP, and demonstrated evidence of commitment to professional scholarship.
Demonstrated evidence of prior teaching experience, including precepting APRN students and experience with or interest in quality improvement, evidenced-based practice, program implementation/evaluation, and/or policy, competency based education, focusing on student-centric learning.
Experience in graduate online teaching methods is preferred. However, the motivated candidate without teaching experience who meets the educational requirements (current board certification and practice as a NP) will be considered.

Responsibilities

Facilitate an asynchronous online teaching and learning environment
Implement innovative, competency based online teaching strategies
Participate in on-campus DNP program learning intensives on days not in the clinical setting.
Implement curriculum as part of a team and participate in ongoing and annual curriculum reviews and changes that support contemporary trends and requirements in graduate education.
Lead or work on faculty team(s) to develop and modify academic courses to ensure ongoing quality improvement and mapping of the AACN Essentials for Nursing Education.
Assume the role of Course Coordinator and other duties as assigned
Maintain communication with course coordinators, faculty colleagues, and administrators
Engage in professional NP practice in primary care or a related field as part of the faculty contract, dedicating a minimum of 20% effort (8 hours/week). Clinical responsibilities and practice site arrangements will be established in collaboration with the CON Office of Practice and negotiated with affiliated practice partners.
Precept MUSC CON APRN students in the practice setting
Maintain FNP credentials, licensure, and national certifications required to practice as a NP
Maintain a record of scholarship through dissemination, presentations, and publications that are consistent with the college appointment, promotion, and tenure (APT) guidelines
Supervise APRN students in clinical settings as clinical faculty, evaluate clinical logs, and communicate with preceptors
Facilitate DNP scholarly project work as assigned
Attend course, program, and college meetings in person or via web-based technology.
Adhere to MUSC College of Nursing policies
Maintain proficiency as an educator and clinician