ADN FACULTY

Job Details

• Level: Experienced
• Job Location: Brazosport - Lake Jackson, TX 77566
• Position Type: Full Time
• Education Level: Masters Degree
• Job Category: Education
• Classification Title: Faculty - Associate Degree Nursing
• Department: Health Professions
• Physical Demands: Able to traverse campus, lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling, reaching, handling, fine dexterity, bending, vision, hearing, and talking.

Job Summary/Basic Function

The ADN Faculty Member is responsible for delivering high-quality instruction in both didactic and clinical learning environments. Instruction may occur in traditional on-campus classrooms, skills and simulation laboratories, community-based clinical settings, and/or online or hybrid formats.

Thirty-five (35) hrs a week required on campus or clinical site, times vary depending on individual assignment.

• Teaches assigned courses using established syllabi and curriculum guidelines.
• Ensures comprehensive coverage of required content, learning outcomes, and competencies.
• Develops and administers assessments (e.g., exams, assignments, skills evaluations) in alignment with course objectives and faculty handbook expectations.
• Introduces, demonstrates, supervises, and evaluates students' development of nursing skills and clinical competencies.
• Supervises and mentors students in the delivery of patient care across varied clinical settings (e.g., acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, community agencies, and simulation environments).
• Facilitates learning experiences that support the application of theoretical knowledge to direct patient care.
• Evaluates student performance in clinical practice, including clinical reasoning, hands-on skills, professional behavior, and documentation.
• Course management: Participates in course design, instruction, grading, and evaluation; comprehensive program design and evaluation.
• Participate in department and college-based committee activities.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level as assigned.

Qualifications

• Hold a current license or privilege to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Texas;
• Hold a master's degree or doctoral degree, preferably in nursing;
• Show evidence of teaching abilities and maintaining current knowledge, clinical expertise, and safety in the subject areas of teaching responsibility;
• A nurse faculty member holding a master's degree or doctoral degree in a discipline other than nursing shall hold a bachelor's degree in nursing from an approved or accredited baccalaureate program in nursing; and
• (i) if teaching in a diploma or associate degree nursing program, shall have at least six (6) graduate semester hours in nursing appropriate to assigned teaching responsibilities
• Minimum of five recent years of clinical experience
• Minimum of 3 recent years of teaching experience in higher education
• Experience of supervising students in clinical experiences
• Demonstrated ability to deliver constructive feedback, referrals, remediation plans, formative and summative assessment
• Expertise in constructing and measuring student learning outcomes
• Demonstrated ability working with culturally diverse populations
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Thrives in a challenging environment and embraces technology
• Interest in alternative instructional delivery methods
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of nursing education theory and techniques
• Safety procedures
• Use of medical and office equipment
• Quality control

Location: Position is 100% on-site presence.