Assistant Professor, Nursing

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Come care with us at West Coast University! As a Nursing Faculty member for a certified Great Place to Work, you will guide nursing students to do more than change their own lives - you will help change the lives of every patient they treat throughout their career in healthcare. At West Coast University you will have the opportunity to share your success story with the next generation of nurses as a key member of our student-centered, innovative community!

You will make an impact by:

• Serving as a mentor, role model and facilitator who provides guidance and academic support for students.
• Demonstrating enthusiasm for teaching, the teaching/learning process and for individual students.
• Applying your skills and experience to your assigned teaching schedule.
• Participating in and contributing to assessment activities of courses/curriculum and programs via a continuous improvement plan set forth by the University.
• Regularly contributing to improvement of class materials and syllabi within prescribed shared governance culture.
• Utilizing a variety of teaching methodologies to instruct students, always with intent to facilitate observable evidence of student fulfillment of prescribed learning outcomes.
• Maintaining scholarly activities.
• Participating in professional growth and service in accordance with university policies.
• Advancing our commitment and focus on the students we serve, and their success as healthcare professionals.
• Fully leveraging our innovative technologies and resources, such as our Simulation and Innovation Labs.

If working with students in a Clinical setting you will: Assume complete responsibility for students in clinical facilities. Clarify clinical expectations with students. Clarify student placement and expectations with clinical facility staff. Utilize care planning time to direct students to available resources needed for clinical preparation. Assess student knowledge and skill level to ensure safety and optimal care to patients. Utilize pre- and post- conference to allow students an opportunity to share learned experiences, ensuring clarity of the correlation between weekly theory content with clinical objectives and experiences. Provide feedback of clinical performance immediately after observation of event and of overall performance at midterm and end of semester.

Your Experience Includes:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Products, especially Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and other MS office products as needed.
• Working with online learning management systems to further engage the student learning process.
• Compliance with state, federal and local laws/regulations relating to programs, governmental compliance, and other regulatory standards such as state Board of Nursing.
• Four or more years of full-time documented teaching experience in a university or college setting required.
• Six or more years teaching in a university or college setting.
• SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES: Maintains membership in a professional organization. Attends professional development activities each year. Selects a minimum of one of the following activity areas: publishing & writing, acting as a contributor to textbooks, presenting at conferences or educational training, attending test-writing or accreditation activities, serving on thesis or dissertation committee or other agreed upon professional activity. Identifies, applies, and/or conducts specialized research or activities related to teaching and/or assigned teaching area(s). Active contribution in a professional organization related to one's field.

Education:

• Master's degree in nursing
• Professional nurse licensure required.