Position Summary

This full-time instructor is responsible for teaching in the Practical Nursing Program in assigned areas as scheduled with and agreed to with Program Coordinator/Director and in keeping with the guidelines listed below; for the supervision and guidance of students to improve nursing care; and for assisting students with advising as needed. This position will be a combination of classroom and clinical teaching.

Essential Job Duties

The primary function of faculty members at Crowder College is to help Crowder students maximize their learning. Duties include those related to curriculum, instruction, student advisement, professional enrichment, institutional service and other tasks associated with full-time faculty, which may include evenings and weekends. Delivery methods may include traditional, online, ITV or hybrid. Travel to other instructional sites may be required. Learning is the key to human growth and development. In order to help our students be better learners, faculty members in general are expected to:

• Assure compliance with minimum standards for Accredited Programs of Practical Nursing as set forth by the Missouri Board of Nursing.
• Participates in ongoing, systematic development, implementation, and evaluation of the total program including curriculum development.
• Implements the philosophy and objectives of the institution and the nursing program.
• Devote full time and energy to maximize student learning outcomes.
• Be role models for learning behavior.
• Include students in all facets of instruction, guidance, and academic association.
• Maintain confidential relationships with respect to student information.
• Respect student thought.
• Participate in curriculum development and evaluation.
• Select appropriate texts and other course materials in conjunction with other Crowder Campus nursing faculty and the appropriate Coordinator/Director. Selection of materials should be reported to the bookstore by the prescribed deadlines.
• Adhere to the institutional syllabus of courses taught.
• Develop and distribute course syllabi based on the institutional syllabi in conjunction with other Crowder Campus nursing faculty. Copies should be uploaded to Blackboard via Crowder Staff Development every semester.
• Participates in nursing faculty meetings, general faculty meetings, student activities, community activities and the Nursing Advisory Council. Participates in development of department and institutional policies and decision making.
• Participates in the process and selection of program applicants under the direction of the Program Coordinator.
• Return evaluated student exams and papers in a timely fashion.
• Maintain grades and class status information in the LMS (Blackboard) system.
• Provides counseling and/or remediation as identified by individual student needs.
• Submit required reports by deadlines.

• Meet classes at the listed times.
• Maintain regular office hours. Generally, that would include 8-10 hours total per week with times in both mornings and afternoons. A portion of office hours will be utilized in staffing skills lab open hours.
• Maintenance of clinical and educational competencies through development activities such as nursing practice, continuing education, writing, or participation in professional associations.
• Make recommendations to the Program Coordinator regarding budget of the nursing program.
• Serve on institutional committees as needed.
• Support college activities.
• Complete faculty evaluations within prescribed guidelines.
• Typical workweek is 40 hours Monday – Friday with hours as set by Program Coordinator.
• Perform departmental and divisional responsibilities including recruitment of Crowder College and the nursing program.
• Dismiss classes only with prior approval from the division chair and/or dean.
• Schedule no more than one week’s worth of absences for school business, school activities, or personal days per semester.
• Attend graduation ceremonies, All Staff Days, and Full-Time faculty meetings called by the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Associate degree in nursing with a clinical component.
• Current active licensure to practice professional nursing in Missouri that has never been disciplined in any jurisdiction.
• Two years of professional nursing experience (an average of at least twenty hours per week) within the last five years in clinical practice/administration or nursing education.
• Participation in professional nursing and/or educational/vocational organizations.
• An understanding of, and an interest in, the nurse as part of today’s health team, and a concern for current problems of nursing.
• The ability to understand, accept, and adjust to changes in personal, social and professional environments and in professional responsibility.
• Ability to plan, organize, and implement responsibilities effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with students, other professionals, staff, and the public.
• Current Basic Life Support Certification.

 

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in nursing with a clinical component.
• College teaching experience preferred.

 

Equipment/Software

• Information Technology abilities required:
  • Skills necessary to utilize computer to manage and improve instruction.
  • Ability to operate a computer using Windows environment.
  • Ability to operate a computer within the Crowder College network environment.
  • Ability to utilize email.
  • Ability to perform basic Microsoft Office 365 components (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point)
  • Ability to perform basic Learning Management System functions.

Positions Supervised

Student Nurses