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Job Description
Academic Faculty Contract, 171-day, Benefits Eligible. Non tenure track. The position is being filled through an emergency appointment. Appointment to the role on a permanent basis is contingent upon meeting additional recruitment requirements.
Western Nevada College (WNC) is expanding its Nursing Program to serve communities across its service region, as well as evolving its existing curriculum to meet the changing healthcare and educational environment. These initiatives offer faculty the opportunity to help shape and deliver innovative, responsive nursing education. Faculty in this position will support instruction across multiple sites, including rural locations, and contribute to ongoing curriculum development and adaptation. Teaching assignments, modalities, and primary work locations are based on program needs and are subject to change over time. Faculty may be reassigned or relocated within the service region. Flexibility in work location and teaching assignments, to include high school dual enrollment, is a requirement of this position. Travel is required for this position.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Assume a leadership role in the delivery of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and basic nursing skills curriculum in the classroom, laboratory and clinical environments
Collaborate with the CNA Coordinator and other nursing faculty in the instruction of the certified nursing assistant and basic nursing skills and other related nursing content
Prepare and present lecture/discussion and laboratory learning experiences which incorporate active and alternative teaching methodologies
Participate in traditional and/or non-traditional classroom/laboratory settings and web-based courses as assigned; work with current faculty to utilize simulation learning and evaluation activities
Teach a variety of clinical rotations in the Associate of Applied Science nursing program as needed.
Correct assignments, quizzes, examinations and care plans in a timely manner, using the agreed-upon grading policy
Educate and supervise students in laboratory and clinical settings (days, evenings, nights and weekends) in Carson City, Reno, and rural sites as assigned
Participate in nursing faculty committee meetings, college wide/departmental meetings and professional development activities
Participate in community service activities
Participate in program review and academic program assessment
Perform all responsibilities set forth in Board of Regents Handbook. Title 2, Chapter 4, Section 4.4.2., Standards for Recommending Appointment with Tenure
Perform other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Perform at a level that reflects scholarship and evidence-based teaching and clinical practices
Complete tasks in a timely manner and be self-directed after initial orientation to assignments
Maintain professional performance that reflects scholarship and evidence-based teaching and clinical practices
Perform safely in a latex environment
Minimum Qualifications:
A minimum of a Bachelor‘s degree in nursing (BSN) from a regionally accredited college or university; AND a minimum of four years of clinical experiences in an acute care setting. A combination of academic teaching and clinic practice experience may be substituted…