DNP NAP Full-Time Faculty

Description

South College invites capable, energetic, outgoing, applicants who are focused on transforming lives of our customers/students! At South College, you will help implement our strategy of "Where Dreams Find Direction!" We are one of the nation's fastest growing institutions of higher learning with over 6,000 students covering 7 campuses and Online learning sites. We are also one of nation's highest producers of licensed healthcare professionals offering a myriad of undergraduate and graduate healthcare programs for our students.

South College DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program (NAP) is searching for a qualified full-time faculty member who will enter at the rank of assistant/associate professor, commensurate with level of experience.

This full-time faculty member will also have duties directing Simulation Education, overseeing the incorporation of skills lab/simulation activities across the program curriculum.

The full-time faculty member will collaborate with the DNP NAP team to teach didactic courses delivered in a hybrid manner (a mix of intensive on-campus sessions and synchronous/asynchronous distance education) at the graduate/doctoral level; engage in scholarship and mentorship/advisement to students, both as regular faculty mentors, and as DNP scholarly project committee memberships/chair; and provide service to the program and South College in the form of institutional work, community and professional service, advocacy and scholarship.

This position requires an on-ground appointment at South College - Knoxville Campus due to the need for an on-campus presence related to the responsibilities included in this faculty position. These include, but are not limited to: planning and organization of mandatory skills training and simulation programming, simulation equipment maintenance/testing/new staff onboarding, and staffing the scheduled on-campus intensive learning sessions for the residents.

Responsibilities:

• Teaching, course design/development/implementation/program assessment at the doctoral/graduate level.

• Oversight of the incorporation of skills lab/simulation activities across the program curriculum.

• Oversight of the supply/operational details of the skills/simulation lab at South College DNP NAP

• Research/scholarship, and service as faculty mentor and advisor for doctoral students' DNP scholarly projects.

• Assisting with curriculum development and clinical oversight of students as needed.

• Participating in simulation lab training and opportunities as needed.

• Participating in annual admissions applications evaluations and candidate interviews.

• Representing the program at local, state, and national meetings.

• Assisting in the advancement of the nurse anesthesia program's and South College's mission and vision.

• Maintenance of clinical practice as a CRNA, via provided clinical release day specified in offer letter.

Requirements

• An earned DNP, DNAP, or PhD from a regionally accredited institution/program.

• Three or more years of clinical experience in the certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) role.

• Evidence of formal instruction in curriculum development, evaluation and instruction.

• Minimum of two years' experience of teaching/education experience preferred

• Experience in distance education instructional methods and simulation pedagogy is preferred.

• Current unrestricted license to practice as RN/advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) in his/her state of residence, as necessary to function clinically as a CRNA in compliance with relevant state law… or eligibility for such licensure.

• Current certification by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).

• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALs certifications.

• Effective communication skills.