Faculty, Nursing 9 Month-Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Position Information

Job Title Faculty, Nursing 9 month-Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Job Description

The primary functions of this position are:

Teach 15 hours of didactic coursework or 18-24 hours of combined credit/contact per semester per the college Manual of Policy in nursing. Teach in assigned didactic, clinical, lab and/or simulated labs.

Design and implement the curriculum plan to meet requirements for the Associate Degree Nursing Program or the Practical Nursing Program. This includes assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of courses and program objectives. It also includes classroom, campus laboratory and clinical (hospital/direct patient care) education.

Schedule office hours to be available to students per college policy.

This position is sensitive and will require a criminal background check . Notice of E 'Verify participation

Essential Duties Summary

Teach assigned course load. Complete any relevant course responsibilities such as arriving to all assignments in timely manner, grading, posting grades & other assignments in timely manner.

Directly supervise and evaluate students in the clinical setting. Requires written and verbal evaluation based on performance and behavioral objectives.

Maintain course Learning Activity Guide & syllabus as appropriate. Review student course evaluations and modify as appropriate.

Organize, create, and maintain all course related data such as attendance records, grades, exams, and course evaluations, according to state and/or accreditation requirements.

Maintain exam banks to be congruent with published learning objectives

Demonstrate collaboration with clinical agencies regarding program objectives, updates to curriculum and policies.

Orient and assist full-time and part-time faculty as needed.

Serve on and participate in division, nursing, PERC, and one annual advisory board meeting as available.

Participate in in-services, professional growth training, seminars and workshops and maintain current nursing license.

Exhibit and uphold the professional nursing standards.

Participate in Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) Accreditation Self Study/Site visit process and provide data for Florida Board of Nursing annual reports as needed.

Maintain computer competency which meets college and instructional needs.

Counsel, refer, remediate, and tutor and utilize disciplinary processes as needed.

Advisement Responsibilities:

o Counsel, advise, register or assist with registration for all health science students.

o Maintain student records for nursing student advisement.

o If indicated, prepare Admission Index with each admission cycle.

Engage in self evaluation activities and goal setting each academic year.

Required Qualifications

Minimum of a Masters Degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited college or university

Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience

Current Florida Registered Nursing License, including minimum of 24 continued education units every 2 years.

Preferred Qualifications Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Meet the Technical Standards requirements for the particular field. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, and feel.

The employee is regularly required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and climb/balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus as well as ability to determine the color of objects.

The job position must be able to perform all the physical demands of nursing faculty & students which include the following nursing standards: See job description

Full Time/Part Time Full Time