Medical Surgical/Adult Care Faculty - School Of Nursing

Mission or Goal of Unit:

The mission of the School of Nursing is to shape the future of nursing through the power of education, discovery, and collaboration.

Chief Purpose of this position:

VCU School of Nursing invites applicants to apply to the role of Medical Surgical/Adult Care Faculty. This open rank 12-month term faculty position will serve as faculty with clinical expertise in acute care, with adult health focus. Faculty hired into this position will teach in undergraduate and/or graduate adult health; contribute to curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation; coordinate clinical sections and clinical education sites; clinically supervise students in undergraduate clinical; participate in school governance activities; and implement all roles of term faculty (teaching, scholarship and service).

Faculty appointment (term or tenure-eligible), rank, and salary are dependent on demonstrated scholarly achievement, certifications, and teaching experience.

Position Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates commitment to contributing to VCU's Quest 2028 (https://quest.vcu.edu/)

• Engages faculty, students, and staff to foster a diverse community at VCU

• Demonstrates an integrated academic life, contributing to the teaching, scholarship and service missions in an urban research-intensive university with an academic health sciences center

• Participates in all aspects of curriculum including curriculum development, teaching (in classroom and clinical settings), and evaluation

• Maintains a commitment to serving the school of nursing, university, profession and community

• Maintains ongoing scholarly contributions to their field such as translation of evidence to practice, presentations or manuscript publications

Required Qualifications:

• Licensed or eligible for licensure as a registered nurse in Virginia

• Graduate degree in nursing

• Clinical experience working with adults in acute care settings

• Documented effectiveness in collaboration and communication

• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree (PhD or DNP) in nursing or related field

• Experience in higher education, including teaching and simulation instruction

• Record of accomplishments in scholarship and professional service