Nursing Adjuncts

Title: Nursing Adjuncts

Agency: Rappahannock Community College

Location: Gloucester - 073

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Commensurate with education and experience

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Rappahannock Community College (RCC), founded in 1970, provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities. RCC delivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs. RCC's annualized enrollment of 3,259 credit students and over 1,000 workforce and community development students are supported by over 120 full-time employees and 200 part-time/adjunct employees across two main campuses and four satellite sites.

RCC serves a rural and diverse 12-county area in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia, whose mission is to provide inclusive access to exceptional training and educational opportunities meeting the community's needs and preparing individuals for success as learners, employees, and citizens.

RCC invites you to apply for an adjunct nursing instructor position at our Glenns and Warsaw campuses and our remote clinical agencies to provide laboratory and clinical supervision for all levels of nursing students. Nursing faculty work across programs to provide for the educational needs of students. Adjunct instructors are invited and encouraged to participate in the governance of the nursing unit.

The College desires candidates with a commitment to the community college mission and experience working in a diverse student population, including adult learners and at-risk students. The successful candidate will be committed to academic excellence, continuous improvement through professional development, assessment, program and course development, and creating a collegial environment of civility, collaboration and open communication. The college strives for a faculty of content experts who are also knowledgeable about best practices, innovative strategies, and instructional technologies that support teaching and learning.

Minimum Qualifications:

Nursing Laboratory Instructors(s) for Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program:

Minimum requirements: Master's degree in nursing (MSN), RN license with three years of experience in medical/surgical nursing.

Preferred requirements: Critical Care, Maternal-Child Nursing, Pediatric Nursing and/or Mental Health Nursing experience desirable in addition to medical/surgical experience.

At least one year of experience teaching pre-licensure education preferred. Must possess a strong desire to teach adult learners.

Nursing Clinical Instructor(s) for Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program:

Minimum requirements: Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN), RN license with three years of experience in medical/surgical nursing.

Preferred requirements: Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN), Critical Care, Maternal-Child Nursing, Pediatric Nursing and/or Mental Health Nursing experience desirable in addition to medical/surgical experience.

At least one year of experience teaching pre-licensure education preferred. Must possess a strong desire to teach adult learners.

Nursing Laboratory Instructor(s) for the Practical Nursing program:

Minimum requirements: Baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN), RN license with three years of experience in medical/surgical nursing.

Preferred requirements: Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN) with the above experience plus long-term care experience.

At least one year of experience teaching pre-licensure education is preferred.

Nursing Clinical Instructor(s) for the Practical Nursing program:

Minimum requirements: Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Diploma with at least two years of medical/surgical nursing experience.

Preferred requirements: Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BSN) or higher with the above experience plus long-term care experience.

At least one year of experience teaching pre-licensure education is preferred.

Nurse Aide Instructor(s):

Minimum requirements: Associate Degree in Nursing, Diploma in Nursing or higher, at least one year full time experience teaching adults, at least 2 full-time equivalent years geriatric nursing practice within the last 5 years, preferably in a long-term care setting. Evidence of completion of the Nurse Aide Train-the-Trainer course.

Preferred requirements: Significant work toward or completion of higher degrees in nursing. Evidence of teaching experience in health care programs at the collegiate level.

Preferred Qualifications:

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