• A healthy work/life balance for our employees with the opportunity for flexible work schedules and remote work depending on position and college needs
• Fine dining in the Percival Room, offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices as part of our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs
• The Clipper Coffee Corner serving Batdorf & Bronson coffee and a selection of delicious food items from our baking/culinary students
• A brand new Health & Wellness Center
• FREE Bus service every 15 minutes to downtown Olympia and beyond
• FREE parking on our campuses – permits are not required
• On-campus child care
• Percival Creek which runs beneath our campus footbridge, provides year-round beauty and views of Chinook, Coho, and chum salmon pass through each fall
• Many walking paths that are marked and on nicely paved sidewalks
• SPSCC promotes wellness with a variety of different workshops and events on campus
• Lots of activities with our Artist & Lecture series, which are FREE for staff and faculty
• Many community events in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)that offer an opportunity for SPSCC employees to gather and connect around issues that define them personally, and which affect their work at the College and their professional development. Current Employee Resource Groups include:
  1. Staff and Faculty of Color (SFOC) ERG - an employee network which strives to create an intentional and relational foundation for community and trust building across different groups through shared values.
  2. The LGBTQIA ERG creates a space for LGBTQIA staff and faculty at the college to share resources, build support and community, and work towards greater equity and accessibility. 

Successful candidates will possess the interest, skills and abilities to help college teams lead the state in innovative and collaborative learning experiences designed to optimize student success.
 
 The Nursing Professor will:

• Place student success at the center of all decision-making. 
• Engage with students, faculty, staff and administrators to create a community of learners. 
• Seek opportunities for teaching and learning excellence. 
• Embrace change, risk-taking and innovation. 
• Respect the richness of diverse cultural values, beliefs and practices of others. 
• Contribute to the technical and general education of students who will apply learning to the world of work and transfer their education to a university.

Faculty members will work with other faculty, staff, and administrators to:

• Create and facilitate contextualized and integrated learning experiences in nursing in relation to identified college pathways that are linked to career goals. 
• Create authentic assessments of students' knowledge, skills, and abilities in Nursing that measure course, program, and college wide outcomes. 
• Apply multiple teaching and learning strategies that promote the affective, cognitive and kinesthetic domains of learning 
• Provide online, hybrid, and/or e-Learning enhanced courses. 
• Use local, state, and national data and analytics to continuously improve strategies for student success. 
• Advise students regarding academic pathways and the courses needed to reach each student's academic goals 
• Use a wide range of learning resources, tools and technologies to improve access and student success in higher education. 
• Serve on committees that support the shared governance of the college. 
• Demonstrate multicultural competence (including an awareness and understanding of historically disadvantaged populations) and create an educational and work environment that affirms a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. 
• Support the college's mission by creating a work environment of mutual respect and fairness, while encouraging creative and critical thinking.
• Contribute to the appreciation of diversity and foster a climate of multicultural understanding.

Additional Contract:
This position includes a stipend of $9,000 to compensate for duties performed during a six-week term, determined by the curricular flow of the cohort. This includes:

• Strategic and operational planning to meet standards for improvement set by the Revised Code of Washington, the Washington Board of Nursing, and The National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation. 
• Collection and analysis of local, regional, and national data relevant to nursing education and student professional success. 
• Performing outreach as directed by the program administrator. 
• Pursuing continuing nursing education needed for certification. 
• The summer contract is in addition to any summer teaching contracted with the instructor.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university. Individuals with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited college or university and enrolled in a master's degree program are encouraged to apply, but a master's degree in nursing is required prior to award of tenure. 
• Three years of clinical experience. 
• Current unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse in Washington upon hire. 
• Meet clinical agency requirements which may include, but are not limited to, background clearance and immunizations. 
• Demonstrated success in working collaboratively with other individuals, teams, committees, and departments. 
• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) certification or willingness to obtain within three years.
• Demonstrated experience or participation with persons from diverse backgrounds such as sexual orientation, racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic, gender, age, socio-economic, physical and learning abilities, and a commitment to an inclusive and equitable working/learning environment. 

Applications must be completed online and include the following attachments:

1. Cover letter addressed to the Screening Committee highlighting your ability to perform the responsibilities and competencies described in the job posting. 
2. Current resume/CV showing all educational and professional experience which demonstrates how you meet the minimum and any preferred qualifications. 
3. Copies of unofficial transcripts from institutions of higher education.