The School of Nursing (SON) at the University of Southern Maine invites applications for anticipated Part-Time Faculty openings for the Summer 2024 semester, which begins on January 16, 2024. These positions involve teaching clinical nursing to pre-licensure nursing students in the baccalaureate nursing program. Course meeting dates, times, and lengths may vary depending on the particular lab or clinical. Broadly, the summer semester is from May 13th through August 16th. There will also be required training/orientation meeting(s) before the start of the semester as relevant to the course(s) the individual is hired to teach. The majority of courses are on the Portland Campus, however, we will have sections of several labs and lectures at our Lewiston Campus.

Faculty responsibilities include orienting, teaching, supervising, grading, and evaluating pre-licensure nursing students. Clinical sections will have up to 8 students per clinical depending on location, lab/simulation sections may have 8-16 students per lab, and lectures typically have 30-35 students per section.

We have a robust mentorship program for part-time faculty. Each course has a Course Lead Faculty who serves as the content area expert for the course, mentors other faculty teaching the course, set up the syllabus, and structure the course content to ensure consistency between sections.

These teaching opportunities could involve any of the following lab, lecture, or clinical courses, depending on our needs, and we will work with those hired to find the best teaching match(es) to their skills, experience, interest, and availability.

NUR 301 - Health Assessment Lab - 1 credit. Course meetings are 2 hours per week for 14 weeks at the Portland campus.

NUR 307 - Nursing Fundamentals Lab - 2 credits. Course meetings are for 4 hours per week for 14 weeks at the Portland campus.

NUR 413 - Advanced Nursing Skills/Simulation Lab Acute Care - 1 credit. Course meetings are 4 hours a week for the first 7 weeks of the semester at the Portland campus. Team-taught with two faculty members.

NUR 425 - Senior Acute Care Medical/Surgical Clinical - 2 credits. Typically one day per week for the first 7 weeks of the semester, possible clinical locations may include MMC, SMHC, CMMC, Mid Coast, Mercy, or St. Mary’s.

NUR 480 - Senior Practicum Seminar - 3 credits. Typically Wednesday for the second 7 weeks of the semester at the Portland campus.

The University of Southern Maine is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. It embraces an inclusive campus community that values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development, and institutional success. Our Office of Equity, Inclusion and Community Impact supports the University of Southern Maine’s DEIA and Community Impact focused departments, committees, groups, projects, training, and events. USM encourages women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds to apply.

We live our USM Service Promise: Student Focused Every Day. We are looking for a team member who understands that promise and supports our values: Respect & Care, Integrity, Equity and Responsiveness.

Part-time faculty members are paid on a credit hour basis based on prior college teaching experience. In addition, USM employees have access to the library, Cigna Employee Assistance Plan, and fitness center (s) with their USM Card. USM also offers Part-time faculty the opportunity for development frequently through our Center for Collaboration and Development (CCD), the chance to get an online teaching certification and training through CTEL, in addition to other developmental opportunities open to all staff throughout the year.

• BSN or BS in Nursing from an accredited program
• Current active Maine RN license or relevant nursing compact license
• Able to meet employment criteria including background check, immunizations, BLS/CPR certification, and current TB for clinical teaching.
• Expertise in entry-level nursing skills, and recent practice in clinical nursing.