What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adjunct Faculty - Human Nutrition position at Arizona College of Nursing?
Why You Should Work With Us:
As of 2024, there is already a shortage of 1 million nurses as the aging US population puts increased demands on the healthcare system. Arizona College of Nursing (AZC), a rapidly growing nursing school, is helping to bridge that gap. With market-leading outcomes, Arizona College of Nursing and its Allied Health division are transforming people’s lives by preparing them for careers in nursing and general healthcare/wellness, improving communities through the care its graduates provide. As a leading nursing and healthcare educator, Arizona College of Nursing offers students the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in 3 years or less with qualified transfer credits. AZC’s quality nursing curriculum prepares students for an in-demand career to help communities overcome the chronic, well-known, and increasing nursing shortage. Through the execution of a targeted growth strategy, the college plans to meet the growing demand for nurses by continuing to launch campuses in markets where bachelor’s prepared nurses are needed.
What You'll Do:
Under supervision of the Dean of General Education, the adjunct instructor provides a learning experience in the classroom, online, and/or in the lab using a variety of teaching methods such as lectures and demonstrations and using audiovisual and technological aids to supplement the presentations as well as evaluating their achievements.
- Keep students engaged in a classroom environment while following an established curriculum/syllabus.
- Create positive educational climate for students to learn in while establishing and communicating clear objectives for all learning activities.
- Meet course and school-wide student performance goals.
- Manage student behavior in the classroom/online. Observe and evaluate student's performance.
- Identify and refer students who are “at risk" of not being successful to the Student Success Coordinator.
- Provide ongoing student advisement and academic counseling by tutoring and mentoring students on an individual basis when needed.
- Grade tests and projects, maintain grade books, track attendance and perform other administrative duties as needed.
- Administer oral, written, or performance tests to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.
- Participate in ongoing conferences, seminars, and training sessions (2 education in-services, 1 distance education in-service, proof of at least 2 professional development activity annually).
- Provide input and participate in academic committees formed for the purpose of enrichment of both the programs and students.
Other duties as assigned.
What We Need From You:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Masters’ degree or higher from an accredited program recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) required.
- A minimum of 15 credit hours or equivalent in the assigned subject area required. States of Georgia, Ohio, Texas and Virginia require
- Master’s degree in the discipline OR a Master’s degree (any discipline) with 18 semester credit hours of graduate coursework relevant to the discipline.
- Two years of practical experience in the course content area with a related degree, or three years of practical experience if the degree is in an unrelated field is required.
- A minimum of three years of work experience as an educator preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing in English.
What We Are Offering You:
Competitive pay and opportunities for professional development. Dynamic organizational culture within a supportive working environment. Preparation for the future with a 401(k) and company match. For consideration, only online applications will be accepted. No phone calls, please. Our schools prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law.