Nursing Faculty

Are you a Nurse professional with a passion for helping others succeed? Do you get excited to share your knowledge with others? Would you like to be a change-maker in your industry? Then you belong at Fortis Institute where you will be an integral member of our Nursing Faculty and help prepare and train the next generation of Nurses.

Summary of Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain professional relationship with staff and students, cultivating a student-friendly classroom conducive to learning.
• Teaches to course or workshop learning objectives.
• Participates in ongoing program evaluation activities as needed and confers with the Dean/Director of Nursing to ensure compliance with Education Affiliates and EA policies.
• Provides syllabus, expectations, and standards for course assignments that demonstrate academic rigor in accordance with the course module.
• Provides feedback to the student on grammar & syntax and paper format that includes title page, introduction, body, conclusion, and reference page.
• Communicates with the Dean/Director of Nursing as necessary to resolve issues or concerns.
• Leads and engages students in discussion which demonstrate that students are learning and accomplishing the course or workshop objectives.
• Utilizes course materials effectively, demonstrates thorough knowledge of content, and incorporates real life nursing practice examples.
• Provides clinical instruction to students in approved health care settings, adhering to the policies of the clinical setting and the College.
• Serves as local contact for assigned and faculty developed clinical sites under the direction of the Dean/Director of Nursing.
• Implements effectively the Evolve Success Program (ESP), which includes the Evolve HESI Specialty Exams and the Elsevier Case Studies and Practice Tests, to help student prepare for the NCLEX.
• Provides feedback and develops an individualized remediation plan for any student that is not performing successfully in the Evolve Success Program (ESP).
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in nursing is the required to teach in practical/vocational nursing programs.
• Experience of at least two years in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse.
• A current active unencumbered license as a registered nurse in the state in which the program is located or multi-state privilege to practice in state.
• Previous teaching experience preferred but not required. (Candidate witout teaching experience will be provided training and a mentor.)
• Excellent written and oral communication and analytical skills.
• Functional abilities to carry out classroom, clinical and laboratory teaching responsibilities
• Competence in clinical skills in areas of teaching.
• Able to effectively utilize MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Successful completion of criminal background check and drug screening, required immunizations, current CPR and HIPAA certifications.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: Up to $67,000.00 per year

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Registered Nurse: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Scranton, PA 18509 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Scranton, PA 18509: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $67,000