What are the responsibilities and job description for the COORDINATOR OF NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONER CONCENTRATION position at LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing?
Title: NURSING FACULTY (OPEN RANK)-COORDINATOR OF NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONER CONCENTRATION
Employee Type: Faculty
Department: Family Nursing
Job Description
LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our faculty as a school of nursing excellence within an academic health sciences center environment. Our nursing faculty have the opportunity to educate future nurses at the BSN, MN/MSN, PhD and DNP level, including state-of-the-art simulation laboratories; conduct nursing & interdisciplinary research; engage in faculty practice, including our nurse-run clinics; pursue entrepreneurial and consultative activities; and serve as a nursing leader and development of leadership skills through our Emergent Nurse Leader Program. We invite you to submit your curriculum vitae for the following faculty position: Coordinator of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Concentration.
Incumbent will be responsible for the academic coordination & operational management of the neonatal nurse practitioner program (“NNP”) of study to assure the quality of the educational program with primary responsibility for the development, implementation, and coordination of student didactic and clinical learning experiences; Participate in student recruitment and retention activity; Monitor student progressive statistics and program outcomes; Coordinate the development, review and revision of admissions, progression and graduation policies and procedures for the program; Serve as academic advisor and mentor students; Assist in preparation of annual reports, and any other report or correspondence required by AAC, LSBN or any other authoritative or regulatory body; Ensure NNP program remains in compliance with standards/criteria set by LSBN, NANN, NONPF, CCNE, and National Certification Corporation; Engage in professional leadership; Maintain competence in teaching, clinical practice, research, and professional service; Actively participate as a member of the School of Nursing administrative team; Collaborate with other nursing programs and professional schools to maximize educational resources & promote inter-professional collaboration; Teach NNP courses and coordinate courses; and Facilitate clinical placement of NNP Students.
Minimum Qualifications
Required Education: Doctorate
Other Education if applicable: Research or Practice Doctorate in Nursing
Required Field of Study: Nationally certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Certifications or Licenses Required: Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with unencumbered Louisiana RN and APRN License (or eligible to obtain licensure in Louisiana prior to start date).
Number of years required to perform the job: Five years
Type of experience required to perform the job: Five Years of substantive advanced practice nursing experience with evidence of scholarship
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Education: Doctorate
Preferred Discipline: Candidates pursuing a career in Nursing Research.
Preferred Experience: Recent clinical practice as an NNP; Prior experience in teaching at the graduate nursing level; Prior experience with graduate program administration; Prior experience guiding DNP scholarly projects or doctoral dissertations.