Adjunct Instructor-Practical Nursing

Job Summary

• This position is governed by state and federal laws and institution policy. The selected applicant is responsible for instructing students in the classroom, laboratory, and/or clinical setting within the Nursing department as a part of the Health Science division. The applicant should be professional, articulate, and collaborative as well as having excellent interpersonal skills. Work schedule may vary depending on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, class, laboratory, clinical, and/or program schedule and needs ▬ as well as college-designated work hours. Position may require evening and weekend work hours.
• Supervisor: Dean of Health Science
• Department: Nursing Program
• Job type: Part-Time (paid $30/per hour), Adjunct (paid $550/per credit hour)
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Duties And Responsibilities

• Provide instruction of Nursing courses within the Health Science division, including but not limited to: Fundamentals I, Fundamentals II, MS I, MSII and MS III. This includes preparation for class lecture, class laboratory, and clinical class sessions; communicating with students; assessing student work, etc.
• Collaborate with other Nursing Department faculty to decide on syllabi, course materials, common assessments, etc. and complete said documents.
• The selected applicant will supervise students in the classroom, laboratory, and/or clinical setting in both in-person and online course sections and work to provide a safe and engaging learning environment.
• Maintain appropriate expertise and competence of the professional discipline and educational methodologies.
• Comply with State Board of Nursing standards and practice guidelines.
• Utilize various retention and remediation strategies for student success.
• Maintain organized system of student and program records, abiding by college record management guidelines.
• Actively participate in applicable annual evaluation processes related to job performance as directed by the South Arkansas College plan for Faculty Evaluation and incorporate associated strategies to address continuous improvement for development and learning.
• Participate in applicable professional development within professional discipline area and in college/position–related areas as required.
• Abide by college policies and procedures in the South Arkansas College Administrative Procedures Manual (APM) and catalog.
• Provide availability to meet with students regarding course content.
• Adhere to FERPA Guidelines when handling student information.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the program director and/or division dean.
  
  

Travel

• Travel may include as appropriate but is not limited to field trips with students and to clinical practice settings.
• Travel may be to local and regional geographic areas.
  
  

Skills And Abilities

• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to use professional technology to conduct college-related business (ex. Microsoft Office Suite).
• Ability to teach in both in-person and online modalities using the College LMS (Blackboard Ultra).
• Executive cognitive functions to plan, organize, teach, and evaluate students in didactic, laboratory, and clinical situations.
• Emotional regulation to manage self and multiple situations within a short period of time and maintain self to complete tasks and duties over an extended period of time.
• Ability to perform practical nursing clinical techniques.
• Manipulate, operate, and maintain typical equipment used in practical nursing.
• Perform multiple tasks within a classroom, laboratory, clinical site, within one work shift as well as over a long-term period of time.
• Executive functioning skills needed to identify, analyze, and complete complex learning and practical nursing related situations.
• Teach others with various learning styles and instructional needs.
• Work in spaces such as: classroom, skills laboratory, simulation laboratory, individual office area, academic spaces and buildings, college campus, off campus facilities, clinical affiliation agencies, public community areas.
• Work in spaces that are both inside and outside.
• Work in close proximity to others.
• Work with individuals, small groups and large groups of people.
• Work with in spaces with some distracting noises and sounds.
  
  

Required Education And Experience

The applicant must hold an associate's degree in nursing or higher.

Preferred Education And Experience

A bachelor's degree in nursing and experience as a classroom instructor are preferred.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• physical mobility sufficient for long periods of office work, teaching didactic and laboratory courses, and direct supervision of students in lab and clinical settings (including but not limited to: stand, sit, move, squat, reach, bend, push, pull, lift),
• operate a computer,
• communicate with others,
• auditory ability sufficient for monitoring and assessing practical nursing student learning and patient needs,
• fine and gross motor skills sufficient for providing safe and competent instruction,
• have visual ability sufficient for observation and assessment, and
• lift 50 pounds with good static and dynamic balance.
  
  

Application Agreement

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications are subject to the Arkansas FOIA. South Arkansas College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. South Arkansas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, handicap, or veteran status in the provision of educational or employment opportunities or benefits.

The college is in compliance with titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and all other federal and state laws related to equal opportunity practices.

Chosen Candidate will be required to submit to a criminal background check and have acceptable background results, provide any certificates of training (if the candidates possess any) or Licenses, Official Transcripts (for positions requiring undergraduate or graduate education), must have a clean driving record and must complete all new hire paperwork prior to starting work. This is a safety-sensitive position and is subject to drug testing.

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