Nurse Educator (Tenure Track)

Primary Purpose

To provide support for nursing students in the Associate of Applied Science degree program and Facilitate Clinical/Practicum instruction on the SWOCC Coos Bay and Curry campuses. The Nurse Educator will facilitate clinical practicum and lab practicum instruction on the SWOCC Coos Bay campus.

The Nurse Educator is a faculty position within the Nursing Department and will have a teaching assignment in the lab and or Clinical portion of the nursing program, implementing curriculum developed by the primary nursing faculty, assisting faculty with standardized testing, and serving as the achievement and skills coach mentoring and evaluating students in study skills and in the achievement of psychomotor skills prior to practicing in the clinical setting. The Nurse Educator will work with students from across the nursing program, both local and at distance.

Description of Essential Functions

• Teach Activity Lab and or Clinical based courses in Nursing program. Teach course information to students in groups and individually using instructional methodology appropriate to the audience and to the subject (e.g. lecture, demonstration, group discussion, technology-enhanced delivery, computer-assisted delivery, and distance delivery). Must be able to explain and deliver materials in a variety of ways to meet the needs of a broad range of learning abilities.
• Implements lab curriculum:
  • Organizes equipment and supplies for Lab learning activities.
  • Assists with the set-up and take-down of Lab learning activities.
  • Supervises open lab practice sessions.
  • Assists with instruction, supervised practice, and assessment for clinical practicum labs.
  • Available for readmission and advanced placement skills assessments.
  • Evaluates student performance in the achievement of Lab outcomes in the clinical practicum lab.
  • Maintains Lab evaluation tools and attendance records.
  • Collaboratively grades student performance with the primary Faculty.
  • Reports and records grades and attendance for the nursing course.
• Curriculum development and modification by working with the Director of Nursing and other department faculty members in developing or modifying course content, course objective, standards and instructional methods, degree and certificate programs.
• Design supplemental teaching materials. Faculty are responsible for developing and designing materials to enhance and supplement classroom and lab instruction including, but not limited to, various forms of audio-visual materials, handouts, graphics and exercises.
• Evaluate students in accordance with the criteria in the course outline and other applicable college policies and procedures. Responsible for turning in grades according to college policy and procedure. Progresses student performance issues with primary Nursing Faculty and the appropriate clinical instructor according to program policy. Implements student remediation plans generated by faculty.
• Create a course syllabus for each course taught which includes, but is not limited to: course outcomes, course structure, materials to be covered, and grading criteria, due dates, exam dates and office hours.
• Provides student Lab orientation sessions.

• Advise students as assigned. Meet with assigned students at least once each term to assist students in determining goals, inform students of program and degree requirements, review student schedules and progress, refer students to needed services.
• Maintain records of advising sessions to include dates of meetings, student major or goals, student progress, and other pertinent information.

• Demonstrate continued professional growth by staying current in and expanding knowledge of subject area and teaching techniques through a plan of professional development. Attend conferences and professional meetings.
• All faculty are expected to participate in and provide information necessary for the recruitment and retention of students into their programs, the marketing of courses, programs, and the college. This may include travel and working with students and faculty in high schools, colleges and other institutions, and public and private agencies.
• Serve on faculty committees both in the department and in the faculty at large as appointed by the Dean or the Faculty Senate.
• Attend student graduation ceremony at the end of the academic year.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Mastery of the subject area at a sufficient level to instruct and coach students in the knowledge, skills and attitudes requisite for success in the courses and programs at Southwestern. Ability to evaluate student programs both empirically and holistically and to prescribe and develop curriculum materials for individuals and classes.
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn teaching methods to instruct students of a variety of ages, backgrounds and learning abilities. Ability to adapt to various audiences, to find various explanations and to facilitate various learning styles.
• Ability to work with and cooperate with college faculty and staff at all levels, as a team member with the Vice President of Instruction, Instructional Director, other faculty, staff, and related industry/businesses in developing course content, objectives, standards, program curriculum, grading and instructional methods.
• The ability to communicate effectively in writing using the English language with or without the use of auxiliary aids of services.
• A level of computer literacy sufficient to use software such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases to produce correspondence, document, and reports as required by the position and the ability to access student information for the purpose of advising and keeping student records.
• Willingness to travel and/or teach/coach at various hours as required.
• Understand, develop, and provide a learning environment that supports student success, diversity and incorporate a sensitivity to diversity in the workplace.
• Willingness to develop knowledge and expertise in any area of the nursing curriculum.
• Ability to review, understand and apply concepts presented in the Nursing Program, continuing education conferences and professional journals.

• Master’s degree in Nursing
• Teaching experience at the college level or the equivalent.
• Demonstrated learning and success in adult instruction.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and professionally in areas of instruction, course and curriculum development.
• Demonstrated ability to work with students with a wide range of ages, backgrounds and academic preparedness.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring students.

Additional Job Information

Southwestern Oregon Community College only accepts applications through this online application system. We want you to be successful in applying with us. We highly encourage you to complete and submit your application in advance of the deadline.

For assistance with this, please email hr@socc.edu. For technical assistance with your application, please call (855) 524-5627.

Please note: We recognize that our application process can be lengthy, so before you begin, please read all of the stated requirements to determine if you meet them. Applicants must meet all of the stated minimum/special qualifications and additional requirements to be considered for this position. Based on your responses to the qualifying questions, the system may automatically screen you out from further consideration.

Required documents must be provided at the time of application. Please remove any personal information such as photographs, date of birth, gender, social security number, and other protected information from your documents. Documents containing protected information will be considered incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Positions are subject to budget consideration and approval. For the candidate who is hired into this position, salary placement will be based on guidelines in administrative policies and procedures or collective bargaining agreements (as applicable). For this reason, please be sure to include everything in your application that you want the college to consider towards placement.

The college does not sponsor employees in the visa application process if they intend to use this as their means to work in the United States. This means that all required work visas must be in place and supported by appropriate evidence to be employed by Southwestern.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

• MEMBER COPY 4 of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215) – OR – Letter from the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs indicating a non-service connected pension.
• Disabled Veterans must also submit a copy of their Veterans disability preference letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • You can request copies of your military service record through the National Archives website at: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/

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