Nurse Educator Adjunct - Classroom and/or Clinical (Continuous Recruitment)

Curriculum and Clinical adjunct instructors will instruct within their area of expertise using college level measures to determine student success. Curriculum/Clinical adjunct instructors will apply the tenets of critical thinking to the subject matter and will demonstrate flexibility in teaching across educational mediums (classroom, clinical, lab.) as needed. Curriculum/Clinical adjunct instructors will participate in professional development activities.

NOTE: The purpose of a continuous recruitment posting is to build a pool of interested applicants should the need for additional adjuncts arise due to student enrollment.

a. Conducting in a professional manner all class, lab, or clinical hours as assigned by the course schedule and academic calendar.
b. Collaborating with course coordinator in creating correct, professional syllabi that meet Faculty Syllabus Checklist requirements.
c. Creating, administering, and accurately assessing substantive assignments and activities that support the college’s general education requirements and Quality Enhancement Plan.
d. Meeting classes on time and for the full duration of the published class, lab, or clinical time.
e. Notifying the Director or VP on Instruction as soon as possible in the event of illness.
f. Maintaining alternative educational activities which students may use in the event of faculty illness.
g. Supporting and following college policies and procedures.
h. Assuming reasonable responsibility for security, maintenance, and inventory of assigned equipment and supplies.
i. Preparing and submitting accurate and precise attendance rosters, student grades, and other assigned documents when due.
j. Assisting in the selection of textbooks and maintaining updated text information.
k. Participating actively in institutional effectiveness planning by identifying expected student outcomes, assessment means, and improvement strategies based on assessment results.
l. Properly submitting assignments and the resulting student artifacts when selected for college-wide General Education Assessment.
m. Preparing supplemental teaching activities, such as developing supplemental Moodle course sites, referring weak students for tutoring, consulting with students, and facilitating help or review sessions outside of class time.
n. Classroom, Lab, and/or Clinical instruction in Associate Degree and/or Practical Nursing Program.
o. Maintain a clean and safe work area.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and must meet the requirements listed below that represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary to be successful. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common correspondence and reports.
• Ability to articulate professional responses to common inquiries and/or complaints from students, faculty, staff, or the public-at-large.
• Ability to write using proper grammar and punctuation.
• Ability to effectively present information to management, students, faculty, staff, or the public-at-large.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to apply and understand standard mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as budget preparation, frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

• Understanding of and commitment to the unique nature and role of the College and to the philosophy of the community college system.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, two years of full-time clinical nursing practice as a Registered Nurse with direct patient care, and a current unrestricted North Carolina R.N. License.

Master’s Degree (or significant progress toward) and clinical experience in medical surgical nursing and/or pediatric nursing. Teaching experience at the college or high school level.

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

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to sit.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10± pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.