Assistant Professor of Nursing

Position Summary

The University of Olivet Nursing Program seeks a full-time nursing faculty member to teach across the Pre-Licensure BSN curriculum. The program admits a new cohort each semester and uses an integrated course model: each semester, a cohort takes one combined course carrying up to eight credit hours and containing didactic instruction, skills lab, simulation, and clinical rotation components. Faculty in this program therefore teach across all four settings rather than in a single modality and follow a cohort through a full semester of learning.

This is a teaching-centered position at a small institution where faculty have direct influence over curriculum, course design, and program growth. The successful candidate will join a program actively building its course portfolio and preparing for CCNE accreditation review, with meaningful opportunity to shape both.

Possible Teaching Responsibilities

Didactic

• Teach assigned nursing courses using a flipped classroom model in which students complete reading and preparation before class.
• Anticipated content needs include mental health nursing, pathopharmacology, nursing fundamentals, comprehensive nursing care, and family centered care. final assignment will be based on candidate background and program need.
• Maintain course content in Canvas, including weekly modules, quizzes, midterm and final examinations.
• Integrate program resources including Kaplan NCLEX preparation materials and the program curriculum map.

Skills Lab and Simulation

• Teach and supervise skills training days, including demonstration, supervised practice, and competency validation.
• Facilitate simulation sessions, including prebriefing, scenario facilitation, and structured debriefing consistent with INACSL Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice.
• Provide clinical scenario content and learning objectives to the Simulation and Lab Coordinator, who handles scenario build, manikin operation, and lab setup.
• Evaluate student performance in lab and simulation against course competencies.

Clinical

• Supervise student clinical rotations at partner facilities, maintaining ratios consistent with facility agreements and Michigan Board of Nursing requirements.
• Evaluate clinical performance, complete clinical evaluations, and provide ongoing feedback and remediation.
• Maintain professional relationships with unit staff and facility educators at assigned sites.
• Complete facility-specific onboarding and maintain current compliance requirements (immunizations, background check, CPR, facility orientation).

Additional Responsibilities

• Advise and mentor nursing students, including academic advising and NCLEX preparation support.
• Participate in program assessment, curriculum review, and CCNE accreditation activities, including documentation of student learning outcomes.
• Contribute to admissions, recruitment, orientation, and program events.
• Serve on department and university committees.
• Maintain a program of scholarship appropriate to rank and consistent with the institution's expectations for teaching, discovery, integration, and application.
• Participate in professional development to maintain currency in clinical practice and nursing education.

Required Qualifications

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited program.
• Current, unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan, or eligibility for licensure by the start date.
• Minimum of two years of direct clinical nursing practice.
• Demonstrated ability to teach or precept in clinical, lab, or classroom settings.
• Ability to meet clinical facility health and compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior full-time or adjunct teaching experience in a pre-licensure nursing program.
• Clinical background in mental health, medical-surgical, or family centered care.
• Experience with simulation facilitation and debriefing.
• Experience with Canvas or a comparable learning management system.

To Apply

Submit a cover letter addressing teaching philosophy and clinical background, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references.

The University of Olivet is an equal opportunity employer.