What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor - College of Nursing Acute and Tertiary Care position at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center?
Job Description
The College of Nursing Acute and Tertiary Care at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee, is seeking a full-time non-tenure track Assistant Professor. The UT Health Science Center embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service.
Responsibilities
Teaching responsibilities include both didactic course work and (online and classroom, as appropriate) clinical supervision of students. Teaching experience in a professional nursing program is desired. Responsibilities for this role include clinical practice assignment, in addition to educational responsibilities. Research/scholarship activities, as well as service responsibilities, will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair.
Qualifications
EDUCATION: Doctoral Degree from an accredited university program.
EXPERIENCE: Teaching experience in a BSN program preferred. Recent experience in acute care nurse practitioner is preferred.
LICENSES: Licensure as a registered nurse and advanced practice nurse in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain licensure in Tennessee required. National certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
Applicants should attach curriculum vitae and photocopies of transcripts to application.
If you need additional information about this position, please contact:
Dr. Carrie Harvey PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, CHFN, FHRS
Professor and Chair
Email: mharvey@uthsc.edu or call 901-448-4148
For benefits information, please visit
https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.
Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.
Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.
Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
The College of Nursing Acute and Tertiary Care at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee, is seeking a full-time non-tenure track Assistant Professor. The UT Health Science Center embraces four missions: education, research, clinical care, and institutional service.
Responsibilities
Teaching responsibilities include both didactic course work and (online and classroom, as appropriate) clinical supervision of students. Teaching experience in a professional nursing program is desired. Responsibilities for this role include clinical practice assignment, in addition to educational responsibilities. Research/scholarship activities, as well as service responsibilities, will be determined in collaboration with the Department Chair.
Qualifications
EDUCATION: Doctoral Degree from an accredited university program.
EXPERIENCE: Teaching experience in a BSN program preferred. Recent experience in acute care nurse practitioner is preferred.
LICENSES: Licensure as a registered nurse and advanced practice nurse in Tennessee or eligibility to obtain licensure in Tennessee required. National certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
Applicants should attach curriculum vitae and photocopies of transcripts to application.
If you need additional information about this position, please contact:
Dr. Carrie Harvey PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, CHFN, FHRS
Professor and Chair
Email: mharvey@uthsc.edu or call 901-448-4148
For benefits information, please visit
https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.
Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.
Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.
Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.