Assistant/Associate Professor/Professor, RN

Requisition Number: 3471

West Coast University (WCU) is excited to be recruiting for a Assistant/Associate Professor/Professor in our Miami, FL Campus. This is a great opportunity for a clinical nursing professional to impact the future of upcoming nursing community.

Ranking at Assistant/Associate Professor or Professor level will commensurate based on experience.

Summary:

Reporting directly to the Dean of Nursing, the faculty supports the University in fulfillment of its mission, purpose and goals. Provides program-specific expertise and is actively engaged in relevant department initiatives. Supports University, Campus, and/or departmental goals in order to assure compliance with programmatic accreditation and/or licensure, internal consistency, and graduate outcomes that meet student learning, workplace and placement expectations. Provides professional leadership and support, and serves as an educator, role model, mentor and facilitator. Focuses extensively on facilitating student learning associated with prescribed course and program learning outcomes. Creates an educational environment which fosters innovation, responsiveness, and accountability. Actively and substantively participates in assessment of student learning activities to maximize the potential for students to learn what is necessary to meet prescribed outcomes. Vigorously upholds a culture of academic integrity.

Qualifications:

• Previous rank of Assistant/Associate Professor or Professor from a regionally accredited institution.


• Must provide a documented background in educational methodology consistent with teaching assignments including but not limited to education theory and practice, or current concepts relative to specific subjects he or she will be teaching, or current clinical practice experience, or distance education techniques and delivery.


• Master's degree in specialty field required. Ph.D is preferred.


• Current unencumbered Registered Nurse License required; other current professional licensure by state or national board if applicable (e.g., Family Nurse Practitioner, FNP).


• Must meet and maintain the qualifications and standards set forth by the state Board of Nursing for nursing faculty if required for assigned subject matter instruction.


• Must meet and maintain the qualifications and standards set forth by any accreditation body that West Coast University is accredited by or in process of obtaining accreditation from, for area of expertise and expectations of faculty member as set forth in regulatory documents.


• Must maintain any professional certifications deemed necessary to meet the requirements of the teaching role.


• Current Driver's License.


• Current certification in basic life support procedures including healthcare provide CPR with an Automated External Defibrillator.


• Health certifications for an OSHA Category I classified position (potential for exposure to infectious diseases at work). As an essential component of the West Coast University infection-control program immunizations and tuberculosis clearance documentation is required in accordance with current CDC and OSHA recommendations and guidelines for Health-Care Personnel. Below are health certification details which are subject to change as required by OSHA and CDC.


• Six or more years of full time documented (120 units; e.g. 40 3-unit course or their equivalent) teaching experience in a University setting which could include two or more years of teaching for West Coast University. Instructional experience must be at institutions which are regionally accredited.

Full time associates are eligible for an exceptional benefits package which includes:

• Health, dental and vision plan


• Vacation, sick and holiday schedule


• Tuition Reimbursement


• 401(k) Plan with employer match


• Flexible Spending Account


• Long/short term disability and more

To learn more about West Coast University and to apply for this exciting opportunity, visit our website: www.westcoastuniversity.edu.

West Coast University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically-diverse population.

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by Shane Turner via NursingFacultyJobs.com