Lamar State College-Orange Hiring for Instructor – Basic Nursing at Orange, TX Full Time

Instructor – Basic Nursing

Type of Position:

Faculty

Responsibilities:

Nursing faculty reports directly to the Program Director. Provides quality, innovative and evidence-based instruction. The primary duties of this position are classroom instruction, lab instruction, and clinical supervision in both face to face and online courses. Continues professional development. Performs other related duties as required.

1. Teach for either the RN, VN, and or Basic Nursing programs, as determined by the Nursing Program Director and education qualifications.2. Maintain academic standards as established by the Nursing Program and the Texas Board of Nursing.3. Assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Basic Nursing, VN, and/or RN Program curriculum.4. Participate in the development, implementation and enforcement of standards/policies for admission, progression, probation, and dismissal of students.5. Participate in student mentoring, academic advising and registration.6. Participate as a member of teaching team in preparation and presentation of learning experience with integrated nursing curriculum in the classroom, clinical skills lab and simulation lab.7. Provide direct supervision of students practicing in clinical area including patient selection, observation of students in delivery of patient care, evaluates performance of students’ nursing skills and conducts daily post conference.8. Communicate objectives for student performance to the clinical facility administration and nursing staff.9. Continue self-development through continuing education offerings, workshops, professional meetings, graduate study, etc.10. Incorporate new knowledge and techniques into teaching.
11. Committee assignments and other services, as required including activities that support the function of the nursing program as a whole.12. Comply with Office Hour requirements outlined in this Job Description and in the Faculty Handbook13. Be available to counsel students14. Be available for departmental, divisional, and institutional meetings
15. Attend required committee meetings, required events, required professional development sessions, required graduations, required convocations, even those scheduled outside of the normal working day16. Other duties as assigned by College Administration.17. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

EducationBasic Nursing and Vocational Nursing Program Faculty- Associates degree in nursing from an accredited college or university required. Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse in Texas.

Registered Nursing Program Faculty – Master’s degree, or doctoral degree, preferably in nursing. A Master’s degree in a discipline other than nursing must be accompanied by a Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited baccalaureate program in nursing. If teaching in a diploma or associate degree nursing program, six (6) graduate semester hours in nursing are appropriate for assigned teaching responsibilities. Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Texas.
ExperienceRequires a minimum of three to five years employed in nursing/nursing education in the last three years; must include experience in the clinical setting. Community college, lower division, or two-year college teaching experience strongly preferred. Experience in Blackboard Learning Management System preferred.

Have completed a course that focused on teaching adult students or have experience teaching adult students or supervising nurse aides

Salary:

based on faculty salary schedule

Posting Number:

AS277P

Close Date:

11/02/2023