Director, DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program - Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC 28311
About the Job
Doctoral degree (Ph.D., DNP, EdD or equivalent) from an accredited institution of higher education that was accredited by an agency officially recognized by the US Secretary of Education to accredit institutions at the time the degree was conferred.
Current or eligibility for an unencumbered STATE license as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)
Current certification or recertification as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
(CRNA) from the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse
Anesthetists (NBCRNA).
Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support
(PALS) certifications.
Minimum of five experiences as a CRNA
Minimum of two years teaching experience in a nurse anesthesia program.
Two years’ experience as a nurse anesthesia program administration experience preferred.
Defined program of scholarship and demonstrated nursing leadership.
Required by the North Carolina Board of Nursing (Board) prior to or within the first three years of employment, faculty must have education in teaching and learning principles for adult education, including curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation, appropriate to faculty assignment. This preparation may be demonstrated by one of the following:
completion of 45 contact hours of Board-approved continuing education courses;
completion of a certificate program in nursing education;
nine semester hours of graduate course work in adult learning and learning principles;
national certification in nursing education; or
documentation of successful completion of structured, individualized development activities of at least 45 contact hours approved by the Board. Criteria for approval include content in the faculty role in the curriculum implementation, curricular objectives to be met and evaluated, review of strategies for identified student population, and expectations of student and faculty performance.
A letter from the controlling institution attesting that the program director has been approved by the controlling institution following the submission of a portfolio. Individuals with prior teaching experience in an academic setting seeking the program director position shall submit to the controlling institution for approval a portfolio detailing the individual's formal education in teaching and learning principles for adult education, which includes curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation, appropriate to the program director role. A copy of this submission shall be provided to the Board upon request.
