Nursing Adjunct Faculty - Mental Health Specialty - Arizona College of Nursing

Arizona College of Nursing is a rapidly growing, nursing school that transforms people’s lives by preparing them for careers in nursing and improving communities through the care its graduates provide. As a leading nurse educator, Arizona College of Nursing offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s in nursing in 3 years or less with qualified transfer credits. Our quality nursing curriculum prepares students for an in-demand career to help communities overcome the chronic, well-known, and increasing nursing shortage. Through the execution of a targeted growth strategy, the college plans to meet the growing demand for nurses by launching campuses in markets where bachelor’s prepared nurses are needed.

Putting students first, we are dedicated to providing students with an exceptional education in growing healthcare fields; teaching them relevant, required skills for today and the future. Our culture is positive, supportive, and collaborative. As a team, we continually embrace our core values:

Passion: We love helping others succeed.
Excellence: We strive to be the best.
Adaptability: We learn, in part by trying new ideas.
Accountability: We own our results.
Integrity: We do the right thing.

Nursing Adjunct Faculty provide instruction that facilitates students’ achievement of course objectives while demonstrating Arizona College of Nursing’s values of Passion, Adaptability, Accountability, Integrity, and Excellence.

Core Nursing:

• Develops, implements, teaches, and evaluates the philosophy and objectives of the nursing education program.
• Designs, implements, teaches, evaluates, and revises the curriculum.
• Documents actions taken in faculty and committee meetings using a systematic plan of evaluation for total program review
• Leads simulation learning experiences in the Nursing Lab.

Didactic:

• Responsible for teaching and evaluating students in the classroom.
• Designs an effective learner environment that facilitates student learning to address contemporary issues in nursing.
• Supports students’ progression in academics and socialization into the role of nursing.
• Utilizes an array of assessment tools to evaluate student learning.
• Actively participates in systematic plan for curriculum design, program evaluation and program revision.
• Works with Course Lead Faculty to develop student success plans and remediate “at risk” students.
• Performs other related duties as requested by the dean.

Clinical:

• Facilitates the nursing students’ application of theory to clinical practice.
• Attends healthcare facility/agency-based orientation.
• Demonstrates and maintains knowledge of overall program, program outcomes and assigned course objectives.
• Communicates effectively utilizing professional techniques with clinical agency representatives, staff, faculty, and students.
• Identifies and immediately communicates problem areas/clinical areas of concern to Course Lead Faculty and recommends changes and solutions as appropriate.
• Provides daily and as needed communication with Course Lead Faculty concerning student progress including successes and identified needs, clinical issues, suggestions, and/or professional learning needs.
• Grades associated clinical papers and provides students with timely and clear feedback.
• Maintains all records on student performance, i.e., Student Success Plan, Progressive Disciplinary Plan, and Mid-term and final clinical evaluations.
• Completes clinical site evaluations.
• Adheres to/enforces the policies and procedures of Arizona College of Nursing and the assigned clinical facility
• Attends course faculty meetings during planning week to assure all clinical rotations are in alignment with the didactic course.

In addition to responsibilities for teaching didactic and or clinical classes:

• Plans, teaches, and evaluates classroom, clinical, skills labs and other learning experiences in conjunction with other team members.
• Connects students to College resources for their success.
• Participates in the academic advisement and counseling of students as necessary.
• Consistently demonstrates and coaches students on soft skills:
  • Leadership and ethics
  • Communication and critical thinking
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Responsibility and dependability
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• Attends campus-based orientation and faculty meetings when applicable.
• Provides input to developing, evaluating, and revising program policies as applicable.
• Protects student privacy through completing required FERPA training and upholding FERPA guidelines.

Other Duties as Assigned

Faculty shall provide evidence of education and experience necessary to indicate that they are competent to teach a given course and develop and evaluate student admission, progression, retention, and graduation policies within the framework of the controlling institution.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required*.

• Graduate degree required (Master's or higher); If the Graduate degree is not in nursing must have a Bachelor’s degree in nursing and a Graduate degree in a related discipline from an accredited program recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).*
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a professional registered nurse providing direct patient care.
• Previous experience teaching in a registered nursing program at a college or university is preferred.
• Holds a current unencumbered state professional registered nurse license or enhance compact nurse licensure relevant to the state of teaching location.
• Certified Nurse Educator certification and national certification in area of nursing specialty is preferred.
• Maintains professional competence/expertise in teaching through activities such as nursing practice, continuing education programs, conferences, workshops, seminars, academic courses, research projects and professional writing.

*Subject to state BON/BRN regulation where student is located.