BSN Nursing Faculty

Summary

Join Walden University's College of Nursing as a part-time Tempo Learning faculty subject matter expert (SME) for the BSN program. As an SME, you will work directly with students, providing academic content support and guidance. Key responsibilities include facilitating student learning through online discussions, providing timely feedback on assessments, and monitoring student progress. You will also contribute to curriculum development and improvement. This role requires an MSN and a doctorate (preferably in nursing), along with at least two years of experience teaching undergraduate nursing courses. Successful candidates will demonstrate excellent communication skills and a commitment to student success in a distance learning environment. Compensation ranges from $700-$4080 per quarter depending on factors such as course type, experience, and location.

Requirements

• Earned Masters in Nursing (MSN) AND an earned Doctorate (preferably in Nursing) from an accredited institution
• Candidates should possess a record of professional scholarly contributions to the field of nursing
• A minimum of two years’ experience teaching nursing undergraduate courses
• Experience in quality improvement, population health, and/or Capstone change project teaching
• Commitment to advocating for the learning and development needs of students earning their degrees in a distance learning environment
• Evidence of current compact RN licensure in one the states in the US required
• Excellent communication, team, and human-relations skills

Responsibilities

• Work directly with students to assist with any questions or challenges they may have in acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills needed to demonstrate proficiency in each competency
• Initiate regular and substantive academic engagement with each student as they work through each competency for which the SME has responsibility. Additionally, the faculty SME is required to document the substance of all students’ academic engagement in the student's record
• Hold weekly office hours
• Pose and promptly respond to student questions through frequent discussion board sessions in the learning platform, as well as respond to individual student emails on academic content
• Use detailed rubrics to validate the student assessment as demonstrating competency
• Provide feedback that encourages good work and invites learners to excel
• Leverage available learning and behavioral analytics to track student engagement on a weekly basis and identify students who require more immediate intervention
• Assure curriculum quality. Faculty SME’s play a crucial role in the development, review, and ongoing improvement of the CBE curriculum
• Establish regular and structured contact with students; initiate contact with students, even when they do not expect it, with a message of caring and attentiveness to the individual
• Develop sensitivity to cultural differences that influence communication and understanding
• Exercise patience and tolerance and assume good intent on the part of learners
• Develop a repertoire of online discussion catalysts in your subject area to stimulate and drive engagement
• Encourage students to take risks, to explore, and to learn from their mistakes, thereby facilitating their self-empowerment
• Create an atmosphere of mutual respect while engaging students in the learning endeavors
• Monitor all students’ work for academic integrity
• Regularly review competency content and recommend updates to resource links or other materials as necessary

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with distance learning preferred

Benefits

• Graduate Course Instruction: $1,560 - $4,080 per Quarter or Semester, depending on type of course taught and length of course
• Undergraduate Course Instruction: $700 - $2,200 per quarter, depending on type of course taught and length of course
• Walden also offers other opportunities for its contributing faculty members, such as dissertation/doctoral study committee chair positions, research reviewing, and dissertation and doctoral study mentoring