Nursing Faculty

Summary

Join Chamberlain University as a full-time faculty member for our online BSN program! We have openings in various areas like pharmacology and mental health nursing. You will be responsible for teaching, curriculum development, and student mentorship. A graduate degree in nursing and a doctoral degree are required, along with at least two years of full-time teaching experience. Simulation experience is preferred, and you must obtain an Illinois nursing license within 30 days of employment. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and more.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in nursing and a doctoral degree either in nursing or field of teaching specialty
• Professional nurse licensure
• Maintain current regulatory and practice credentials, when appropriate, based on assignment
• Excellent communication skills along with a high level of initiative and prudent judgment
• Meet all compliance requirements as specified in the Faculty Handbook
• Minimum 2 years of fulltime teaching experience
• Education and experience must align with regulations in the state. Complies with the rules and regulations of state authorization agencies, which may include the higher education board and/or licensing board in multiple states
• Minimum 2 years of fulltime didactic online teaching experience
• Experientially prepared to teach assigned courses
• Unencumbered professional nursing licensure. In compliance with Illinois Board of Nursing regulations, successful candidates are required to obtain Illinois nursing licensure within 30 days of employment
• Demonstrates scholarship congruent with the level of rank
• Scholarship must be: 1) made public, 2) open to critical review and evaluation by knowledgeable peers and 3) accessible for exchange and use by others
• The Assistant Professor Faculty member is required to demonstrate at least one example within one of the four following focus areas of professional development and scholarship (detailed examples of each rank are outlined in the faculty handbook for reference)
• Scholarship of Discovery
• Scholarship of Integration
• Scholarship of Practice/Application
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Responsibilities

• Implement the College’s philosophy, curriculum and course objectives through classroom, online, or clinical teaching, and service to College, community, health system and profession
• Develop curricular/teaching innovations in the annual preparation and revision of all assigned course(s)
• Assume responsibility for all autonomous aspects of individual teaching loads
• Monitor clinical agencies for appropriateness for student clinical experiences and ability to meet clinical course outcomes
• Plan clinical experiences for and provide direct/ indirect supervision and evaluation of nursing students delivering nursing care to an individual or group of individuals
• In cooperation with clinical agencies and university departments, provide oversight for clinical preceptors/mentors for student clinical experiences and coordinate and evaluate those preceptors/mentors
• Provide documented feedback to students on level of performance based on course outcomes
• Provide student remediation within assigned courses
• Communicate up-to-date information about agency/clinical policies, procedures, and expectations
• Post developed clinical assignments consistent with student’s knowledge base, skill competency and learning needs
• Serve as a positive professional role model for students, assisting in their professional/social development
• Serve as an informal leader, mentor, and role model for other faculty and staff in the areas of customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence and general professionalism
• Mentor new faculty members
• Participate in professional activities outside the University
• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the programs and the philosophy of the University
• Participate in academic advisement and counseling for an assigned group of students while participating in assessment of potential and real counseling concerns for all students with whom the faculty come into contact
• Contribute to the development and evaluation of student admission, progression, retention and graduation policies within the University
• Provide opportunities for student and graduate evaluation of curriculum and teaching and program effectiveness
• Provide recommendations to the program leader regarding budgetary needs for the University
• Accept or initiate, as part of the workload, responsibility for activities such as: Chairing or serving on University committees
• Chair and/ or serve on work groups that contribute to preparation for accreditation visits
• Gather and analyze data related to course, curriculum and program review to foster continuous quality improvement
• Serve as course coordinator, course lead or Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Document actions taken in faculty and committee meetings as appropriate
• Demonstrate scholarship through the Scholarship of Teaching, Discovery, Application, or Integration congruent with expectations of assigned rank
• Demonstrate a practice of scholarly teaching characterized by keeping course materials and content current, applying principles of evidence based teaching, participating in and welcoming peer review of teaching, and reflection on one’s own teaching
• Complete other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Simulation experience

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Annual incentive program