Job Information
Bay de Noc Community College Nursing Instructor in Iron Mountain, Michigan
Job Summary/Basic Function:
The primary responsibility is the instruction of practical and/or associate degree nursing students in theory, lab, and clinical settings, which requires teaching a combination of courses related to pharmacology, fundamentals, geriatrics, and medical-surgical nursing. In addition the faculty member has various responsibilities related to professional development, curriculum development, student advising and success; as well as activities that support the College and nursing division's operational success.
Essential Job Duty and Responsibility:
- Instruct courses in lecture, lab, and clinical nursing through the use of appropriate learning experiences which provide the opportunity to meet overall course objectives and program goals.
- Assist the Division Chair, Dean, and Faculty in developing, implementing, and evaluating approved academic programs.
- Create a classroom environment conducive to the development of critical thinking, critical reading skills and communication skills.
- Conducts all classes in accordance with an established and current course syllabus, submitted following established guidelines each semester, and the approved textbook and/or related instructional materials.
- Maintains student attendance, grade, and discipline records as required by the college.
- Actively support student success through counseling, advising and assisting individual and groups of students as needed by maintaining regular office hours and/or scheduled student appointments.
- Provide assistance and leadership to part-time faculty who are teaching specified nursing courses.
- Participate actively in department, division, college-wide meetings and continuous improvement teams.
- Participate in professional activities such as, but not limited to, curriculum planning, syllabus writing, examination development, textbook selection, program revision, and outcome assessment.
- Maintain an active program of professional development related to professional and institutional needs.
- Assist with student recruitment and retention.
- Develop, foster, and maintain effective communication and relationships between the faculty, administration, affiliating health care agencies, peers, students and college personnel to assure continuity and academic integrity in all areas of Allied Health.
- Uses innovative classroom technology to advance student learning and access to courses/programs.
Develop clinical practice sites and engages in overseeing student learning.