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Assistant Professor Nursing - Madras Campus

Position Number: B1194PD
Starting Wage/Salary: $61,560 - $72,009 plus exceptional benefits
Close Date: 03/02/2025

Primary Purpose:

• Co-facilitate instruction in area of discipline, using approved course outcome guides. Teaching assignments may be during the day (including early morning), evening, or weekend, however weekend Nursing courses are rarely, if ever, scheduled.
• Provide student advising and assistance in areas of course selection, career planning, job placement and employment follow-up.
• Hold at least five scheduled office hours per week for student help sessions and program assistance.
• Utilize College tools and resources, including the Learning Management System and Disability Services software, to support teaching activities as appropriate.
• Participate in department meetings, curriculum revision, course assessment, program assessment, and program review.
• Engage in regular professional growth activities, remain current in the field, and maintain current credentials or licensures as required by the program.
• Participate in service to the college. This may include participating in College committees, taskforces, peer teams, or other activities.
• Provide meaningful, professional service to the community, businesses, public agencies, and other organizations.
• Perform other essential job functions as assigned that support the overall objective of the position.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge in the field of taught discipline and demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge.
• Ability to adapt and use a variety of teaching and assessment techniques including the use of technology to enhance student success.
• Ability to observe, direct, and oversee students ensuring safety in the classroom or laboratory.
• Ability to work with and present various curriculum concepts to a wide range of students with varying diverse backgrounds, abilities, and learning styles.
• Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office suite: various course management systems; technology to teach traditional, hybrid, streaming, or online courses; and other technology used in the instructional setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with diverse students, staff, health care partners, and community members.
• Ability to provide services to students in a manner which does not discriminate as to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, sexual preference or marital status.
• Willingness to travel and or teach at various hours and campus locations, as required.
• Ability to foster a collaborative atmosphere among students and the willingness to work as a member of a team with faculty.
• Excellent oral, written and electronic communication skills.
• Apply values for teaching and learning:
  • Create a learning climate of mutual respect and fairness.
  • Encourage creative and critical thinking.
  • Engage students in an active learning process.
  • Facilitate learning that applies to and enriches a students life.
  • Encourage mutual responsibility for a supportive learning environment.
  • Clarify expectations and encourage student responsibilities for learning.
  • Evaluate student progression across the sequence of courses.
  • Promote learning as a lifelong process.

   

• Function as a life-long learner.
• Willingness to develop knowledge and expertise in any area of the nursing curriculum.
• Work in a cooperative manner with staff and faculty in the nursing department and individuals affiliated healthcare facilities.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Hold at least a masters degree in nursing or a baccalaureate degree in nursing and masters or doctoral degree in a related field with relevant teaching and nursing experience related to the teaching assignment.
• Clinical Experience: Have the equivalent of a minimum of three years of full-time patient care experience at the registered nurse level and document competency in teaching through experience, educational preparation or continuing education.
• License: Unencumbered Oregon Registered Nursing License (RN) at the time of employment.
• Must meet College requirement for computer literacy.

• Experience in leadership in an academic department (e.g. program coordinator, department chair, nurse administrator, director of nursing).
• Community college teaching experience.

To apply, visit https://jobs.cocc.edu/postings/11034

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