College of Nursing, Teaching Track - Washington, United States - InsideHigherEd

Description

Available Title(s):

158-NN_FACULTY - Teaching Assistant Professor - Career, 159-NN_FACULTY - Teaching Associate Professor - Career, 160-NN_FACULTY - Teaching Professor - CareerBusiness Title:College of Nursing, Teaching TrackEmployee Type:FacultyTime Type:Full timePosition Term:9 MonthPosition Details:

Summary of Duties:

The College of Nursing at WSU Tri-Cities is currently seeking to fill three teaching career-track faculty positions. We are seeking applicants who are passionate about teaching and working with students in a variety of settings across the nursing programs that we offer. The College of Nursing at WSU Tri-Cities offers 1) Prelicensure BSN, 2) RN to BSN, 3) Masters of Nursing (MN), 4) Doctor of Nursing Practice-Family Nurse Practitioner, 5) Doctor of Nursing Practice-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.

Of the three (3) career-track teaching faculty positions we are seeking to fill, one (1) position is specific to obstetric nursing. The remaining two (2) positions do not have a required specialty or focus.

We seek faculty with clinical expertise and scholarly focus that will contribute to our strengths in teaching nursing in the following areas: family practice, behavioral health, community health, pediatrics, obstetrics, acute care, and long-term care.

The College of Nursing offers undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing to over 1,000 students system-wide at campuses and satellites in Spokane, Vancouver, Tri-Cities, and Yakima. News and World report consistently ranks our graduate programs among the top 40 in the U.S. with our DNP program currently ranked as #28 and our MN program ranked as 39. Our BSN pre-licensure program graduates more than 280 students annually and is the top producer of RNs in Washington. Our alumni and faculty are recognized for their contributions to research and scholarship, clinical practice, service and leadership at local, regional, state and national levels.

WSU Tri-Cities is committed to creating a student-ready campus, marked by academic excellence, career-connected learning, and social belonging. This commitment is informed by our belief that all students, faculty, and staff contribute value to our campus culture. We ascribe to an assets-based framework for understanding and celebrating difference and are deeply committed to closing equity gaps where they exist. We are proud that almost half of our students are first in their family to attend college and almost half of our students identify as students of color. We believe that this diversity is a great strength in the classroom and across the many co-curricular activities in which WSU Tri-Cities students participate and lead.

Additional faculty/staff positions in the WSU Tri-Cities College of Nursing are available on WSU Jobs.

Teaching faculty are responsible for:

• Teaching undergraduate students in didactic, clinical, and laboratory courses, with occasional assignments in graduate courses based upon expertise or certification.
• Advising undergraduate and/or graduate students.
• The responsibilities of the position:
  • Teaching Assistant Professor is 100% teaching.
  • Associate or Full Professor rank is 90% teaching and 10% professional and university service.

Required Qualifications for Teaching Assistant Professor, Teaching Associate Professor, and Teaching Professor Ranks:

• Earned Master's Degree in Nursing.
• Possess an unencumbered RN licensure in Washington State.
• Experience in obstetric nursing, if seeking the one (1) obstetric nursing teaching track position. Experience in obstetric nursing not required for the two (2) additional teaching track positions.

Additional required qualifications for Teaching Associate Professor Rank

• Currently serving in the rank of an Associate Professor or equivalent at a post-secondary institution, OR;
• At least 4 years of academic teaching experience with demonstrated expertise in academic advising, teaching, integration of theory and evidence-based practice in instructional approaches, demonstrated leadership, engagement and dissemination in local community, region, state or national professional or health-care related activities.

Additional required qualifications for Teaching Professor Rank

• Currently serving in the rank of a Full Professor or equivalent at a post-secondary institution, OR;
• At least eight (8) years of academic teaching experience and expertise and creativity as a master teacher in specialty areas in undergraduate and/or graduate courses, and
• Current national or international board certification as a Certified Nurse Educator or in a clinical area as required; Demonstrated mastery in integration of theory and evidence based practice activities into innovative instructional approaches; Demonstrated leadership in college or campus activities pursuing continuous quality improvement of nursing education and the nurse educator role; Demonstrated leadership in college activities, policy formation; Demonstrated effective leadership and increased dissemination & engagement in local regional, state or national activities.

Preferred Qualifications for All Ranks:

• Experience in teaching didactic and clinical courses and advising students.
• Experience with technology-assisted education modalities.
• Experience working with diverse populations and/or students.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize practice-based research studies to address salient nursing and health care issues.
• Nursing leadership experience and engagement in professional nursing organizations.
• Interdisciplinary/ interprofessional collaboration in practice and/or education
• Experience as a preceptor for prelicensure Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), and/or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) students.

Additional Information:

Area/College:

WSU Tri-Cities College of Nursing

City, State, Zip:

Richland, Washington 99534

Department Link:

Annual 9-month Academic Salary

Teaching Assistant Professor Rank: $74,169 without doctoral; $90,258 with doctoral degree

Teaching Associate Professor Rank: $76, 830 without doctoral; $102,625 with doctoral degree

Teaching Professor Rank: $93,090 without doctoral; $120,162 with doctoral degree

In accordance with RCW , the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate's current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation.

FTE:

100%

Overtime Eligibility:

Ineligible

Tenure Track:

Non- tenure Track

Position Type:

Fixed term, Career Track

Temporary Position:

This is a temporary, fixed term, career track appointment which is intended to be renewed annually dependent upon performance, funding, and mutual agreement.

Position Term:

9 months. The position will follow the academic year; August 16, 2024 to May 15, 2025.

Posting Close Date:

This position will close June 30, 2024 at 11:59pm. The screening of applicants will begin immediately.

It is anticipated that the successful candidates will begin their appointment as soon as August 16, 2024.

Background Check:

This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions:

• Applicants must upload the following list of documents to their online application.
• Only electronic application materials submitted through WSU Jobs will be considered.
• All documents must be attached before submitting.
• Applicants are unable to edit their applications once submitted.
• Documents may be submitted in one file or separate files.
• Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible.

External candidates, please upload all documents in the "Resume/CV" section of your application.

Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the "Resume/Cover Letter" section of your application.

Required Documents:

1) Curriculum Vitae

2) Cover Letter, including the position rank and, if applicable, the specialty sought

3) Teaching Statement

4) Diversity Statement (Guidelines: )

5) Contact information for three (3) professional references

Questions regarding the position may be directed to Christina Chacon, WSU Tri-Cities Nursing Academic Director, at

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