Nursing Instructor

Description

Position Title: Nursing Instructor                                                  Department/Unit: Nursing

Salary/Grade: Step 14-15 ($56,426-$57,557)                               Reports To: Director of Nursing 

Status (exempt or non-exempt): Exempt                                   Percentage: Full-time (100%)

Annual/Academic year: Academic year - starts in 2023-24

This is a 35 hour a week position for the academic year (9 months, 174 days)

This position offers the following benefits:

• Employer premium support for Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Optional employee paid insurance - life, AD&D, Short Term Disability
• Paid time off - personal hours, sick 
• Paid holidays - 
• Oregon PERS retirement
• Tuition waivers

FACULTY COMMITMENTS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS:

1. Creating an inclusive classroom environment that is sensitive to and respectful of student diversity.
2. An interest in teaching across the curriculum and interdisciplinary collaboration.
3. Giving students access to learning where and when it supports their success (days, evenings, weekends; at all of our locations; as well as on-line).
4. A passion for pedagogy and commitment to continuous improvement.
5. Excitement about technology; already savvy or excited to learn.
6. Collaborative engagement outside of the classroom to improve institutional outcomes for our students and staff.
7. An entrepreneurial mindset and propensity to “see what is possible”.
8. Faculty ownership and leadership in the classroom, discipline, and College.
9. Collegiality and respect for everyone.
10. Excited about and committed to advancing OCCC’s future: independent accreditation, growth in access and programs, and a great place to work.

TYPICAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching and Student Success: Instruct students using approved course outcome guides and accurate syllabi. Prepare instructional materials as needed. Meet all assigned classes. Apply the college’s values for teaching and learning. Facilitate learning that applies to students’ academic and career goals. Meet the curricular needs of students at various learning levels. Encourage mutual responsibility for a supportive learning environment. Provide effective teaching strategies in an environment that encourages student and instructor interaction. Actively engage students in the learning process. Encourage creative and critical thinking. Evaluate and grade student progress. Maintain accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and scholastic progress.

Clinical Environment Coordination: Oversee the student clinical/lab/simulation experience Responsible for the supervision and documentation of the student clinical/lab/simulation experience. Maintain a positive and professional working relationship with community partners to provide a positive professional clinical experience for student in their assigned professional clinical setting.

Skills and Simulation Lab Teaching: Assists in the coordination of student skills lab and simulation experiences. Responsible for the assignment of student experiences, along with the supervision and documentation of the student experience while in the skills lab/simulation environment. Ensures that students are achieving the competencies that will be needed in the clinical environment. Works closely with clinical faculty and clinical partners to maintain knowledge of current trends; equipment; and policies and procedures so that they can be adapted to the skills/simulation lab as needed to assist the students in achieving the course and industry outcomes.

Professional Responsibilities: Work collaboratively with colleagues and community partners. Participate in institutional work (such as accreditation and shared governance) to advance the College mission. Attend and participate in meetings that are regional and state, college-wide, department, and program level. Mentor another faculty, including part-time. Maintain office hours. Assist in the recruitment of students. Undertake activities that promote and support: student success (such as mentoring of students); and Faculty development. Interact with students, staff, and administration in a professional manner. Assure effective two-way communication at all levels of responsibility. 

Compliance Comply with published College Policies and Procedures. Maintain a safe learning and working environment by following all laws, policies and procedures established by the College and through state and federal oversight (such as OSHA and Title IX). Maintain College safety standards in work areas; ensure that students are trained in good safety practices; and make reasonable efforts to ensure that students follow good safety practices. 

Other duties as needed: Use of media aids, the library, and other resources, as applicable. Requires a flexible work schedule to meet program needs, which may include evenings and/or weekends. Ability to work an instructional schedule that may vary from term-to-term. Ability to travel to a variety of teaching sites throughout Lincoln County. 

The list of essential functions is intended to be representative of the tasks performed by this position. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing 
• Candidate must possess current, unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse through the Oregon State Board of Nursing
• Minimum three years recent, demonstrated registered nursing experience. 
• Maintains currency in applicable certifications; subject matter domain, and developments in field(s) of expertise. 
• Possess current healthcare provider CPR certification and show evidence of required immunizations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university. 
• Medical-surgical nursing practice in acute care settings within the past three years.  
• Prior experience teaching nursing students in the classroom, skills lab and/or clinical setting.
• Knowledge of simulation standards, principles, and processes

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Qualifications:

• Knowledge of current clinical nursing practices and maintenance of clinical nursing skills
• Knowledge of the scopes and practice for PNs and RNs within the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, administered by the Oregon State Board of Nursing
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement nursing curriculum 
• Ability to effectively present curriculum that is understandable to individuals at various levels of learning and with varying learning needs 
• Demonstrated knowledge of current instructional techniques and procedures pertaining to a nursing program and clinical nursing practices.
• Possesses and applies knowledge of professional standards and state guidelines relevant to the performance of nursing instruction.
• Understands, develops, and provides a learning environment that supports diversity and incorporates sensitivity to diversity in the classroom and the workplace
• Serves as a positive role-model for students 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Individual hired will be required to complete documentation that will be submitted to the State’s Board of Nursing for review, verification, and competency clearance.  
• Assignment will be contingent upon candidate’s abilities to successfully complete and pass a background and drug screen.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Faculty positions are represented by the collective bargaining agreement between American Federation of Teachers and Oregon Coast Community College. 

New full time faculty have probationary appointments: probationary appointment faculty may be reappointed annually based upon satisfactory performance. Contingent on three (3) years of successful performance, faculty will earn continuous appointment status.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Complete assigned periods of clinical practice (7-12-hour shifts, days, evenings)
• Transfer patients/clients in and out of bed from stretchers and wheelchairs.
• Control a fall by slowly lowering client to the floor.
• Lift or move (turn, position) clients or objects, pull or push objects, weighing up to 35 pounds.
• Reach to shoulder or higher level to place or access equipment such as intravenous fluid bags, bend or squat to access equipment below bed level.
• Carry equipment and supplies to the client bedside.
• Manipulate small equipment and containers, such as syringes, vials, ampules, and medication packages, to administer medications.
• Light physical exertion with occasional, moderate lifting, bending, stooping, and pulling. 
• Ability to carry equipment and tools of moderate weight, using arms and hands. 
• Mobility to move between offices, classrooms, and floors. 
• Ability to hear the conversational voice and effectively communicate responses. 
• Visual acuity to read and evaluate student work and complete and maintain various types of records. 

This position will be hired specifically for two clinical rotations per term however assignments and will also include some classroom, clinical, lab & simulation instruction at all OCCC locations and may involve field work conducted at various clinical sites within Lincoln County.

Assignments will include didactic, skills lab and clinical teaching. This may occur at various locations within Lincoln County. Periodic travel and overnight stays outside of Lincoln County may be required for meetings, professional development, and other purposes.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The use of tobacco and smoke-emitting materials and devices including electronic cigarettes, is prohibited on all the college’s campuses, including OCCC’s building exteriors and parking lots.

We strive to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and we encourage applications from persons with varied backgrounds and perspectives. 

In support of Oregon Veterans Preference in Public Employment, we encourage veterans and veterans with disabilities to explore employment opportunities at Oregon Coast Community College.

All positions at Oregon Coast Community College are required to be available for work onsite as requested by the college. Employees must maintain Oregon residency as a condition of employment.

Federal law prohibits the College from employing an individual who has not provided documentation for verification by the third day of employment.

Contact Human Resources if you need assistance and/or an accommodation to aid your participation in our hiring process. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Human Resources at 541-867-8515.

• Notice of Affirmative Action Policy- It is the policy of Oregon Coast Community College not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or family relationship (ORS 659.340), in admission and access to, or treatment in, employment, educational programs, or activity as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and their implementing regulations.

Salary : $56,426 - $57,557