Adjunct Instructor: Family Nurse Practitioner

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
 

Pay Range: $14,149.99 - $21,225.00

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Act as a steward for carrying out WGU’s mission and strategic vision by demonstrating effective and consistent commitment to learner-centered, competency-based educational support.
• Provide specialized instruction on assigned topics aligned with course curriculum and best practices.
• Responsible for monitoring the course progress of an assigned group of learners in their course(s) and proactively offer support at key points of the student journey.
• Responsible for managing a case load of assigned students and supporting team members students/caseloads as needed.
• Provide expertise in assigned content area and maintains current knowledge in their field.
• Foster student learning through innovative, effective teaching practices.
• Use technology-based teaching and communication platforms to aid students in the development of competencies.
• Collaborate with other professionals within the university to promote a positive, student-obsessed atmosphere.
• Demonstrate initiative through independent completion of tasks.
• Adapt to changing priorities within the workplace.
• Participate in all required training activities.
• Consistently exhibits WGU Leadership Principles.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned as the position evolves.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to customize instructional support for learners with various needs and educational backgrounds.
• Must demonstrate technological competency: proficiency in Microsoft Office (or similar) applications, virtual instructional platforms, and student management systems.
• Extraordinary customer service orientation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly, concisely, and accurately; friendly, persuasive speaking and writing style.
• Communicate effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds and situations.
• Well organized - conscientious and detail-oriented.
• Demonstrated ability to use data to make decisions.
• Strong understanding, acceptance, adherence, and promotion of the tenets of competency-based education in the WGU model.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters degree in Nursing with FNP focus or Masters degree in Nursing and Post-Master's Certificate with a population focus of FNP.
• Active FNP National Certification.
• Active, unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of residence with ability to secure active, unencumbered license in all 50 states as required for role.
• Active, unencumbered APRN licensure or certificate to practice in state of residence.
• Minimum of 2 years experience as FNP.
• Ability to maintain currency in clinical practice.
• 2 years highly successful academic practice, based on student outcomes, in the role area/practice working with students in a Nurse Practitioner program.
• Demonstrated subject matter expert in assigned content or practice area(s).
• Available to work a student-centered schedule including evenings and weekends
• Up to 20% travel is required of this role<