Associate Professor and Course Leader DNP Projects

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About Chamberlain University

Chamberlain University has a 130-year history and the mission to educate, empower, and embolden diverse healthcare professionals who advance the health of people, families, communities, and nations. Our regionally accredited University is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. Our College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program at 22 locations and online post-licensure degree programs and certificates including RN to BSN, RN to MSN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with nine Specialty Tracks, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Our College of Health Professions offers online options with a Master of Public Health degree, Master Physician Assistant Studies, Public Health Certificate programs, and a Master of Social Work degree. Learn more about Chamberlain University, part of Adtalem Global Education, at www.chamberlain.edu.

There is one very significant way Chamberlain is different than other Universities - Chamberlain Care®. Healthcare education is offered in a culture of service excellence and care in four ways: care for self, care for colleagues, care for patients/clients, care for all. By living Chamberlain Care®, we’ve built a culture in which colleagues and students thrive and we graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Chamberlain Care® is the guiding principle we provide to each other and to our students to help our students achieve their goals, reach their dreams and impact healthcare at a national level.
If you're ready to live Chamberlain Care®, we invite you to apply today!
 

Job Description

The Associate Professor/Course Leader is tasked with teaching and overseeing all sections of the NR730 DNP Project class. In this class, students collaborate with a DNP faculty to develop and plan their DNP Project. Besides instructing up to two course sections, this individual will evaluate all practicum project proposal forms submitted by students and offer guidance and feedback for their approval.

In this role you will:

• Take responsibility for program outcomes by implementing the College’s philosophy, curriculum and course objectives through classroom, online, clinical teaching, and service to the University, community, health system and profession.
• Develop curricular/teaching innovations in the annual preparation and revision of all assigned course(s).
• Assume responsibility for all autonomous aspects of individual teaching loads.
• Monitor clinical agencies for appropriateness for student clinical experiences and ability to meet clinical course outcomes.
• Plan clinical experiences for and provide direct/ indirect supervision and evaluation of nursing students delivering nursing care to an individual or group of individuals.
• In cooperation with clinical agencies and college departments, provide oversight for clinical preceptors/mentors for student clinical experiences and coordinates and evaluate those preceptors/mentors.
• Provide documented feedback to students on level of performance based on course outcomes.
• Provide student remediation within assigned courses.
• Communicate up-to-date information about agency/clinical policies, procedures, and expectations.
• Post developed clinical assignments consistent with student’s knowledge base, skill competency and learning needs.
• Serve as a positive professional role model for students, assisting in their professional/social development.
• Serve as an informal leader, mentor, and role model for other faculty and staff in the areas of customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence and general professionalism.
• Mentor new faculty members.
• Participate in professional activities outside the University.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the programs and the philosophy of the University.
• Participate in academic advisement and counseling for an assigned group of students while participating in assessment of potential and real counseling concerns for all students with whom the faculty come into contact.
• Contribute to the development and evaluation of student admission, progression, retention and graduation policies within the University.
• Provide opportunities for student and graduate evaluation of curriculum and teaching and program effectiveness.
• Provide recommendations to the program leader regarding budgetary needs for the University.
• A faculty member at the rank of Associate Professor demonstrates significant leadership within the University by accepting or initiating, as part of the workload, responsibility activities