Nursing Instructor - Houston TX

Company Description

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. We’re 99,000 strong, with 31,000 students and 68,000 alumni armed with the skills, passion, and determination to make a difference in today’s complex healthcare environment. 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.

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 23 campuses and online post-licensure degree programs and certificates including RN to BSN, RN to MSN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with six Specialty Tracks, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Our College of Health Professions offers online options with a Master of Public Health degree, 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.

Job Description

The Instructor is responsible for teaching courses for Chamberlain University's College of Nursing.  This position provides the educational focus of teaching (classroom, clinical and other learning environments) as well as committee work in the nursing programs.  Service to the University, community, health system, profession and scholarly activities are integral aspects of this position.

Responsibilities

Evidence-Based Teaching/ Learning and Master Instruction

• Takes 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.
• Develops curricular/teaching innovations in the annual preparation and revision of all assigned course(s).
• Assumes responsibility for all autonomous aspects of individual teaching loads.
• Monitors clinical agencies for appropriateness for student clinical experiences and ability to meet clinical course outcomes.
• Plans clinical experiences for and provides direct/ indirect supervision and evaluation of nursing students delivering nursing care to an individual or group of individuals.
• In cooperation with clinical agencies and University departments, provides oversight for clinical preceptors/ mentors for student clinical experiences and coordinates and evaluates those preceptors/ mentors.
• Provides documented feedback to students on level of performance based on course outcomes.
• Provides student remediation within assigned courses.
• Communicates up-to-date information about agency/clinical policies, procedures, and expectations.
• Posts developed clinical assignments consistent with student’s knowledge base, skill competency and learning needs

Professional Role Model/ Chamberlain University Care

• Serves as a positive professional role model for students, assisting in their professional/social development.
• Serves 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.
• Mentors new faculty members.

Commitment to Professional Nursing

• Participates in professional activities outside the University.

Professional Service

• Contributes to the development, implementation and evaluation of the programs and the philosophy of the University.
• Participates 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.
• Contributes to the development and evaluation of student admission, progression, retention and graduation policies within the University.
• Provides opportunities for student and graduate evaluation of curriculum and teaching and program effectiveness.
• Provides recommendations to the program leader regarding budgetary needs for the University.
• A faculty member at the rank of Instructor demonstrates significant leadership within the University by accepting or initiating, as part of the workload, responsibility for activities such as:
  • Chairing or serving on University committees.
  • Chairing and/ or serving on work groups that contribute to preparation for accreditation visits.
  • Gathering and analyzing data related to course, curriculum and program review to foster continuous quality improvement.
  • Serving as course coordinato