Adjunct Faculty: Nursing

Overview

Hiring Rate: $1,159.00 per load hour

The Nursing Department is hiring Adjunct Faculty for the Verde and Prescott Campuses.

The successful faculty member recognizes that service to our students is our highest priority, and embraces their role in student success, recruitment, and retention. This includes being open to a variety of delivery methods and course design with the possibility of interactive, online, day, evening, weekend classes and/or teaching at various College locations and/or in the high school/college dual enrollment programs.

In addition, faculty should be open to both traditional (16 week) and compressed course design (i.e., 8 week classes). Faculty can expect to participate in innovative forms of assessment and should be willing to utilize Open Educational Resources (OER) when possible.

• Meet and teach assigned class(es) in accordance with course outlines, including specified textbooks. A course outline is a district-approved document covering such items as course prefix, number, title, description, learning outcomes and content.
• Develop and submit to the division office a course syllabus and calendar based upon the approved college course outline prior to the start of class. Every course syllabus must incorporate the required components of a course syllabus. A syllabus is a learning plan designed by the instructor to inform students about the learning outcomes, assessment requirements, grading criteria, attendance standards, institution policies and support services.
• Promptly submit required rosters, grade reports, evaluations, and academic reports; retain student grade records for one calendar year.
• Follow the accepted standards of conduct for faculty as described in applicable academic policies, which relate to satisfactory service and conduct becoming of a faculty member.
• Yavapai College requires that you use the official email address provided by Yavapai College. It is expected that you will monitor the email account regularly for official correspondence from Yavapai College and your Division and respond to students in a timely and professional manner.
• Attend required instructional related meetings such as orientation meetings, department or division meetings, and other meetings as required.
• Attend meetings and workshops as may be necessary to obtain or renew certification or essential licensure requirements.
• Complete all required NEOED trainings on an annual basis.
• New adjunct faculty must complete the Teaching Online Readiness Course in Canvas within the first semester of teaching.
• Participate in professional development opportunities offered at Yavapai College, including orientation, workshops, trainings, Convocation and division and department meetings, as applicable.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Employment is on a non-continuing basis, and consecutive teaching assignments do not lead to probationary or continuing faculty status. Teaching assignments are part-time, on a semester basis only and may or may not be continued based on student enrollment and College need.

Unofficial transcripts/professional certifications must be attached when submitting the application.

• Faculty and instructional staff teaching courses in Career & Technical Education courses must hold an associate degree and document five years or 5,000 hours of current professional experience in the field OR
• Hold a license from a nationally recognized professional association and document five years or 5,000 hours of current professional experience in the field.
  OR
• Exceptions are permitted on a case-by-case basis as determined by full-time faculty and appropriate Dean or AVP which are consistent with Higher Learning Commission (HLC) guidelines which could include, but are not limited to, the achievement of academic credentials, equivalent experience, or some combination thereof.

• Coursework and Degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution. Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited institution.
• Current unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Arizona:
  Arizona State Board of Nursing.
• Valid Arizona Driver's License.
• Two (2) years of full-time work experience related to the program(s) being taught, including a minimum of one (1) year of related full-time work experience that has been acquired within the past five (5) years. In lieu of this one (1) year of recent full-time experience, two (2) years of post-secondary teaching experience in the appropriate occupational field within the past five (5) years may be considered.
  
  (Two (2) years of post-secondary teaching experience means eight (8) semesters of part-time teaching or four (4) semesters of full-time teaching at an accredited institution.)
• Must be in good standing with clinical agency placements.

• Ability to adapt to meet student needs, including flexibility in scheduling, workload, and type/variety of communication.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to convey ideas and concepts in a…