Nursing Faculty – Nursing Education Program

Overview

Virginia Peninsula Community College is a two-year institution of higher education established as part of a statewide system of community colleges. It primarily serves the residents of the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg, and the counties of James City and York.

• Teaching faculty must provide instruction, support, assessment, and mentorship to Virginia Peninsula Community College’s students. Faculty are required to participate in the mission and community of the college entirely. The primary emphasis shall be on teaching by working with students in classrooms, distant learning, laboratories, individual conferences, and related activities to help the students develop their interests and abilities to the fullest capacity to become better persons, better workers, and better citizens.
• Teach a minimum of 15 credit hours/20 contact hours of lecture and laboratory each semester and other instructional loads as assigned, which may include classes at the Hampton or Historic Triangle campus and online classes: day, evening, and weekend classes. Contribute high energy, engagement, creativity, and leadership to the teaching and learning environment.
• Design, develop, and assess curriculum. Serve as a faculty mentor for students and contribute to college governance and service. Collaborate in a diverse and collegial organizational culture with high standards for performance. Remain current in the academic discipline and in trends in teaching through professional development, further education, and or scholarship.
• Engagement
  
  Hours:
  
  Maintain (10) hours per week when available to work with individual students outside of class meetings. Be available to work with students on their individual academic and occupational concerns.
• Additional
  
  Activities:
  
  Include committee work, student and community activities, student advising, and professional activities such as discipline-specific initiatives and program and general education assessment.
• Performs other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
• Special Assignments:
  May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.
• Two years of clinical nursing practice experience.
• Current, unrestricted Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Health Professions Registered Nurse license or compact designation.
• Ability to demonstrate a passion for the Professional Nursing (RN) discipline and a commitment/belief that a diverse group of students from various backgrounds and ages, including adult learners, can learn this discipline, thus fulfilling the College’s mission to change lives and empower students to succeed.
• Willingness to adopt an organized Plan of Instruction and use methods to measure student progress toward student learning outcomes fairly.
• Teaching experience with online, hybrid, and/or traditional face-to-face classroom modalities in a higher education.
• Demonstrated proficiency and experience in using instructional technologies and learning management systems (e.g., Canvas) with the ability to use technology to enhance teaching and educational experience.
• Demonstrated ability to measure, assess, and align student outcomes within courses or programs.
• Must be able to work at all campus locations.

• Current CPR (AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers)

• Knowledge of nursing theory, practice, and trends.
• Knowledge of current nursing curricular content and National Education Standards.
• Knowledge of concept-based curriculum.
• Knowledge of adult learning theory and methodologies.
• Knowledge of program assessment principles.

• Demonstrated teaching and educational facilitation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills appropriate for students, colleagues, staff, and administrator interactions as an individual or as a part of a team.

• Ability to work at all campus, site, and clinical locations.
• Ability to assess student performance and progress and to provide appropriate feedback.
• Ability to promote higher-order thinking and problem-solving among educational participants.
• Ability to adhere to established standards for educational quality.
• Ability to maintain complete, accurate educational and/or clinical records.
• Maintains compliance with American Heart Association Training Site and course requirements before, during, and following instructions as assigned.
• Ability to adapt nursing curricula to reflect state requirements, local needs, accreditation standards, and national trends

• Master of Science in Nursing or Nursing Education Degree from a regionally accredited institution; degree conferred by the first day of assigned classes.
• Recent teaching experience in an ACEN-accredited community college nursing program.
• Significant clinical experience in a medical/surgical nursing setting or related…