Practical Nursing Faculty

Practical Nursing Faculty . EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-Time SALARY RANGE: Salary based on education and experience. North Arkansas College provides an attractive package of employee benefits in addition to the salary. Northark is open and inclusive of everyone SCHEDULE: DESCRIPTION: Faculty is responsible for teaching, assessing, and assigning grades, planning and supervising clinical experiences of PN students, and contributing to curriculum revision and ongoing program development and accreditation.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Develop and maintain course descriptions and syllabi and assist in curriculum development as needed. 2. Provide quality instruction by following appropriate course outlines and using various innovative teaching techniques to enhance student success. 3. Maintain student records, gradebooks, etc., using the Learning Management System (LMS). 4.

Provide student guidance or advising as appropriate. 5. Adhere to College policies and execute components of the Strategic Plan as directed. 6. Serve on College committees and attend faculty meetings as required. 7. Maintain continuing professional development through academic courses, workshops, professional meetings, etc.

Perform any other related duties as required or assigned. PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES: The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to talk or hear; regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms; and frequently required to sit, taste or smell; occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Nursing faculty must meet the educational, licensure, and experience requirements established by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN) and applicable institutional standards.

Faculty teaching in the Practical Nursing (PN) program must possess a minimum of an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher preferred. Faculty teaching in the associate degree Registered Nursing (RN) program must possess a minimum of a BSN, with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or higher preferred. All nursing faculty must hold a current, unencumbered registered nurse license to practice in Arkansas, have at least two years of previous clinical nursing experience at or above the educational program level, and maintain competency in their assigned instructional areas. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Fill out our online application: [http://bit.ly/2aivLxm](http://bit.ly/2aivLxm "smartCard-inline") \Application materials: 1) completed Northark application (even if the resume contains similar information), 2) a current resume, 3) a cover letter, 4) transcripts (if appropriate for position).

Northark will only consider candidates who submit complete application materials as valid applicants. \Unofficial transcripts can be submitted for the initial application process; however official transcripts are required before employment can be offered. Northark is open and inclusive of everyone. This position will remain open until filled