Lead Faculty Job Opening

Lead Faculty provides daily operational oversight of one DDC; serves as primary contact person for information, problem solving, and process management; assures adequate staffing of faculty for clinical, lab, and/or simulations; implements learner schedules; serves as clinical, lab, or simulation faculty approximately 80% of scheduled time with 20% administrative release time.

The Lead Faculty is responsible for the following:

• Assists and/or initiates the development of the lab in a newly identified DDC, to include set up, supply and equipment stocking, preparing the lab for learning and simulation
• Orients and supports learner’s direct focused care (DFC or clinical), case-based (CB or lab), and interventional skills based (ISB or simulation) schedule development by the Coordinator, DDC Area Operations (OC).
• Develops direct focused care (DFCs), case base (CB’s) or interventional skills based (ISB) schedules
• Assures all DFC, CB and ISB shifts are staffed, that clinical experiences align with the curriculum, and lab and simulations events are properly equipped
• Completes DFC, CB and ISB on each faculty every semester (must have MSN; Area Manager to complete if IC is BSN prepared);
• Oversees the preceptor assignments, and initial and closing meetings with preceptor and preceptee, as developed by the OC.
• Ensures any EL paperwork is filled out appropriately and professionally
• Coordinates with Area Manager, DDCs, (AM) to maintain positive partnerships with existing clinical sites
• In collaboration with the AM, evaluates the need for additional clinical sites based on anticipated growth and variable curriculum needs.
• Evaluates and identifies need for additional equipment and submits to AM for review and approval.
• Serves on at least one nursing committee.
• Contributes to institutional accreditation activities.
• May join AM interviewing experiential learning faculty
• Engages in local, state, and/or national nursing education and practice organizations.
• Collaborates with Function leaders/Program Managers within the College.
• Maintains expertise in nursing education and awareness of current trends in nursing practice and healthcare.
• Other duties as assigned.

• BSN required, MSN or Graduate degree with a major in Nursing preferred.
• Current RN license, with no restrictions.
• Documented knowledge and skills for scheduling and supervision of DFC, CB and ISB activities with relevant clinical expertise (minimum 3 years’ experience).
• Ability, willingness, and availability to perform needed responsibilities throughout the three academic semesters each calendar year.
• Must have basic computer skills in order to work efficiently and knowledge of Office 365 Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint) is required
• Teaching experience (minimum of two years) in post-secondary professional nursing program with relevant clinical experience.

VIII. Working Conditions

The position is based at a DDC within the specific area. May require considerable travel.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.

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