Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing

CLASSIFICATION: Faculty, 12 months

DEPARTMENT: Helen S. Breidegam School of Nursing

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Associate Dean, School of Nursing and Director of Nurse Practitioner Program

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: N/A

POSITION SUMMARY: The Moravian University Helen S. Breidegam School of Nursing is seeking a full-time, clinical faculty member to teach in its Nurse Practitioner program. A family nurse practitioner certification (FNP) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) are preferred. This position will add to a growing academic program with three specialty pathways for nurse practitioner education, including Family/Individual Across the Lifespan, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care, and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care. Candidates with national certification as a Nurse Practitioner are invited to apply. This is a twelve-month, renewable, non-tenure track position with eligibility for promotion in academic rank.

The successful candidate will teach courses required for students in the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs. Effectiveness in didactic and clinical instruction with experience and expertise in the nurse practitioner practice role is essential. The nursing programs embrace an interdisciplinary, creative, and innovative approach to nursing education that works towards advancing health equity and reducing health disparities.

ABOUT MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY: In 2021, Moravian was granted university status, another important transition in the institution's 279-year history. It is an exciting time as faculty (the university) implement a new strategic initiative, develop additional graduate programs, renew its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice, and continue Moravian University’s long history of excellent academic programs in the health fields. Moravian’s nursing graduates have contributed to the wellbeing of the larger community of Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania for nearly 20 years. It is truly an exciting time to join the nursing faculty team.

The Helen S. Breidegam School of Nursing provides students with an education that blends compassionate art with scientific inquiry to achieve a transformative education. Its faculty are committed to the quality of its academic offerings, development of new programming, and dedicated to meeting requisite standards of professional regulatory bodies.

Moravian University offers CCNE accredited undergraduate and graduate programs, including those for pre-licensure nursing students, Registered Nurses (RN to BSN), and a 16-month accelerated post-baccalaureate program for non-nursing graduates. For their MSN degree, students may select among Nurse Administrator, and Nurse Educator tracks, along with Nurse Practitioner programs preparing for roles as Family Nurse Practitioners and Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioners in Acute or Primary Care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

General:

• Participates in ongoing curriculum and course revisions with updates to reflect program outcomes, AACN essentials, professional accreditation standards, Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing nursing standards, as well as current evidence, and best practice.
• Teaches graduate nurse practitioner students, fostering student learning through positive, constructive student-faculty relationships
• Collaborates with the clinical coordinator, clinical agencies, and faculty to optimize the clinical education of graduate nursing students.
• Applies evidence from best educational practices to curriculum and new program development.
• Contributes to the mission and strategic priorities of the University, the College of Health, and School of Nursing.
• Participates in the Nursing Faculty Organization and its standing subcommittees within the School of Nursing and Public Health.
• Contributes to service at the university, profession, and community.
• Complies with University, College, and School policies as outlined in faculty handbooks with regard to issues of employee, patient, and environmental safety and follows appropriate reporting requirements.

Supervision/Mentoring:

• Serves as an academic advisor for graduate nursing students.
• Establishes positive faculty-student relationships with effective intercultural communications in formal and informal contacts.
• Serves as a professional role model for students in clinical and classroom settings.
• Recruits, mentors, and evaluates clinical faculty.

Teaching:

• Includes a typical teaching load of ten (10) courses throughout the year with one-course reassignment to maintain professional licensing requirements.
• Fosters student learning through a positive student-faculty relationship.
• Evaluates student learning outcomes in various classroom, simulation, and clinical agencies.
• Evaluates student performance in accordance with established standards defined by professional nursing organizations and further described internally by the Nursing Faculty Organization.
• Utilizes pedagogies appropriate for a diverse student population and a pluralistic society.

POTENTIAL ON-THE-JOB RISKS: Risks may occur while in the hospital settings.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Preparation as a certified Nurse Practitioner is required.
• An earned doctoral degree is preferred (CRNP candidates with significant progress towards a doctoral degree in Nursing will be considered).
• A minimum of three years of clinical experience as a nurse practitioner is required.
• Have current and unencumbered Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nursing licenses in the state of Pennsylvania
• Established national certification as a Nurse Practitioner
• Effective verbal and written communication required with other faculty, and administrators, as well as hospital and clinical agency personnel, visitors, and external professional agencies.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree preferred.
• Demonstrated previous or current competence as a nursing instructor, with experience in simulation, instructional media, technology, and the online learning environment preferred.

TO APPLY: Qualified candidates should attach their (1) letter of interest; (2) curriculum vitae; (3) three letters of recommendation; (4) graduate transcripts; (5) evidence of teaching effectiveness; (6) statement of teaching philosophy; and (7) names and contact information for at least three references to their online application ” Please attach documents as a PDF file.