Full-Time Faculty, Behavioral Health Nursing (Open Rank)

Stevenson University Stevenson, MD Full-time Education

Posted on April 20, 2024

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Full-Time Faculty, Behavioral Health Nursing (Open Rank)

Summary:

This is a 9-month full-time campus-based faculty position in the Nursing Department, Berman School of Nursing and Health Professions, with responsibilities for teaching, student advising and mentoring, course development, service to the school, department, and university, and continued scholarship in the field. Teaching responsibilities include 24-30 contact hours per academic year, commensurate with rank, including but not limited to simulation, theory, and/or clinical experience hours. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to, student recruitment, retention, and placement efforts; program assessment; and engagement in the life of the university. The faculty member, Behavioral Health Nursing fulfills all responsibilities of a full-time faculty member as defined in the Stevenson University Policies and the School of Nursing and Health professions Full-Time Faculty Job Description. Rank and title are determined at the time of hire and will be commensurate with education and experience.

Department: School of Nursing & Health Professions: Nursing

Education/Experience:

Graduate degree (M.S.) in nursing required (Clinical Assistant Professor rank); doctorate degree in nursing or a related field preferred (required for the rank of Assistant Professor or higher). Unencumbered registered nurse license in Maryland or multistate RN license required (or eligible) and American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals (BLS) certification required. At least two years of experience in behavioral/psychiatric/mental health nursing, clinical nursing experience within the past 1 to 4 years, college level teaching and curriculum development experience strongly preferred. Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) and/or certification in area of clinical practice preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Ability:

Demonstrated teaching ability in nursing.
Knowledge of current teaching/learning theories and processes.
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent interpersonal and cultural competency skills and demonstrated ability to communicate professionally with diverse constituencies.
Demonstrated ability to engage in curriculum development, planning, implementation, and assessment of student learning.
Demonstrated ability to use pedagogies that enhance student engagement.
Ability to use classroom and learning management technologies (e.g., BlackBoard).
Ability to work with students of diverse backgrounds learning styles, and to practice inclusive pedagogy.
Demonstrated student-centered approach to teaching, and a commitment to student achievement.
Commitment to advising, mentoring and guiding students and supervising student scholarly activity.
Ability to work effectively independently and as a team member
Excellent organizational, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
Commitment to integrity, excellence, learning, and community.
Commitment to professional development.
Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including PowerPoint, Word and Excel. Database management and other computer skills are valued.
Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed, and to travel between campuses as needed.

Physical Requirements:

Medium work: exerting up to 40 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Requires physical abilities consistent with a busy college environment on a campus with buildings and laboratories separated by some distance. Sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, keyboarding, and repetitive motions. Close visual acuity. Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions. Position requires additional hours for meetings and events, including days, evenings, and weekends. Position requires sitting and standing for long periods of time and the ability to speak clearly and effectively for an extended period of time.

Essential Functions:

The essential functions for the full-time faculty member in nursing are taken from the Full-Time Faculty Job Description developed by the faculty of the Berman School of Nursing and Health Professions.

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY

Engage in instructional activity totaling 24-30 contact hours per academic year as assigned by Academic Program Administrator (APA). Teaching assignments will include, but are not limited to theory, simulation, and/or clinical experience hours.
Teaching responsibilities include time spent in face-to-face courses, laboratories, or simulated clinical experiences and in immediate preparation for them; preparing teaching materials; conferring with and providing timely feedback to students on course-related matters; directing individual and group studies; reviewing projects and papers; evaluating assignments, examinations, presentations, and other course work in timely fashion; supervising independent study projects; and submitting mid-term and final grades. Stevenson University uses the BlackBoard course management system.
Administrative responsibilities include writing and/or updating syllabi each semester or term; reading and responding to emails; attendance verification, academic alerts, and other reports as requested; and alerting appropriate university personnel to student concerns on a timely basis.
Maintain teaching effectiveness by encouraging active student learning, reflecting and responding to student evaluations of teaching, and adjusting teaching strategies per recommendations from classroom observations, supervisor evaluations, and other relevant sources of feedback.
Prepare courses and syllabi in accordance with published faculty guidelines.
Schedule and hold at least three office hours per week.
Conduct student advising activities including time spent providing students with support, resources, and/or recommendations regarding academic, curricular, career and/or graduate school matters.
Evaluate, update, and revise courses regularly.
Participate in the assessment activities of the Department, School, and University.
Evaluate, update and revise courses regularly.
Attend meetings and/or workshops related to education (e.g., teaching methods, assessment).
Implement new teaching methods in existing courses (includes incorporating evidence-based practice).
Mentor students in research courses and/or projects related to specialty scholars program requirements.
Mentor students in graduate nursing programs as appropriate.
Serve as course coordinator for nursing course(s) as requested, including the implementation of new teaching methods, strategies or tools in nursing courses and overseeing and managing the clinical component of assigned course(s) and a team of Clinical Supervisors.
Provide course coordinators and/or department chair with all required course data, as related to course and program assessment and/or accreditation.
Evaluate and revise curricula as warranted and/or requested.
Conceive and develop new courses to expand academic offerings within the faculty member’s discipline.

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

Develop and maintain self-directed intellectual pursuits, including research, that enhance teaching effectiveness.
Conduct self-directed research with students (bench, educational, or other) of a quality that could lead to presentation or publication, including presentation/publication in venues dedicated to undergraduate research.
Engage in intellectual pursuits outside of the classroom that are related to professional interests (e.g., grant-writing, peer review, authorship of texts, chapters and journal articles).
Attend workshops, meetings, and talks related to professional interests.
Attend meetings of professional organizations.
Pursue and maintain clinical certification(s).
Pursue and maintain advanced practice certification(s).
Maintain current/relevant nursing clinical practice to enhance teaching/learning.

SERVICE ACTIVITY

Department service includes contributing to student recruitment, retention, and registration efforts; attending departmental and nursing unit meetings; participating in Open Houses and recruiting efforts; attending and participating in planning and coordination of departmental and nursing unit events; and establishing professional relationships to generate clinical placement opportunities for students.
University service includes, but is not limited to, service on the University, School and Departmental committees.
Engage and participate in the life and work of the department, School of Nursing and Health Professions, and Stevenson University.
Attend all Faculty/Staff University, School, and Department meetings.
Attend all convocations, including commencement exercises.
Complete all required trainings and professional learning assignments.
Participate in faculty governance.
Mentor students (e.g., club moderator, mentoring programs – distinguished from guiding research or academic pursuits)
Actively participate on Department, School, and University committees.
Participate in recruitment and yield events.
Participate in Department, School, and University assessment activities, including, but not limited to, annual assessment of courses and periodic assessments of programs for University and/or accreditation purposes.
Mentor and advise new faculty.
Serve on Faculty Mentoring and Evaluation Committee(s) as requested.
Serve as a point of contact for Clinical Supervisors in clinical courses as part of role as Course Coordinator, including orienting Clinical Supervisors to specific course requirements, monitoring issues in the clinical setting, and reporting as needed to the Department Chair.
Serve on at least one Nursing Unit Committee.

Reports To: Chair, Nursing Department
Work Location: Owings Mills North
Position Category: Faculty
Position Type: Full-time Faculty
Months/Year: 9
Hrs/Week: 40
FLSA: Exempt
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: No

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Full-Time Faculty, Behavioral Health Nursing (Open Rank)

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