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Job Description:

Ohio University Zanesville invites candidates for an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Nursing (non-tenure track) with an emphasis on instruction including clinical and/or labs. This is a full-time 9-month position, with a workload if 90% teaching and 10% service components. The position reports to the Associate Director of Nursing for the Zanesville campus.

Successful candidates will be expected to provide didactic, clinical site, and/or laboratory instruction to BSN and associate degree student learners for medical-surgical and other learning experiences consistent with the relevant course objectives. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

1) Meeting with course faculty to develop course expectations for students.

2) Identifying student’s needs in terms of clinical and laboratory objectives of the relevant course.

3) Providing instruction to students in the classroom, at clinical sites, and/or in laboratory settings to acquire professional attitudes, knowledge, and skills.

4) Assisting students in the development and application of clinical decision making.

5) Using varied and appropriate clinical teaching methods effectively.

6) Measuring and describing the quality of clinical performance objectively.

7) Collaborating with course faculty to effectively evaluate student performance.

Successful candidates will be required to be on campus and/or at regionally located clinical site assignments throughout the academic year (August – May).

Other teaching assignments/instructional responsibilities may be considered based on candidate expertise and/or credentials.

All School of Nursing faculty members are expected to engage in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of student instruction collaboratively and actively and to participate in School of Nursing governance to ensure program standards and outcomes are fully met.

Service activities will occur within the School of Nursing ( SON ), the College, the Regional Campus, and the discipline of nursing. Service activities will include, but may not be limited to SON committees, special assignments, active participation in professional groups, and relevant community activities.

The School of Nursing is committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship and service. The School is within the College of Health Sciences and Professions. The school focuses on fostering the preservation, promotion, and restoration of health in both the local and global community.

The Zanesville campus, part of Regional Higher Education ( RHE ), is one of five regional campuses serving students throughout Southeastern and portions of Central Ohio. For more information about Regional Higher Education, please visit www.ohio.edu/regional.

We seek a candidate with a commitment in working effectively with students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds.

Minimum Qualifications:

A minimum of a Masters of Science in Nursing ( MSN ) degree from an accredited school of professional nursing is required.

An active and unencumbered Ohio Registered Nurse (RN) license or eligibility for obtaining and maintaining an Ohio RN license is required. Must have Ohio RN license prior to start date.

Licensed as an RN in the United States for a minimum of two years is required.

A minimum of two years (24 months full time equivalent) of work experience as an RN in the United States is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

3+ years of clinical RN experience is preferred.

Previous experience teaching clinicals and/or lab instruction in a nursing program is preferred.

Planning Unit: Regional Higher Education

Department: ZNSVL Nursing

Applicants may contact this person if they have questions about this position: Shanna Adkins, [email protected]

Employment Type: full-time term

QuickLink: 55195

Advertised Salary:

Commensurate with credentials. Employees also enjoy a generous benefits package which includes health benefits, paid time off, and educational benefits for employees and eligible dependents.