Nursing Instructor at Nevada Career Education Inc – Las Vegas, Nevada

Faculty provide appropriate and effective instruction, stay current in the scholarship and practice of their discipline and teaching methodology, support academic quality standards, and demonstrate a commitment to student retention and success. Faculty are responsible for helping to create and maintain a student-centered learning environment based on a culture of student learning assessment at the course, program, and institutional level.

•Instruct assigned courses in accordance with course competencies/objectives.

•Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures, and attendance policies.

•Academically coach, guide, mentor, monitor progress, and empower students to achieve optimum success.

•Provide students with academic support and advice, give referrals for additional assistance as required, tutor if necessary, and provide other assistance as needed and use technology for academic alerts and interventions.

•Teach classes based on assigned schedule and modality according to Las Vegas College faculty expectations and complete all related teaching administrative responsibilities such as attendance taking, final grade submission, etc.

•Support student retention and success with full participation in all Las Vegas College retention initiatives, fully utilizing all provided system tools.

•Demonstrate functional expertise in retention strategy solutions and social media excellence in all modalities, as appropriate.

•Manage classroom teaching conditions and environment through active instructor presence in order to promote a positive classroom environment.

•Conduct program/course curriculum assessment and evaluation duties assigned.

•Demonstrate evidence of professional growth and academic currency.

•Keep annual professional development plan updated per accreditation requirements and ensure that all faculty professional development and in-service professional development is completed, and documentation provided to the program chair.

•Meet obligations for the on-campus, off-campus, and on-line time necessary to meet their professional responsibilities for classes, laboratories, office hours, meetings, and other assignments.

May assist the Academic Dean with data collection and/or reporting as required by any applicable program accreditor and/or state regulatory agency.

•The distribution of a faculty member's comprehensive assignment will vary in accordance with department, division, and/or regional needs and faculty expertise. Decisions regarding courses taught, teaching locations, and class schedule are determined by the Campus/Program Academic Leader or Dean or his/her proxy.

•Faculty may also be required to perform externship activities for their designated program. (where appropriate). Duties include:

? Review and approval of appropriate Externship site.

? Provide and orient the site as to expectations and what externship entails.

? Provide oversight of the practicum experience as needed.

? Ensure appropriate and sufficient evaluation of student achievement in the practicum experience.

? Other duties as assigned.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Las Vegas College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and service provider for all individuals, including those with disabilities. Las Vegas College does not discriminate against any person, but rather bases all employment decisions on an individual’s demonstrated, job-related ability, skill, and knowledge. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all without regard to mental or physical disability, genetic information of any individual or of his/her family, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, or veteran status. Equal opportunity is also provided in assignments, training, compensation, transfers, promotions, classification, referral, benefit programs, and discharge

· Master of Science, Nursing (MSN) from a regionally accredited college or university

· Active, unencumbered Nevada RN License

· Minimum of two years’ experience as a registered nurse