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Position Title Full-Time Nursing Instructor F-2019 (Simulation Specialist) Distinguishing Career Features

This is a 10-month tenure-track contract position.

Job Description

ALL FACULTY SHALL:
• Maintain currency with current information, concepts, laws and ideas in their disciplines and with best practices in teaching and learning.
• Check mailbox, voicemail, and e-mail regularly.
• Complete the checkout form before leaving campus at the end of the academic term.
• Maintain student confidentiality as required by regulation and Board Policy 5040 titled Student Records and Directory Information.

ALL FULL-TIME FACULTY SHALL:
• Participate in committee work, student activities, and shared governance activities as appropriate.
• Attend first-year and second-year staff development workshops during the first and second years of employment at Cerritos College.
• Attend department and division meetings.
• Attend commencement ceremonies.
• Assist the Department Chairperson and Instructional Dean in unit planning, budget preparation, and inventory.
• Develop and implement a “Flex Plan” as required by state regulations.
• All full-time faculty who are assigned classes shall: Post and maintain at least three scheduled office hours per week on at least three different days, including the final examination period. Office hours may not be scheduled between 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.

ALL FACULTY WHO ARE ASSIGNED CLASSES SHALL:
• Teach all assigned classes unless excused under provisions of Board Policy.
• Teach all assigned classes for all scheduled minutes. In cases of necessary absence from class, notify the Instructional Dean or designee, or if unavailable, the Office of Academic Affairs in advance and have plans prepared so that a substitute, if assigned, can maintain continuity of course content.
• Teach courses in accordance with the course outlines of record.
• Provide opportunities for students to be aware of their progress.
• Submit a copy of the syllabus for each class to the Division Office.
• Keep accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and academic progress and submit them to appropriate offices by the published deadlines.
• Submit end-of-session grades, including supporting documentation, and attendance reports by the published deadlines.
• Submit required information about first-day, no-show students by the published deadlines.
• Submit textbook order information by the published deadlines. If the textbook is electronic or includes an electronic course pack, these conditions must be met:
1.Tests and exams must be available to the student without charge.
2.The text and course pack must be available to students with disabilities.
3.The publisher must grant read-only access to designated college staff for purposes of evaluation of course materials.
4.The text must be downloadable or printable.
If these four conditions are not met, the electronic textbook cannot be used.

• Meet all classes during the final examination period.
• Give final examinations at the scheduled time unless approval to do otherwise is granted by the Office of Academic Affairs or its designee.
• Keep all corrected final examination papers for at least one year following the close of the semester or summer term.
• Maintain a safe learning environment in classrooms, laboratories, and other instructional spaces.
• Allow the instructional manager and/or Instructional Dean, upon request, to review any assignments given during the semester.

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree in nursing and a minimum of two years of registered nursing experience in either direct patient care and/or registered nursing level teaching. Registered nurse patient care and teaching experience must have been within the past five years. Active California Registered Nursing License.

Understanding of and sensitivity to meeting the needs of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic background of the student, community, and employee population.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of (1) year of RN experience in a second specialty area (Psych, OB, PEDs, Medical-Surgical).
• Teaching Experience in Didactic/Clinical.
• Coursework in educational methodology, instructional design, student evaluation, and outcomes assessment.
• Experience in Simulation Activities in Skills Lab.
• Availability: Weekends / Nights.
• Simulation Certifications.

Transcripts and Foreign Degrees

It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide copies of all transcript(s) verifying all educational degree(s) and/or coursework required for the position.

A foreign transcript must be evaluated by a NACES certified agency. The web address is www.naces.org.

All qualifying educational degrees/training must be from regionally accredited colleges and/or universities.

Physical Demands

Requires ambulatory ability to move to various office and classroom-type locations and to stand, bend, stoop, and reach to setup equipment and provide instruction. Requires sufficient hand eye coordination and dexterity to write on a board or type on a computer. Requires sufficient visual acuity to read documents and make presentations. Requires sufficient auditory ability to project voice to a group, hear questions and prompts, and carry on routine conversations. Requires the ability to lift, push, and pull objects of medium weight (less than 30 lbs.) on an occasional basis.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number FAC00169P Open Date 12/20/2018 Close Date 02/28/2019 Salary/Fringe Benefits

Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Salary rate is: $64,818/annual-$99,529/annual

Health and welfare benefits include District contribution for medical/dental/vision benefits and employee life insurance ($50,000). (Cash-in-lieu option available on medical insurance.)

Participation in the State Teachers’ Retirement System.

Conditions of Employment

This is a tenure-track contract position. Contract will be for 10 school months for the academic year beginning Fall semester 2019.

Participation in a pre-service orientation and/or probationary in-service training is required.

Individual who is offered employment shall be required to obtain fingerprints for a criminal history clearance through the State Department of Justice and remit the required fee for processing the fingerprints, produce an original social security card, and submit negative TB test results (must be within the past four years or within the last 60 days if not previously employed in a school district in California) before employment.

Proof of eligibility to work in the United States and signing of loyalty oath per Government Codes 3100-3109.

College/Department Profile

Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United States Department of Education.

Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 22,500 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://www.cerritos.edu

The Cerritos College Associate Degree Nursing Program is housed in the Health Occupations Division of Cerritos College, a single college district in the California Community College system. The four semester program offers didactic and clinical coursework which leads to an Associate Degree in Nursing and qualifies the graduate for the California state board licensing exam (NCLEX-RN). The program has full state accreditation through the Board of Registered Nursing and has had for over 60 years. The program also holds full national accreditation with Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The program meets or exceeds program goals/outcomes for completion rates, licensing rates, and employment rates. Through a competitive application process, the program admits 80 students a year, for a total of 160 students in the program at any given time.

The Cerritos College program mission and philosophy is to prepare entry-level practicing nurses who can meet the needs of a diverse population in an ever changing health care environment. The program is designed to offer students the opportunity to prepare for a nursing career through mastery of a specific body of knowledge and skills necessary for the provision of safe and effective patient care. The program embraces the diversity of culture, linguistic, and philosophical differences represented in the student body. The program is sensitive to the cultural practices and contributions that are unique to the individuals and groups represented on the campus and in the community.

Nursing Faculty are committed to quality nursing education that reflects the development/improvement of teaching/learning strategies using innovative approaches, evidence based research, and best practices. Nursing education is viewed as a collaborative process involving the college community, nursing faculty, nursing student body, and affiliating community health agencies. Course experiences are designed to encourage active discussion, sharing, inquisitiveness, critical thinking, and the application of nursing process in order to prepare the student to provide high quality nursing care to a variety of clients in the healthcare system.

Cerritos College Nursing Department is seeking to fill a Full Time Nursing Simulation Specialist position. In this position, the successful instructor candidate will embrace the mission and philosophy of the program and will have the knowledge, skills, and ability to work closely with other faculty, college campus community, and affiliating health agencies to provide the best educational experience for the student body. The successful candidate may be given a teaching assignment that includes didactic, clinical instruction in the ADN program and may teach in a variety of medical-surgical, geriatric, obstetric, pediatric, psychiatric/mental health, community based settings, and in the skills lab, depending on their clinical background, experience, and area of expertise. However, the candidate’s teaching assignment will largely be centered around the Simulation Skills Lab. Applicants must be eligible for CA-BRN approval to teach nursing in Medical-Surgical nursing. A successful candidate will have exposure/experience in simulation activities in a Skills Lab environment.

This position will assist and support faculty with development and implementation of clinical simulation scenarios in the Skills Lab as an effective teaching strategy to train clinical expertise. This position will work with the faculty, Director, and Skills Lab staff to support/provide a clinical learning lab and simulated learning experience for students that are evidenced based and standard practice in nursing education. This position will need to work very closely with teaching teams to develop activities that reflect learning objectives and evaluation tools that are reflective of outcomes. This position will need to work with teaching teams to coordinate and supervise students in lab activities, and participate in planning and scheduling to assure that the lab environment runs smoothly and meets the needs of all students. This position will be assisting with simulation setups and tear down and in maintaining equipment necessarily. This may include interactions with outside vendors to select and maintain equipment, hardware, software, and supplies. This candidate should have strong technical skills and have creativity. This candidate must be able to demonstrate strong teamwork, excellent communication patterns, be accountable, be a multitasker, have strong organization, and execute problem solving. Additional responsibilities will include instruction, development of curriculum, advising students, mentoring, participation in department and campus committees, meeting regularly with faculty and division meetings, working on faculty development, and assisting in accreditation self study reviews.

Special Instructions to Applicants

1. Confidential Letters of Recommendation Instructions:
If the person writing the recommendation letter wishes to submit the letter confidentially, they should email it to the District directly at: careers@cerritos.edu.

• The letter should state the position title you are applying for on the subject line.

•The confidential letter would need to be received by the District by the position closing date.

•In order to bypass the letter of recommendation system requirement when applying, you would need to create a one-sentence word document stating the confidential letter of recommendation will be emailed directly to the District, and you would upload this to the system when completing your application.

2. Letter of Occupational Experience Instructions:
Letter of Professional/Occupational Experience means written confirmation of experience, issued and signed by a Human Resources or Payroll representative on company letterhead that attest the dates of employment, description of duties, and whether or not the employment was full-time. (If employment was less than full-time, include an accounting of the number of hours you were employed.)

Required documents indicated under “Documents Needed to Apply”, must be attached to your application in order to successfully submit your application.

Save and upload your response under the Required Documents section.

Application Procedure

Application materials must be submitted by the closing date. Applicants who need special services or facilities due to disability in order to apply or interview for this position must notify Human Resources at the time of application or at least 72 hours prior to the closing date or date of a scheduled interview.

Selection Procedure

Following the closing date, application materials will be evaluated by a selection committee. Candidates selected for further consideration will be limited to those applicants in the competitive group who best meet the qualifications for the position. Interviews will then be conducted by the selection committee, and finalists will be recommended for further consideration by the President-Superintendent for final selection and recommendation for employment. The selection process may also include practical exercises (i.e., teaching demonstration and/or other written, technical, manipulative, or simulation exercises) to evaluate candidates’ qualifications.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
   • Cerritos College website
   • CCC Registry
   • AsiansInHigherEd.com
   • BlacksInHigherEd.com
   • CalJobs
   • careerbuilder.com
   • CCJobs.com
   • ChronicleVitae.com
   • CommunityCollegeJobs.com
   • Community College Week (ccweek.com)
   • Current/former employee
   • DiverseEducation.com
   • HigherEdJobs.com
   • IMdiversity.com
   • Indeed.com
   • InsideHigherEd.com
   • LatinosinHigherEd.com
   • LGBTInHigherEd.com
   • LinkedIn.com
   • VeteransinHigherEd.com
   • Other
2. If you chose "Other" as the recruitment source above, please type in your recruitment source here.

   (Open Ended Question)

3. * Do you have a Master’s degree in nursing? If you answered NO but believe your degree/coursework completed may be equivalent, you should complete the Applicant Request for Equivalency form on the next page.
   • YES
   • NO
4. * If required, are you able to provide verification of your valid CA Driver’s License?
   • YES
   • NO

Documents Needed to Apply Required Documents

1. Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover letter
3. Copy of Transcripts (Must show all coursework completed and the conferral date of the degree)
4. Verification of Occupational Experience Letter (See Special Instructions to Applicants)
5. Copy of BLS Certificate
6. Copy of Valid California RN License
7. Copy of Simulation Certifications / Training

Optional Documents

1. Letter of Recommendation A (Written within one year)
2. Letter of Recommendation B (Written within one year)