Category:: Faculty Positions
Department:: Department of Nursing
Locations:: West Barnstable, MA
Posted:: Jul 11, 2018
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time

About Cape Cod Community College:

Cape Cod Community College is a place of personal discovery, enrichment, and professional development for those just beginning the quest and for those at many points along the path of higher education throughout life. It is a caring, comprehensive institution that belongs to the people it serves and responds to their individual and community needs. Students attending Cape Cod Community College are striving for personal excellence, and are finding it, day after day. Graduates of the College can be found in all levels of private business, the professions, and public service, and they excel at what they do.

For students seeking to lay a foundation for further study, there is no better place to begin than at Cape Cod Community College. In today's highly competitive market place, the well prepared transfer student is the most aggressively recruited person in higher education. For many Cape Cod Community College graduates, that Associate Degree opens the door to institutions that were just not an option after high school. And, when you consider the savings in the overall cost of a four-year degree at either a public or a private university, starting at Cape Cod Community College becomes an incredible bargain that blends quality with unmatched value.

The students' education is the first priority at Cape Cod Community College. As a learning-centered community, we value the contributions of a diverse population, welcome open inquiry, and promote mutual respect. The College offers a strong educational foundation of critical and creative thinking, communication competency, and a global, multicultural perspective that prepares students for life and work in the 21st century. Our liberal arts, sciences, and career programs provide educational pathways that serve the varied social, economic, and demographic characteristics of our community with a distinctive focus on sustainability. We honor our past, celebrate our present and imagine our future.

Job Description:

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

The full-time Nursing Faculty Member, Evening/Weekend Option position includes teaching, advising and college service responsibilities that take place during day, evening, and weekend hours.The program follows an alternating-week format; during the first week, classes are held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. During the second week, clinicals are held on Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the campus labs occur on either Monday or Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. The position will be filled for the Fall Semester, 2018.

Selected daytime hours are required for team and program meetings and college service responsibilities. Team meetings are held every other week in the late afternoon/early evening for an hour to an hour and a half.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

1. Provide instruction in the classroom and clinical/campus laboratory using multiple instructional strategies and integrating computer technology with instruction.
2. Plan, supervise and evaluate learning experiences for students in the clinical area.
3. Utilize patient simulation in the teaching-learning process.
4. Plan, implement and evaluate nursing curriculum as a member of the nursing teaching team.
5. Coordinate and effectively maintain relationships with health agencies utilized for clinical experiences.
6. Hold at least four posted office hours per week on at least four days and schedule conferences with individual students to discuss their progress in the program.
7. Provide academic advising to assigned students.
8. Attend and participate in all division, department, nursing program and nursing course team meetings and planning activities including selected subcommittees within the Nursing Program.
9. Actively participate in college service opportunities.
10. Maintain professional growth and remain current in nursing practices.
11. Assist in preparation for nursing and college-wide accreditation visits.
12. Participate in the assessment of student learning outcomes at the course, program and college levels.
13. Assist in the maintenance of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing regulations for nursing programs.

Requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Current license as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or eligibility for Massachusetts Registered Nurse licensure.
2. Master's degree in nursing from an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution.
3. Broad experience in nursing which includes experience in acute care and adult medical and/or surgical settings.
4. Recent teaching experience in a college-level nursing program.
5. Commitment to support a student-centered, outcome-based approach to education.
6. Skill with the integration of both high and moderate fidelity human patient simulations in the teaching-learning process.
7. Skill in using active and collaborative learning strategies in both classroom and clinical learning opportunities.
8. Experience with the integration of technology and alternative delivery systems of instruction in the teaching-learning process.
9. Experience and a strong knowledge base with the assessment of student learning outcomes and developing curriculum based on the outcomes.
10. Experience with curriculum development, including curriculum changes, in nursing.
11. Ability to meet the challenges of adult students with diverse backgrounds.

ADDITIONAL PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Appreciation for and commitment to working in a global, multicultural academic setting.
2. Experience in NEASC and ACEN accreditation processes.

Additional Information:

COMPENSATION: Average salary range of $44,874 to $65,428. Actual salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and consistent with the MCCC/MTA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Includes participation in a comprehensive employee benefits program.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Immediate need; applications reviewed upon receipt.

Please visit our website at www.capecod.edu for information on Cape Cod Community College.

This appointment is subject to the FY2019 budget appropriations.

Appointment subject to SORI (Sex Offender Registry Information), publicly-accessible Massachusetts CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) and national background checks.

Cape Cod Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statues and College policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action/Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

Application Instructions:

**ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.**

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