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

Posting Details

Position Description

Posting Number 201201556P

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

Department School of Nursing & Health Professions: Nursing

Position Summary

This is a 9-month full-time campus-based faculty position in the Nursing Department (Entry-Into-Practice, EIP), 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.

Education/Experience

Doctorate degree in nursing or a related field and a master’s degree in nursing is required for the rank of Assistant Professor or higher. A master’s degree in nursing is required for the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor. College level teaching experience, recent clinical nursing experience within the past 1-4 years, and a minimum of two years of experience in behavioral/psychiatric/mental health nursing are preferred. Must holdor be eligible to obtain an unencumbered license as registered nurse (RN) by the Maryland Board of Nursing, or licensure with multi-state practice privilege in another state, or Advanced Practice RN licensure by the Maryland Board of Nursing. Certification by the American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.

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 and 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 approved 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.
• 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 the Behavioral Health nursing course and other nursing courses as requested, including orienting and supporting the faculty teaching the course(s); developing and distributing the course syllabus; managing the assessment of student outcomes; facilitating the implementation of new teaching methods, strategies, or tools; and collaborating with the Director, Clinical Education to facilitate clinical placements as needed.
• Provide course coordinators and/or Nursing Department Academic Program Administrator (APA) 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), commensurate with requirements of the rank, 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) as relevant.
• Maintain current/relevant nursing clinical practice to enhance teaching/learning.

SERVICE ACTIVITY

• Department service includes contributing to student recruitment, retention, and regis