Nursing (RN) Instructor

Description

Full-time, Tenure Track (177 Day 10 Month)

$68,020.31 - $104,453.64 per year

Probationary (Contract I) Member of Academic Faculty

Tentative First Interview Dates: April 22-23, 2025 (In Person)

Tentative Second Interview Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025 (In Person)

Tentative Start Date: August 1, 2025

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DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:
The Department of Nursing is seeking a full-time, tenure track Nursing instructor with Medical-Surgical and Obstetrics BRN approval or ability to be approved before start date. The 1-year Accelerated Registered Nursing Associate Degree program is offered once each calendar year beginning in January, and includes courses in Spring semester, Summer session, and Fall semester. Theory courses will be offered online with clinical courses offered at local area clinical sites and through virtual simulation. Instructional days for clinical may include Saturdays. Teaching in our Nursing Program is a very rewarding experience as you guide students to becoming competent nurses in their future career.

POSITION DUTIES:
In addition to the representative duties below, the specific position is also responsible for:
• Providing online theory and direct patient care clinical instruction in medical, surgical, Obstetrics and other specialty areas in the Accelerated Registered Nursing Associate Degree Program.
• Supervising students' direct patient care clinical experiences and virtual simulation experiences.
• Evaluating and advising students in clinical and online classroom settings.
• Assisting the RN Program Director and department chair with the coordination of curriculum, staff, facilities, and schedule for the Accelerated Registered Nursing Associate Degree Program.
• Assisting the RN Program Director and department chair in securing and maintaining clinical sites for student placement throughout our service area.
• Working cooperatively and effectively with department staff and clinical agencies to carry out the instructional plan of the Accelerated Registered Nursing Associate Degree Program.
• Complying with Board of Registered Nursing requirements to maintain program approval and standards teaching lecture, skills lab, and clinical courses.
• Must maintain standards and qualifications to teach at all clinical sites.

Butte-Glenn Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Butte-Glenn Community College District will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals. Butte-Glenn Community College District encourages both incumbents and individuals who have been offered employment to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Representative Duties

The full-time college instructor is responsible for effective performance in the following areas: 
A. General Scope of Responsibilities

1. Excellence in teaching and instruction.
2. Maintenance of professional growth and academic currency.
3. Carrying out of area, departmental and/or program responsibilities.
4. Contribution to the College as a whole in the form of College-wide service.
5. Development and assessment of student learning outcomes.

B. Teaching and Instruction

1. Instructor plans for and is continually well prepared to teach.
2. Instructor provides organized delivery of instruction.
3. Instructor communicates respectfully to students and encourages contact.
4. Instruction is consistent with the stated and approved outcomes of the course.
5. Instruction is relevant to the course.
6. Instructor shows interest in the subject matter and student learning.
7. Instructor uses strategies designed to foster student engagement with the content.
8. Instructor uses standards of student evaluation that are clear, fair and followed consistently.
9. Instructor requires and evaluates levels of student effort sufficient to develop mastery of the subject or skills in the course.
10. Instructor grades and returns student work, assignments and tests in a reasonable period of time.
11. Instructor makes effective use of teaching aids, instructional methods and materials required of students (e.g., texts, manuals, etc.).
12. Instructor is an effective teacher.
13. Instructor prepares complete and timely course syllabi.
14. Instructor continually evaluates, updates and revises course content and instructional methods and materials.
15. Instructor coordinates course contents and instructional methods with other teachers in the program/discipline.
16. Instructor meets and assists students during office hours, by appointment or at other reasonable times.
17. Instructor initiates and carries through with improvements to course contents and classroom teaching methods.

C. Professional Growth and Currency

1. Instructor demonstrates examples of activities which show a pattern of academic, professional, and/or technical updating or currency.

D. Area or Departmental Responsibilities

1. Instructor is knowledgeable about and abides by College, Area and Department policies and procedures.
2. Instructor meets deadlines and time targets including deadlines for reports, grades and paperwork.
3. Instructor orders instructional materials, equipment and textbooks with sufficient lead times.
4. Instructor assists Chair in evaluating and revising course schedules.
5. Instructor collaborates to determine equitable course assignments.
6. Instructor provides assistance to other full-time, part-time and/or new instructors.
7. Instructor participates in departmental plans and activities with others.
8. Instructor helps develop departmental budgets.
9. Instructor monitors expenditures to keep within authorized budget spending appropriations.
10. Instructor exercises good judgment in the use of and/or management of facilities, equipment and supplies.
11. Instructor regularly attends assigned meetings.
12. Instructor is punctual to assigned meetings.
13. Instructor works collegially with faculty peers, classified staff and administration.
14. Instructor performs their fair share of outside-of-class departmental duties and responsibilities, including contributing to unit plan and program review processes.
15. Instructor initiates and/or participates in overall department-wide program development and curriculum improvements, maintenance, evaluation, revision and/or expansion.

E. College-wide Service
Instructor demonstrates a pattern of College-wide service, including one or more of the following:

1. Serve on College committees.
2. Serves on College committees and project teams.
3. Serves as a sponsor to student clubs and organizations.
4. Participates in faculty/college governance.
5. Participates on special project teams or ad hoc committees.

F.DEIA Self-Reflection Statement

1. Each faculty member will prepare a Self-Reflection statement using the approved format as described in Appendix G2 V. This statement is intended to foster a conversation among colleagues that reflects on how faculty can individually and collectively work to improve student outcomes for historically under-represented and disproportionately impacted populations. The self-reflection statement should be used to help advance individual professional development and institutional dialogue on change.

Qualifications/Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s in nursing; OR
• Bachelor’s in nursing AND Master’s in health education or health science; OR
• Possession of a current California Community College Credential that permits full-time service as an instructor in the applicable discipline; OR 
• The equivalent  (Download PDF reader)

You must possess the following for the Board of Registered Nursing:
1. Current valid unencumbered license to practice as a professional Registered Nurse in the State of California.
2. Direct patient care experience within the previous five (5) years in the nursing area to which they are assigned, which can be met by: (a) One (1) year's continuous, full-time or its equivalent experience providing direct patient care as a registered nurse in the designated nursing area; OR
(b) One (1) academic year of registered nurse level clinical teaching experience in the designated nursing area or its equivalent that demonstrates clinical competency; AND
3. Completion of at least one (1) years’ experience teaching courses related to registered nursing or completion of a post-baccalaureate course which includes practice in teaching registered nursing.

(Applicants wishing to be considered for employment under District equivalency standards must submit a detailed statement explaining how you possess the equivalent to the minimum qualifications discussed above.)

DIVERSITY AND EQUITY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated understanding of and responsiveness to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds that characterize community college students in a manner specific to the position.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Willingness to teach in both the Registered and Licensed Vocational Nursing Programs.
• Ability to teach in multiple modalities, including but not limited to online theory, in person clinical, and virtual simulation.
• Willingness to acquire Board of Registered Nursing approval to teach other specialty areas of nursing as needed.
• Possess a strong working knowledge of computer-based technology to enhance student learning.
• Demonstrate commitment to excellence in teaching and the ability to motivate students to learn.
• Strong working knowledge of Medical, Surgical and Obstetrics clinical nursing skills.
• Experience with or willingness to explore innovative teaching methodologies including the use of technology in the classroom and distance education.
• Experience with Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Electronic Medication Record (EMR) administration and documentation.
• Awareness and acceptance of the significance of culture and diversity and its impacts on student success.
• Experience in teaching clinical and online classroom settings.

Supplemental Information

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

1. Education Code § 87408.6 states that no person shall be initially employed by a community college district in an academic or classified position unless the person has submitted to an examination within the past sixty (60) days to determine that he or she is free of active tuberculosis.

2. As a condition of employment, the District requires that you provide fingerprints prior to beginning work. You may be fingerprinted at Butte College Human Resources by appointment, or you may be fingerprinted at another agency. Should you be fingerprinted at another agency, the rolling fee charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the fingerprint report is the employee's responsibility at the time of printing.

------------APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS------------ 
All applicants, including current butte college employees, must submit all required documents with the online application in order to move forward in the recruitment process.

REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS:

1. COVER LETTER: In addition to any information you included with your application materials, please provide an account of how you meet the desired qualifications.

2. RESUME OR VITA

3. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION STATEMENT: In addition to any information you included with your application materials, please provide a detailed account of how your skills, life experiences, work experience, education, and/or training have prepared you to effectively meet the needs of students from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds. Please include examples of:

   • Teaching or training practices and/or life experiences that have enabled or would enable you to more effectively engage with and support success for diverse populations.

   • How you have engaged in on-going self-reflection to ensure equity in the workplace and/or classroom. Please include examples of workshops, trainings, and/or life experiences.

4. TRANSCRIPTS: You are required to provide transcripts for coursework and/or degrees listed on the application materials you have submitted. The transcripts must include the date the institution granted the degree. Legible unofficial copies of transcripts are acceptable at this point in the process.

   • Degree in progress: In order to qualify under this process you must be currently working toward the degree requirement. In order to complete your application, you are required to submit (1) current transcripts and (2) a letter from your Advisor confirming your academic standing in the program and forecasted completion date. The completion date must be no later than June 2025.

   • Foreign Transcripts: Foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation. Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for a list of agencies providing this service. Website linked here (Download PDF reader).

   • All offers of employment are contingent upon the submission of official transcripts showing completion of the degree.

The District reserves the right to modify, rescind or re-advertise this announcement without notification or to delay indefinitely the employment of a person for the position.

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