Nursing Faculty - Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL | United States
Job description
Chamberlain University has a 130-year history and the mission to educate, empower, and embolden diverse healthcare professionals who advance the health of people, families, communities, and nations. We’re 99,000 strong, with 31,000 students and 68,000 alumni armed with the skills, passion, and determination to make a difference in today’s complex healthcare environment. By living Chamberlain Care®, we’ve built a culture in which colleagues and students thrive and we graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.
Our regionally accredited University is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. Our College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program at 23 campuses and online post-licensure degree programs and certificates including RN to BSN, RN to MSN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with six Specialty Tracks, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Our College of Health Professions offers online options with a Master of Public Health degree, Public Health Certificate programs, and a Master of Social Work degree. Learn more about Chamberlain University, part of Adtalem's Global Education, at
Job Description
Do you remember the professor who encouraged you to believe in yourself and in your ability to be the successful nurse professional you are today? Now you can be that professor with Chamberlain College of Nursing where our mission is to provide extraordinary care for students. Every day you can create the " a-ha " moment of sudden insight and comprehension that may forever influence their nursing careers.
If you are passionate about nursing and advancing your career through the power of education, we encourage you to apply to our Chicago campus-based position today.
*Please note, this position will focus on teaching in our Evening/Weekend program. Classes typically run 5:30-8:20 pm Monday - Thursday and possible Saturdays 8am-3 pm.
Evidence-Based Teaching/ Learning and Master Instruction
- Take responsibility for program outcomes by implementing the College’s philosophy, curriculum and course objectives through classroom, online, clinical teaching, and service to the University, community, health system and profession.
- Develop curricular/teaching innovations in the annual preparation and revision of assigned course(s).
- Assume responsibility for all autonomous aspects of individual teaching loads.
- Monitor clinical agencies for appropriateness for student clinical experiences and ability to meet clinical course outcomes.
- Plan clinical experiences for and provide direct/ indirect supervision and evaluation of nursing students delivering nursing care to an individual or group of individuals.
- In cooperation with clinical agencies and University departments, provide oversight for clinical preceptors/ mentors for student clinical experiences and coordinates and evaluate those preceptors/ mentors.
- Provide documented feedback to students on level of performance based on course outcomes.
- Provide student remediation within assigned courses.
- Communicate up-to-date information about agency/clinical policies, procedures, and expectations
- Post developed clinical assignments consistent with student’s knowledge base, skill competency and learning needs.
Professional Role Model/ Chamberlain University Care
- Serve as a positive professional role model for students, assisting in their professional/social development.
- Serve as an informal leader, mentor, and role model for other faculty and staff in the areas of customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence and general professionalism.
- Mentor new faculty members.
Commitment to Professional Nursing
- Participate in professional activities outside the University
Professional Service
- Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the programs and the philosophy of the University.
- Participate in academic advisement and counseling for an assigned group of students while participating in assessment of potential and real counseling concerns for all students with whom the faculty come into contact.
- Contribute to the development and evaluation of student admission, progression, retention and graduation policies within the University.
- Provide opportunities for student and graduate evaluation of curriculum and teaching and program effectiveness.
- Provide recommendations to the program leader regarding budgetary needs for the University.
- Demonstrate significant leadership within the University by accepting or initiating, as part of the workload, responsibility for activities such as:
- Chairing or serving on University committees
- Chairing and/ or serving on work groups that contribute to preparation for accreditation visits
- Gathering and analyzing data related to course, curriculum and program review to foster continuous quality improvement
- Serving as course coordinator, course lead or Subject Matter Expert (SME)
- Documenting actions taken in faculty and committee meetings as appropriate
Nursing Practice Expertise
- Demonstrate scholarship through the Scholarship of Teaching, Discovery, Application, or Integration congruent with expectations of assigned rank.
- Demonstrate a practice of scholarly teaching characterized by keeping course materials and content current, applying principles of evidence based teaching, participating in and welcoming peer review of teaching, and reflection on one’s own teaching.
Complete other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Nursing*
- Professional nurse licensure required
- Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience working in a clinical setting
- Prior teaching experience
- Experientially prepared to teach assigned courses
- A passion for teaching and openness to teaching a variety of courses
- Maintain current regulatory and practice credentials, when appropriate, based on assignment
- Excellent communication skills along with a high level of initiative and prudent judgment
- Scholarship Requirements: Demonstrates scholarship congruent with the level of rank.
*Education and experience must align with regulations in the state and comply with the rules and regulations of state authorization agencies, which may include the higher education board and/or licensing board in multiple states.
Additional Information
In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected annual salary range for this position is between $51,962 and $93,919. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.
Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
- Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
- 12 Paid Holidays
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