Instructor of Nursing at Community College Career Connect

Modesto Junior College (MJC) is seeking a full-time, tenure track faculty member in Nursing. The ideal candidate will share MJC’s commitment to educating its racially and socio-economically diverse student population. MJC currently serves 23,485 students annually, the majority of whom are from racially minoritized populations, with the following breakdown: 53.0% Hispanic, 33.6% White, 5.5% Asian, 3.3% African-American/Black, 1.5% Filipino, 0.5% Native American, 1.1% Pacific Islander, 1.5% Multiracial/Unknown (DataMart: https://datamart.cccco.edu/Students/Student_Headcount_Term_Annual.aspx )

MJC is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the college has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join the college already fully engaged in exploring new wrap around student support services and innovative pedagogical techniques to improve equity and overall student success.

The successful candidate will join the School of Health Professions in its efforts to continue to create curriculum responsive to student needs to increasing student completion.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s Degree in nursing OR Bachelor’s degree in nursing AND Master’s in health education or health science OR possess a California Community College Instructor credential appropriate to the subject OR the equivalent AND at least one-year experience in the practice of nursing in the areas of assignment within the last five years. Recent experience may include teaching in these areas in a BRN approved nursing program. At least one year of experience teaching courses related to nursing. Teaching experience may be met by completion of a graduate course that includes a student practicum in teaching nursing. Current license or eligibility for licensure as a Registered Nurse in California, and current CPR card.

Determined by California State Chancellor’s Office. Click link below for discipline applicable Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges ( cccco.edu )

Qualifications

The District has adopted an equivalency procedure that enables consideration of applications by individuals who may not directly meet the qualifications listed above. For more information on equivalency, you may access the link below:

https://www.yosemite.edu/recruitment/equivalency_policy_and_procedures

Knowledge of and ability to appraise the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. Sensitivity to the needs, problems and challenges associated with the diversity of the community college student population.

General Job Duties And Responsibilities

All full-time faculty are expected to participate actively in their disciplines, department activities, and the general intellectual life and governance of the college. Teaching is in person face-to face. Primary teaching assignment is at the Satellite Campus at Columbia College. Part of the teaching assignment includes online, evening, non-traditional times (e.g., off site) and weekends. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Teaching lower division college courses in Nursing.
• Teach in the area of Medical/Surgical Nursing in conjunction with one or more of the following Maternal/Child Nursing, Gerontology Nursing, Leadership, Mental Health, or Psychiatric Nursing
• Teach the full-time load of nursing courses to include Human Patient Simulation Lab, skills lab, clinical and/or online courses in accordance with the descriptions published in the college catalog.
• Advancing equitable student learning through dedicated, exemplary instruction in accordance with established course outlines.
• Informing students of course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements.
• Preparing and grading class assignments and examinations and informing students of their academic progress. Assess student learning outcomes and provide timely written and verbal feedback related to classroom and practicum performance.
• Maintaining attendance, scholastic, and other records and submitting them according to published policies and deadlines.
• Attending department, division, and college-wide meetings on a regular basis.
• Posting and holding sufficient and regular office hours in accordance with prevailing policy.
• Developing, implementing, and assessing student-learning outcomes for courses and programs and using the results for improvement.
• Participate in the orientation and mentorship of full-time and part-time instructors.
• Integrate the latest research in presentations and utilize a variety of teaching/learning strategies including the use of technology to promote student learning and assessment of learning outcomes.
• Tutor and/or provide remediation to nursing students in content areas, skills, and/or medication administration.
• Maintain current knowledge and licensure in nursing through continuing education classes approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).
• Assist with maintaining college and program accreditation by collecting and analyzing data, writing reports/self-study and related activities. Participate in the writing accreditation and BRN reports.
• Conduct ongoing assessment of program effectiveness
• Engaging in data inquiry and self-assessment to develop strategies for student success, persistence, and equity.
• Collaborating in the development and revision of curriculum and in program review.
• Work with program advisory committee to address the needs of the community and update curriculum.
• Provide academic discipline advising for pre-program and currently enrolled students; make appropriate referrals.
• Engaging in department program improvement initiatives.
• Participating in professional development activities, both departmental and college-wide, especially connected to closing disproportionate impact gaps and improving completion goals.
• Maintaining current knowledge in the subject matter area and effective teaching/learning strategies to meet the needs of all learning styles.
• Maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics.
• Engaging in the college’s participatory governance processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education and/or experience teaching in Nursing at the community college level.
• Current knowledge of Maternal/Child Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and/or Medical Surgical Nursing.
• Current understanding of assessment processes for improving student success at the course, program, and degree level.
• Competent in new pedagogies, such as accelerated learning, supplemental instruction, on-line or hybrid teaching, and other pedagogies directed at improving student success and student equity.
• Recent experience working with African American/Black, Hispanic, Native American, and other minoritized students in the classroom, and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom;
• Experience and expertise in culturally responsive teaching in nursing, especially as it relates to the relevancy of nursing in students’ lives, interests, and communities;
• Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within coursework and the classroom;
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Hispanic-Serving designation for institutional, departmental, and instructional practices.
• Ability to effectively instruct, supervise, and evaluate students in both the classroom and practicum settings.
• Ability to work effectively in a close, collaborative team environment with faculty and staff.

DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS

• Ability to develop curriculum or services that stress innovation and improve student equity.
• Enthusiasm for the learning process.
• Commitment to supportive relationships with students and colleagues.
• Capable of instructing using teaching methods that accommodate various student-learning styles.
• Participate in professional growth and remain current in subject area and major state initiatives.
• Ability to operate effectively in an environment of change and ambiguity.
• Vision and energy to plan and organize programs to enhance student success.
• Willingness to participate effectively in participatory governance and to work collaboratively.
• Personal qualifications such as effective interpersonal communication skills, participation in community affairs, ability to conduct effective public presentations.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STANDARDS

• Mobility: ability to sit or stand for long periods, move about an office, and reach above and below desk level.
• Dexterity: fine manipulation sufficient to operate a keyboard, handle individual papers, write and take notes.
• Lifting: occasional lifting of papers, files, equipment and material weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Visual Requirements: close vision sufficient to read files, documents, and computer screens and do close-up work; ability to adjust focus frequently.
• Hearing/Talking: ability to hear normal speech, speak and hear on the telephone, and speak in person.
• Emotional/Psychological Factors: ability to make decisions and concentrate; frequent contact with others including some public contact; frequent deadlines and time-limited assignments.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.