POSITION SUMMARY:

Faculty provide appropriate and effective instruction, stay current in the scholarship and practice of their discipline and teaching methodology, support academic quality standards, and demonstrate a commitment to student retention and success. Faculty are responsible for helping to create and maintain a student-centered learning environment based on a culture of student learning assessment at the course, program, and institutional level.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Master of Science, Nursing (MSN) from a regionally accredited college or university
• Active, unencumbered Nevada RN License
• Minimum of four years’ experience as a registered nurse

ABILITIES:

• Dependable with the ability to respond to requests for service and assistance. Ability to work in a team environment, balances team and individual responsibilities. Displays willingness to make decisions.
• Ability to convey information clearly and effectively to others. This includes the ability to choose the appropriate method or methods of communication.
• Ability to complete all job requirements in allotted time.
• Displays and promotes high standards of ethical conduct and behaviors consistent with organizational and government standards. Represents Las Vegas College in a positive and professional manner both inside and outside the organization.
• Displays an organized and resultoriented approach, and motivation to perform without extensive direction.
• Displays high quality of work and level of accuracy.
• Demonstrates the ability to use a creative, positive solutionoriented approach to address problems.
• Job may require routinely standing, stooping, bending, lifting/pushing up to 50 lb. or exerting heavy force.
• Requires work with external providers, customers or the public, work with others in a group or team.

• Instruct assigned courses in accordance with course competencies/objectives.
• Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures, and attendance policies.
• Academically coach, guide, mentor, monitor progress, and empower students to achieve optimum success.
• Provide students with academic support and advice, give referrals for additional assistance as required, tutor if necessary, and provide other assistance as needed and use technology for academic alerts and interventions.
• Teach classes based on assigned schedule and modality according to Las Vegas College faculty expectations and complete all related teaching administrative responsibilities such as attendance taking, final grade submission, etc.
• Support student retention and success with full participation in all Las Vegas College retention initiatives, fully utilizing all provided system tools.
• Demonstrate functional expertise in retention strategy solutions and social media excellence in all modalities, as appropriate.
• Manage classroom teaching conditions and environment through active instructor presence in order to promote a positive classroom environment.
• Conduct program/course curriculum assessment and evaluation duties assigned.
• Demonstrate evidence of professional growth and academic currency.
• Keep annual professional development plan updated per accreditation requirements and ensure that all faculty professional development and inservice professional development is completed, and documentation provided to the program chair.
• Meet obligations for the oncampus, offcampus, and online time necessary to meet their professional responsibilities for classes, laboratories, office hours, meetings, and other assignments.
• Where applicable:
• Maintain valid practice certifications and licensure as appropriate for the discipline/vocation/profession.
• Maintain current health requirements as required by your program.
• Coordinates schedules with program chair, laboratory coordinator and administrative assistant in establishing laboratory schedules, classroom rotations (where appropriate), student advising and clinical rotations (where appropriate)
• Ensure related clinical supplies and equipment are up to date (Laboratory Coordinator).
• Explain and demonstrate related laboratory/practical procedures (Laboratory

Coordinator).

• Arrange students’ field placement and monitor students’ progress (where appropriate).
• Stay current with all regional and state code changes and industry standards as it applies to the program subject matter being taught.
• May participate in other campus activities, committees, projects, graduation ceremonies, and inservice and professional development training opportunities as requested or required by Campus leadership and/or any applicable program accreditor and/or state regulatory agency.
• May assist the Academic Dean with data collection and/or reporting as required by any applicable program accreditor and/or state regulatory agency.
• The distribution of a faculty member’s comprehensive assignment will vary in accordance with department, division, and/or regional needs and faculty expertise. Decisions regarding courses taught, teaching locations, and class schedule are determined by the Campus/Program Academic Leader or Dean or his/her proxy.
• Faculty may also be required to perform externship activities for their designated program. (where appropriate). Duties include:
• Review and approval of appropriate Externship site.
• Provide and orient the site as to expectations and what externship entails.
• Provide oversight of the practicum experience as needed.
• Ensure appropriate and sufficient evaluation of student achievement in the practicum experience.
• Other duties as assigned.