Position Title:
Assistant Teaching Professor - APRN Core
Position Type:
Regular
About the Role:
The Assistant Teaching Professor is responsible for coordinating, leading, and teaching courses in the MSN program.
The MSN Faculty upholds academic integrity, follows standards of practice, and collaborates with the all MSN and SON faculty to ensure curriculum alignment with CCNE Essentials and the national standards applicable to the assigned track.
The role supports graduate preparation for national certification eligibility in the APRN, NEL, or NED track, fosters program effectiveness, and promotes a student-centered, high-quality learning environment.
Organizational Relationship:
Assistant Teaching Professor - APRN Core
Position Type:
Regular
About the Role:
The Assistant Teaching Professor is responsible for coordinating, leading, and teaching courses in the MSN program.
The MSN Faculty upholds academic integrity, follows standards of practice, and collaborates with the all MSN and SON faculty to ensure curriculum alignment with CCNE Essentials and the national standards applicable to the assigned track.
The role supports graduate preparation for national certification eligibility in the APRN, NEL, or NED track, fosters program effectiveness, and promotes a student-centered, high-quality learning environment.
Organizational Relationship:
- Workload assigned by the Associate Director/MSN Program
Director and SON Director
- Actively engage in SON, MSN program, course, and university
meetings, as designated by the SON Director and Associate
Director/MSN Program director to support shared governance and
program effectiveness.
- Collaborate regularly with other MSN Faculty to address MSN
curriculum, course content, grading practices, student concerns,
and faculty or university-related matters. Escalate unresolved
issues to the MSN Program Director following appropriate
communication pathways.
- Contribute to program success through participation in
activities related to student admission, progression, and
orientation, as well as curriculum review and enhancement for
students enrolled in or applying to the MSN program.
- Ensure alignment with CCNE Standards, the national competencies
applicable to the assigned track (NONPF for APRN; AONL and NLN for
NEL and NED), and other professional standards as
appropriate.
- Maintain an active presence and engagement throughout the MSN
program by monitoring responsiveness, grading practices, and
interactions with students.
- Collaboratively review and discuss student assignments
receiving a grade of 80% or below to ensure timely academic support
and consistency in evaluation.
- Plan, teach, manage, and evaluate lectures and course
activities while ensuring instructional excellence and innovation
in content delivery.
- Review course materials, including readings, textbooks, and
learning resources, to ensure alignment with current evidence-based
practice, CCNE Standards, the national competencies applicable to
the assigned track (NONPF for APRN; AONL and NLN for NEL and NED),
and other professional standards as appropriate and communicate any
necessary updates to the applicable MSN Track Coordinator(s) to
maintain curricular relevance and accuracy.
- Collaborates closely with the MSN Program Director/Associate
Director and MSN faculty to maintain the quality of courses and
overall program effectiveness while fostering an enriching learning
experience for students.
- Be accessible and available to students, supervisor, staff and
colleagues during NKU operation hours (8:00 am – 4:30 pm
EST).
- Serve on SON and program committees as assigned and attend SON,
program, and other meetings in person or virtually; be an active
participate in SON, program, and university needs.
Doctoral degree in Nursing or related field required. For APRN track positions, an Advanced Practice Certification in a nurse practitioner specialty (FNP, AGACNP, PMHNP). For NEL and NED track positions, MSN in nursing with graduate preparation in nursing leadership/administration or nursing education, respectively
Qualifications:
- Minimum of two years of clinical nursing practice
required.
- Must possess an active and unencumbered registered nursing (RN)
license in State of residence and, for APRN track positions, an
advanced practice license
- For APRN track positions, at least five years of full-time,
past and current direct patient care as an APRN in the designated
specialty area.
- For NEL and NED track positions, comparable full-time
professional experience in nursing leadership/administration or
nursing education, as applicable
- Previous graduate- level teaching required
- Previous online teaching experience required
- Experience or expertise with course content
- Pass pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by
state law
- Maintain active unencumbered RN licensure and, for APRN track
positions, APRN certification/licensure; NEL and NED faculty
maintain any certifications relevant to their track
- Maintain current knowledge of professional discipline and
educational methodologies through continuing professional
development
- For APRN track positions, maintain part-time clinical practice
as needed to maintain APRN certification/licensure; ensure clinical
practice (max release is one day weekly) does not interfere with
faculty duties
- Maintain current knowledge of program policies, procedures, and
student progress
- Adhere to faculty professional standards as delineated in the
NKU Faculty Handbook
- Utilize nku.edu email for ALL course communications – students
are required to do the same
- Teach and precept as needed to meet program needs
- Completes ‘Best Practices for Online Teaching’ Canvas course as
assigned
- Completes required Faculty Development courses annually
- Complete Clinical systems training currently used in program
(i.e., Medatrax)
RN license report (from NURSYS)
APRN Certificate (as appropriate)
CV
Teaching Philosophy
Cover letter
References
Work Environment & Physical Demands: