"Instructor - Nursing AD"

Classification: Unlimited, Full-time faculty

Salary Range: $51,303 to $71,893 (placement is dependent upon education and experience)

This vacancy is open until filled

We are a proud equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and we seek applicants with deep connections to the cultural communities to which our students belong. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

ABOUT THE POSITIONS AND THE NURSING PROGRAM AT NORMANDALE

The nursing program at Normandale Community College is seeking two full-time faculty members to join the nursing faculty. The candidates hired for the positions will join a dynamic and experienced team of academic nurses and provide instruction in the classroom, skills lab, and clinical settings. We champion the faculty development of and welcome applications from clinically experienced nurses new to the academic setting. Our program was recently revised from the MANE curriculum to a four-semester associate’s program emphasizing our program philosophy.

Prepare graduates for full participation as advocates and future leaders of the health care team, striving to reflect the communities they will serve.

Program and graduates collaborate with health care facilities and community organizations, owning a civic, ethical and professional responsibility to address health inequities and disparities.

Use the best available evidence in making sound clinical judgments.

Provide safe, high quality, holistic nursing care across the lifespan and the health continuum.

Strong focus on health promotion supports nursing graduates to best serve diverse individuals, families and communities locally, nationally and globally.

Lifelong learning, reflective nursing practice and insights gained through self-analysis and self-care.

Our program is approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

Normandale Community College is striving to achieve racial equity in educational outcomes. Those hired into these positions will be expected to advance this goal through culturally responsive teaching, identifying barriers to success for students of color, and proposing effective solutions to eliminate those barriers.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Teach a broad spectrum of nursing courses in that may include day, evening, and alternate schedule formats utilizing traditional and alternative delivery methods and virtual learning environments
• Teach in an inclusive and equitable manner to a diverse group of learners
• Provide instruction and advising to nursing students
• Provide quality instruction that incorporates a variety of current teaching techniques and pedagogies that positively impact the learner and discipline of nursing
• Maintain ongoing professional development activities that support the college mission, the discipline of nursing, and learner success
• Actively engage in college service, department activities, and learner support
• Participate in program review and accreditation efforts
• Design and deliver instruction that incorporates technologies that advance learning

Minimum Qualifications

Education Requirement: Graduate degree with a major in nursing, or Bachelor’s degree in nursing and a graduate degree in support of the field of nursing and/or education.

Occupational Experience Requirement: Two full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience as a registered nurse at the professional level. As a registered nurse at the professional level, experientially qualified to accomplish the mission, goals, and expected student and faculty outcomes; including experiential preparation in the areas the faculty will teach.

Recency Requirement: One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full-time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.

Professional Requirement: Current unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse (RN) with current registration in Minnesota.

Other Requirement: Compliance with clinical affiliate policies for attending on-site clinical teaching assignments.

Teaching and Learning Competency Requirement: Course construction (credit course), teaching/instructional methods (credit course), student outcomes assessment/evaluation (credit course), philosophy of community and technical college education (credit or non-credit course).

Faculty shall have a degree in education or three years of successful full-time (or equivalent) teaching experience prior to being hired, or shall be required to complete coursework in the above content areas (or their equivalent) prior to being granted unlimited status.

These courses shall be waived for individuals who at the time of hire have: a degree in education, or have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework in the specified teaching and learning content areas, or have three years of successful, full-time (or equivalent) secondary, postsecondary, industry, or trade apprenticeship teaching experience in the field for which they are being hired.

This course shall be waived for individuals who, at the time of hire, have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience teaching family/community, geriatrics, or medical-surgical nursing; Recent clinical practice experience; Past involvement with curriculum development in the academic, community, or clinical areas; Experience in learner assessment and evaluation; Evidence of professional development related to diversity, equity, and inclusion; Ability to work with a diverse group of learners and diverse patient populations; Experience designing and teaching curricula responsive to the needs of historically underrepresented and/or marginalized learners; Experience using multi-modal approaches and learner-centered pedagogy to meet the needs of first generation, immigrant, and low-income learners.

To be qualified for this position, you must meet all of the minimum qualifications. Official academic transcripts may be requested from those invited for an interview. Those who are invited to interview will be required to provide a teaching demonstration as part of the interview. All applicants must be able to lawfully accept employment in the United States at the time of employment. Normandale does not sponsor visas.

WHY NORMANDALE: Normandale is the largest community college in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, serving almost 15,000 learners from diverse backgrounds, 42% of whom are persons of color and nearly 25% of whom are first-generation college students. We offer opportunities for individuals to grow and learn and advance all the while working for an organization that is committed to providing an inclusive and equitable space for learners to learn.

GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE: As an agency of the State of Minnesota, Normandale offers a comprehensive benefits package including low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance; short- and long-term disability; generous vacation and sick leave as well as 11 paid holidays each year; employer-paid life insurance; pre-tax flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; and tax-deferred compensation. Additional benefits include tuition waivers available for employees and certain dependents, once qualifying criteria are met. For information on benefits, visit SEGIP’s website SEGIP. This position is also part of Minnesota State College Faculty (MSCF). The collective bargaining agreement outlines many additional benefits provided. For more information on retirement benefits, please view the retirement brochure through MMB.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: The college is committed to honoring human differences. We expect and foster tolerance of different values and ideas. We are committed to the principle that all individuals are to be treated with equality and dignity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations will be made to all applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance, please contact Human Resources at 952.358.8269 or jobs@normandale.edu. Please indicate what assistance is needed.

About Normandale Community College: Normandale Community College is located in Bloomington, Minnesota, which is in the southwest metropolitan region of Minneapolis/St. Paul (Twin Cities) and one of the fastest growing areas in the state. With a population of over 3.5 million, the Twin Cities is home to a variety of cultural communities and features vast arts and entertainment, athletic and family activities, a growing economy, and exceptional public schools and healthcare systems. Founded in 1968, Normandale Community College serves a student population of approximately 15,000 students annually and offers over 50 Associate degree programs. Normandale is the largest community college in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. To learn more about our strategic vision, visit http://www.normandale.edu/Normandale2020.