Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Teaching 55%

• Plan, prepare, and organize a variety of culturally relevant teaching/learning strategies and instructional material for clinical, lab, and/or simulation
• Instruct students in clinical, lab, and/or simulation under the oversight of masters prepared faculty.
• Prepare and maintain student records related to course room and learning activities.
• Maintain scheduled office hours and availability to assist students with learning difficulties.
• Responsible for: completing the syllabus according to department and college guidelines, placement of all course documents on Brightspace, posting final grades to JICS, and posting all course documents to Google Drive/Docs
• Participate in problem solving of student, course, exam, and department issues—and other issues as they arise.
• Participate in the development and evaluation of Nursing Department policies and procedures. Participate in ongoing assessment and revision of the Student Nurse Handbook.
• Participate in Nursing Advisory Committee meetings.
• Attend nursing department meetings; responsible for various action plans arising from department meetings. Responsible for reporting back to the team on solutions/outcomes in the areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Learning Management System, instructional technology, computer programs, and other computerized teaching tools as needed for their particular areas of responsibility in didactic and/or clinical.
• Demonstrate teamwork; assist others, communicate and collaborate to contribute to the overall functioning of the department.
• Mentoring new faculty as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Clinical Instruction (if applicable; teaching is reduced to take the place of clinical instruction) 15%

• Maintain ongoing and collaborative work relationships with nursing faculty members, clinical facilities, students, and close communication with the Chair of Nursing.
• Effectively communicate clinical guidelines and procedures to students.
• Support student learning throughout the clinical learning experience by maintaining open and professional communication with students and clinical preceptors.
• Maintain communication with students regarding their clinical project for support and to reinforce learning.
• Complete assessment and evaluation tools as requested.
• Attend all staff meetings in the clinical facility if applicable.

Advising 15%

• Advise students on a program of study.
• Refer students to appropriate college and community resources.
• Assist students in the course registration process.
• Help students explore their program of study and specific courses based on the students short and long-term career and educational plans.

College Service 5%

• Serve on college committees as appropriate.
• Participate in college activities for students.
• Participate in college and reservation-wide cultural activities.
• Attend college-wide staff/faculty meetings and in-services.

Professional Development 5%

• Participate in professional organizations.
• Achieve advanced degrees and certification.
• Maintain proficiency in areas of responsibility of teaching and/or clinical practice.
• Attends selected professional development activities.
• Utilizes ongoing peer review in self-evaluation.

Creative and Scholarly Work 5%

• Participate in research related to Native American Health Care.
• Participate in creative activities such as scholarly writing, presentations, etc.

Community/Professional Service 5%

• Participate in professional and/or civic activities contributing to health care, professional nursing, or nursing education.
• Promote community awareness of SKC Nursing Program.

Required Qualifications:

• Nursing faculty will hold a minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree and a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from both an accredited nursing program and college. If a BSN prepared nurse is currently enrolled in a masters program, they will be considered as a qualified applicant.
• Nursing education experience preferred.
• Faculty shall hold an unencumbered, active license as a Registered Nurse in Montana or be eligible to apply for one via reciprocity from another state. Recent acute care experience is preferred.
• Faculty will possess a clear background check.

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