Excelsior University’s College of Nursing & Health Sciences is building a pool of part-time nursing faculty to support its hybrid Prelicensure BSN program in Florida. Reporting to the Department Chair, these part-time faculty roles focus on educating and mentoring nursing students in classroom, skills lab, simulation, and clinical settings. The successful candidates will play a key role in preparing students for entry-level professional practice and NCLEX-RN success through evidence-based teaching, competency-based evaluation, and integration of quality and safety standards.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The following duties and responsibilities, but not limited to, are expected:
Teach prelicensure BSN courses in classroom, online, in lab, simulation, and clinical settings.
On-site test proctoring for exams and dosage calculation tests.
Work with students in skills practice, demonstration, simulation, and remediation to support student learning and skill mastery.
Prepare skills lab demonstrations and simulated learning activities in coordination with full-time nursing faculty and Department Chair.
Coordinate and supervise students to ensure that lab experiences meet learning outcomes.
Supervise, evaluate, and mentor students in clinical and lab environments to ensure safe, effective, and professional practice.
Guide students in developing clinical judgment, critical thinking, and professional competencies.
Review and analyze student performance data to inform course and program improvements.
Provide timely and constructive feedback to support student growth.
Engage in professional development and maintain active nursing licensure.
Model professionalism, ethical practice, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
This position requires up to 3 days per week on-site in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
An earned Master of Science in Nursing from a regionally accredited United States institution or an equivalent, nationally recognized foreign institution of higher learning.
Minimum of one year teaching experience in a prelicensure nursing program or teaching in a nurse residency program
Relevant experience in clinical nursing practice.
Proficiency with simulation technology and computers.
A license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the state of Florida.
Experience with high-fidelity simulations.
Strong track record of promoting student success using evidence-based decision-making to support the quality improvement of academic programs, curriculum, and faculty. Experience with program and student learning outcomes assessment, as well as program and institutional accreditation processes and procedures.
Strong track record or working collaboratively and collegially with faculty across disciplines to support high quality standards.
Excellent communication skills, comfort with timelines, dates, and deliverables are necessary.
The position is compensated at a flat rate, based on modality: $1,000 per credit hour per didactic course, $3,000 per credit hour per nursing lab, $3,000 per credit hour per nursing clinical, with low enrolled courses paid at a directed study rate; the salary range stated reflects the University’s good faith estimate at the time of posting.