Description

Major/Essential Functions:

• Provides academic and clinical instruction within the School of Nursing.
• Plans, coordinates, and conducts online, classroom and clinical experiences for students.
• Participates in scholarly and academic activities appropriate to rank.
• Reports directly to programmatic Department Chair.
• Maintains academic standards as established by the school and the university.
• Teaches students in online, clinical, laboratory, and classroom settings.
• Assumes responsibility for and/or participates in the planning and organization of courses to which assigned.
• Provides academic advising/counseling to assigned students.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of school, program, course, and student activities.
• Plans professional development activities for self, such as continuing education offerings, workshops, professional meetings, etc.
• Participates in program, school and university committees, and in other activities associated with professional status.
• Maintains membership in and participates in professional associations by serving on local/state committees of professional organizations.
• Incorporates new knowledge and techniques in online, clinical, classroom, and laboratory teaching.
• Conducts research or practice activities appropriate to rank.
• Displays a scholarly orientation to the assumption of the responsibilities of a university faculty member as defined in the Guidelines for Qualification of Faculty Appointment Rank.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing, from an accredited university, required.  
• National certification as a Certified Nurse Midwife required. 
• Record of professional service appropriate to the discipline; promise of growth in teaching, research and scholarship activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate in Nursing, from an accredited university.
• Expertise in the delivery of masters nursing education.
• Demonstrated success in faculty role as a distance educator and can provide instruction via a variety of instructional modalities.
• At least five years of clinical practice as a nurse-midwife.
• Engaged in professional midwifery organizations at the state and national level.