Job Description Summary
This is a full-time tenure-track position as an Educator/Clinician in the Graduate Practice Program within the MUSC College of Nursing. The qualified candidate is expected to support the college's teaching mission through didactic and clinical teaching in the MSN and DNP Programs and maintain clinical practice as an FNP. Upon hire, successful candidates are expected to relocate to the Charleston, South Carolina area.Entity
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)Worker Type
EmployeeWorker Sub-Type
FacultyCost Center
CC001079 CON Office Of Academic AffairsPay Rate Type
SalaryPay Grade
University-00
Pay Range
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Work Shift
Job Description
Minimum Qualifications: Earned master’s degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). Candidates should be eligible for South Carolina APRN licensure and hold national certification as an FNP with at least two years of APRN practice experience in primary care or related settings. Successful candidates will have effective interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills and abilities. Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or the Military Training Network. An MSN-prepared candidate must enroll in a doctoral (DNP or PhD) program or begin a DNP or PhD program within the first two years of employment.
Preferred qualifications: The preferred candidate will have an earned DNP or doctoral degree in nursing or a related field, current national board certification as an FNP, and demonstrated evidence of commitment to professional scholarship. Demonstrated evidence of prior teaching experience, including precepting APRN students and experience with or interest in competency-based education, case-based or problem-based teaching, is ideal, focusing on student-centric learning. Experience in graduate online teaching methods is preferred. However, the motivated candidate without teaching experience who meets the educational requirements (current board certification and practice as a FNP) will be considered.
Rank: Instructor or Above
Formal Accountability: Reports to the Assistant Dean for Graduate Practice Programs
Responsibilities:
a) Facilitate an asynchronous online teaching and learning environment
b) Implement innovative competency-based online teaching strategies
c) Participate in on-campus DNP program learning intensives on days not in the clinical setting.
d) Implement curriculum as part of a team and participate in ongoing and annual curriculum reviews and changes that support contemporary trends and requirements in graduate education.
e) Lead or work on faculty team(s) to develop and modify academic courses to ensure ongoing quality improvement and mapping of the AACN Essentials for Nursing Education.
f) Assume the role of Course Coordinator and other duties as assigned
g) Maintain communication with course coordinators, faculty colleagues, and administrators
h) Engage in professional FNP practice in primary care or a related field as part of the faculty contract, dedicating a minimum of 20% effort (8 hours/week). Clinical responsibilities and practice site arrangements will be established in collaboration with the CON Office of Practice and negotiated with affiliated practice partners.
i) Precept MUSC CON APRN students in the practice setting
j) Maintain FNP credentials, licensure, and national certifications required to practice as an FNP
k) Maintain a record of scholarship through dissemination, presentations, and publications that are consistent with the college appointment, promotion, and tenure (APT) guidelines
l) Supervise APRN students in clinical settings as clinical faculty, evaluate clinical logs, and communicate with preceptors
m) Facilitate DNP scholarly project work as assigned
n) Attend course, program, and college meetings in person or via web-based technology.
o) Adhere to MUSC College of Nursing policies
p) Maintain proficiency as an educator and clinician
Additional Job Description
Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions in an upright position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions in a seated position. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Frequent) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift objects, up to 15 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lower objects, up to 15 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull objects, up to 15 lbs., unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Frequent) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Frequent)
If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!
The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.
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