Adjunct Faculty, Nursing Maternity

Adjunct Faculty, Nursing Maternity

Department: Dean Nursing and Health Sciences

Location: Framingham

MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to promote their personal growth, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region's economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is served by a cadre of employees of varied backgrounds and experiences. We invite all individuals to consider joining our community.

Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college, offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate will join a vibrant educational community and have a desire and ability to serve a population of students with various needs and backgrounds.

The candidate is expected to commit to excellence in teaching and learning, collaboration and professional development. Adjunct faculty are expected to deliver course materials in a learner-centered environment conductive to engaging students in the learning process. The faculty member in this position communicates consistently and effectively with students, faculty and administrators, and responds to communications within a 24 hour period. The faculty is responsible for managing this course through timely grading of assignments, providing substantial student feedback with assignments, and submission of clinical evaluations, attendance and grades.

MassBay Community College seeks qualified part-time instructors in the Nursing Program for the Fall, Spring, and Summer (Practical Nursing) semesters. The practical nursing clinical course covers nursing care of clients in the labor and delivery units. The instructor must have clinical experience, communicate effectively, assess students objectively, and work as part of a team.

Available Clinical: Fall, Spring, and Summer

Days may vary each week.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Supervising students in the clinical setting;
• Guidance in completing assignments such as daily clinical worksheets, concept maps, and care plans;
• Knowledge of Medication card system, and conducting student evaluations;
• Demonstrated knowledge of subject matter and an awareness of new developments in the field;
• Integrate didactic content into the student(s) clinical assignment;
• Communicate with course faculty regularly to track student progress or to develop performance improvement plans to support student learning;
• Responsible for conducting the mid-semester and final clinical evaluations;
• Assign, supervise, plan experiences, and evaluate students in practice learning environments based on course and program student learning outcomes;
• Provide support, guidance, and instruction on all aspects of patient care while at the clinical facility or laboratory classroom;
• Demonstrate procedures and patient care in clinical or laboratory nursing settings;
• Provide feedback to the assistant dean of nursing, program director, and clinical placement coordinator on the appropriateness of the health care agency in terms of teaching/learning environments for students;
• Provide feedback to the course faculty on student preparedness regarding curriculum;
• Attend course-specific orientation on campus with the Assistant Dean of Nursing and course faculty;
• Participate in clinical faculty mentoring as identified by the Assistant Dean of Nursing and course faculty;
• Participate in the Program's continuous improvement efforts, which include BORN and ACEN requirements;
• Maintain appropriate paperwork and documentation required by the program;
• Other duties as assigned.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates the variety of student experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BSN for Practical Nursing and MSN for Associate Degree Nursing;
• A minimum of two years of full-time experience in nursing, or its equivalent, within the last five years and evidence of clinical competence in the area(s) of clinical instruction;
• Clinical teaching experience;
• Current unencumbered Massachusetts RN license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Equal Opportunity;
• Experience working in a community college or similar enviroment;
• Demonstrated commitment to working with students in need;
• Recent clinical practice in relevant areas: Labor and Delivery and Postpartum unit;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a broad range of faculty, staff, and student body.

Additional Information:

Salary Range: $1,512 - $1,715 per DCE Credit

Position Type: DCE-Adjunct

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

To Apply: Please include a letter of interest and resume with your online application.

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Hiring is subject to state appropriation funding.

Final candidates are required to provide sealed transcripts and/or certifications.

Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Associate Dean of Equity Assurance and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.