Job Description

THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS

JOB TITLE: NURSING FACULTY – CLINICAL/LAB FACULTY COORDINATOR

PEAVY SCHOOL OF NURSING

The University of St. Thomas (www.stthom.edu), a private Catholic university committed to the liberal arts and to the religious and intellectual tradition of Catholic higher education, is seeking experienced faculty for their School of Nursing.

General Description:

The Peavy School of Nursing is seeking a faculty member with substantial clinical expertise in Adult Health to be part of the Bachelor of Science in nursing program. The position includes serving as the Clinical/Lab Faculty Coordinator with a teaching assignment determined by the Dean. The school is committed to a nursing philosophy and curriculum framework centered on healing and holistic care for the established BSN program.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a student tracking system that captures student documentation & reporting for our compliance needs. Duties include:
• Required criminal, background, and drug screening for newly admitted applicants & faculty members.
• Manage Immunization records.
• Manage ongoing communication with incoming students regarding onboarding and orientation processes for all active student cohorts.
• Manage clinical placement requests for all clinical courses in the BSN program.
• Ensure compliance with mandated clinical requirements.
• Communicate with faculty, students, and representatives from clinical partners and other institutions.
• Facilitates negotiations for clinical engagement of BSN students, ensuring advocacy for clinical agency concerns and commitments.
• Works with the BSN Program Director to secure appropriate assignments for clinical adjunct faculty for the clinical and laboratory settings.
• Communicate with all clinical sites, including hospitals, schools, psychiatric facilities, and community groups for affiliation agreements in collaboration with the BSN Program Director and Dean.
• Work directly with the Executive Director of Operations to process affiliation agreements.
• Assume a teaching workload that balances teaching and clinical/lab faculty coordinator duties
• Participate in curriculum development
• Advising students
• Develop, revise, and update curricula in collaboration with nursing faculty, practice partners, and students based on School of Nursing standards for curriculum, teaching methodology, and outcome evaluation.
• Additional requirements include experience with collaborative learning environments and teaching and relating to students from diverse academic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have a minimum of a Master's degree in nursing, a minimum of 5 years of BSN program teaching experience reflecting commitment to best practices in nursing education, or any equivalent combination of work and teaching experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position. Current licensure as an RN in the state of Texas, or eligibility for licensure, is required. This is a non-tenure track position, although tenure track opportunities may be available in future if desired. Academic rank will be offered commensurate with education and experience.

While building on a powerful legacy of Catholic nursing education, the nursing programs focus on innovation and creativity in curricula that incorporate emerging best practices in nursing education designed to prepare graduates for the future of nursing. Creative education/practice partnerships, learning partnerships between teacher and student, and innovative use of educational/simulation technology will be integral to both programs. Faculty will participate in further enhancing the collaborative organizational model guiding PSON governance.

Interested candidates must provide a comprehensive resume and cover letter, evidence of a commitment to teaching excellence, and to the integration of a liberal arts education into the professional education of nurses at the BSN and DNP level. Also, include a statement demonstrating willingness to support the tenets of Catholic higher education as articulated in Ex Corde Ecclesiae. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to a holistic nursing philosophy/framework and the capacity to work collaboratively as part of an engaged teaching team with nursing faculty, colleagues from other disciplines, and clinical partners.

Please forward your resume, cover letter, three professional references, and the other items requested to:

Human Resources – Ref: 1210

University of St. Thomas

3800 Montrose Blvd.

Houston, TX 77006

Fax: 713-525-3896

facultyrecruiting@stthom.edu

The University of Saint Thomas is committed to the religious, ethical, and intellectual traditions of Catholic higher education. As permitted by law, practicing Catholics who will advance the mission of the school are preferred for this position. However, the University invites all qualified applicants to apply.