Practical Nursing Tenure-Track Faculty

Practical Nursing Tenure-Track Faculty Application Close Date/Time: Monday, January 15th, at 6PM CT This position is a Full-Time, Tenure-Track, Parkland Academic Employees (PAE) appointment.
Salary is commensurate with experience.
Tenure-Track Faculty teach a full-time load as per the PAE bargaining agreement.
They advise and mentor students and participate in governance of their departments and the college.
Applicants must submit: An online employment application Cover letter Resume or CV Copy of official transcripts from the institution where you received your highest degree.
If hired, certified official transcript is required.
Essential Job Functions Teaching Functions: Provide classroom instruction in accordance with the stated philosophy, objectives, and established course outlines of the college and conduct program evaluation.
Perform professional clinical duties in accordance with established policies and procedures of the clinical faculty, the Health Professions Division, Parkland College, and Illinois state law.
Maintain all professional credentials required to teach in area of discipline; meet essential qualifications to teach lecture, lab, and clinical in the discipline.
Inform students of course regulations, evaluation procedures, and other information pertinent to the course; prepare a course syllabus for each course and post with other course information on the college’s Learning Management System (LMS) by date set by the College.
Format tests and quizzes; obtain questions from lecturing faculty; administer tests and answer questions.
Post and distribute information needed for students on Kaplan tests and monitor testing to assure all students have completed testing and remediation, where appropriate.
Maintain regular office hours to ensure availability for student consultation; provide assistance to students in a timely manner.
Advise and/or mentor students.
Participate in the instruction of other classes if needed and availability allows.
Maintain accurate scholastic records of students; submit required reports on student progress according to published deadlines.
Participate in student recruitment and retention efforts.
Participates in college-wide shared governance, including Parkland College Association (PCA) Senate, its committees, administrative committees, and accreditation committees.
Clinical Course Functions: Coordinate all clinical facilities; complete course paperwork required by the clinical units and provide necessary information to the Faculty Chair Nursing Programs in a timely manner to assure clinical spaces are reserved.
Determine and communicate clinical start dates and coordinate lecture-lab-clinical topics.
Coordinate all clinical communication between course faculty and the clinical units; assure completion of clinical orientation for new faculty.
Assist the Faculty Chair Nursing Programs in evaluating clinical faculty and make recommendations to the Faculty Chair Nursing Programs regarding Part-Time Faculty and other personnel matters.
Assure that all clinical requirements are met, and the College is in compliance with clinical units.
Assure completion of clinical rotation schedule, hospital orientation, and electronic medical record competency.
Work closely with advisory and faculty committees to maintain and improve the quality of courses and programs.
Assist in program evaluation and accreditation procedures.
Work with faculty to facilitate text selection.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean or Faculty Chairs Minimum Requirements Master’s degree in nursing.
Current registered nurse licensure.
Five (5) years of clinical and/or teaching experience in nursing.
Must successfully complete a criminal background check with fingerprinting and drug test.
Background in nursing across the continuum of care.
Knowledgeable concerning national curricula, national accreditation, national registration, and requirements for state certification and licensure.
Is current in all professional credentials required to teach in area of discipline; meet essential qualifications to teach lecture, lab, and clinical in the discipline.
Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to engage professionally with a diverse population of faculty, staff, students, and other members of the campus community.
Ability to learn the Parkland information system and new programs as technology changes.
In an effort to comply with SURS return-to-work restrictions for employers (40 ILCS 5/15-139.
5), candidates for employment at Parkland College must either not be a SURS annuitant or must be willing to suspend his/her SURS annuity upon employment.
This applies to all SURS annuitants except those receiving their annuity under either the Self-Managed Plan (SMP) or by lump sum payment.
Robust benefits, including medical insurance with no monthly premiums, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, flexible spending, dependent care, EAP, work/life balance with generous paid time off, and tuition waiver.
Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting.
Applications not submitted through https://www.
parkland.
edu/careers will not be considered.
Please monitor your email, including spam or junk mail folders, for future correspondence from Parkland College Human Resources.
For further information application process, please contact at 217-351-2220.
Applicants with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process.
Requests may be submitted by contacting Human Resources at 217-351-2220 or by emailing hr@parkland.
edu.
Equal Opportunity Employer