Job Description

Online applications must be received before 12:00am on:

February 3, 2025

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

164-NN_FACULTY - Clinical Assistant Professor - Career

Business Title:

Clinical Track Assistant Professor, Master of Nursing (MN) Program Director

Employee Type:

Faculty

12 Month

Summary of Duties:

The Master of Nursing (MN) Program Director will strategically manage the MN program, including the oversight of curriculum, integration of teaching technology, and development and support the implementation of a student recruitment plan. Work collaboratively with students, faculty, and staff within of the College of Nursing across all campuses and WSU Health Sciences, as it continues to create both knowledge and community impact across the state of Washington and beyond.  

The goal is for this position to begin on or before July 1, 2025, but the start date is negotiable.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the MN program on all WSU College of Nursing campuses, including re-design of the curriculum, implementation, and evaluation (coordinated with the Director of Curriculum and Evaluation), clinical placements and evaluation of experiences.
• Partners with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in maintaining program accreditation, and regulatory standards; student admission, progression, retention, and graduation.
• Partners with the Chair of the Advanced Practice Department to ensure faculty recruitment, retention, and preparation meets programmatic needs.
• Facilitates communication, and partnerships to key stakeholders.
• Monitors trends in MN education and practice and provide leadership for MN program expansion, diversification, and refinement.
• Monitors and promotes continuous quality improvement.
• Develops long- and short-term student admission and retention strategies in collaboration with the Center for Student Excellence.
• Works with the administrative team in promoting state-wide and national recognition for the MN program.
• Communicates programmatic needs with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
• Initiates or supports faculty in the preparation and implementation of grants to support educationally related activities and serves as PI/Co-I as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:

• Candidates must hold a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) or a PhD degree in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated experience in developing new and innovative approaches to nursing education.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with community partners and alumni to benefit teaching, scholarship and outreach programs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and the reduction of health disparities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Digital education experience, including the use of multiple digital or technology-supported teaching/learning platforms and mechanisms.
• Leading programs that are delivered to students across state lines.
• Leading academic programs at a Research-intensive, health sciences center.
• Knowledge of Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission (NCQAC) standards for nursing education and practice in the state of Washington.

Area/College: College of Nursing
City, State, Zip: Spokane, WA 99202-2131
JOB IS FROM: nursingjobs.siteVIEWDepartment Link: https://nursing.wsu.edu/

Annual Salary: Assistant Professor: $92,063.31 + $10,000 (Stipend)

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. The annual salary includes the 12-month faculty salary and a stipend for the administrative duties (ADR) of the Director role.

*Please note that all faculty positions with administrative roles are fixed term and renewable as outlined in the Faculty Manual.

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation.

Overtime Eligibility: Ineligible
FTE: 100%
Tenure-Track: No

This is a full-time, career-track faculty position with a 12-month administrative appointment.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need.  A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions:

Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications.

• Curriculum Vitae (required)
• Cover Letter (required)
• Statement of commitment/contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion (required) (Guidelines: https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Guidelines-for-Contributions-to-Equity-Diversity-and-Inclusion-Statements-1.pdf)

Please note: Finalist will be asked to provide official transcripts by the time of hire.

Additional Instructions:

• External candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application. Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application. 

• All documents must be attached before submitting the application. The application cannot be edited once submitted.

• Documents may be submitted in one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible.

• Applicants will be requested to provide contact information for professional references within the online application.

The Washington State University system has a mission to “embrace a worldview that values diversity and cultural differences and recognizes the importance of global interdependence and sustainability.” The ultimate goal is to “create an institutional culture in which diversity is the norm.”

One of the ways the WSU College of Nursing enacts its commitment to equity-mindedness is by promoting best practices for faculty recruitment. These include broadening the candidate pool, agreeing on criteria to judge all applicants before the search begins, guarding against biases in decision making, and treating all candidates respectfully and equally.

WSU recruits, hires, trains, promotes, and compensates persons in all job titles without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical, mental or sensory disability, marital status, genetic information, and/or status as a veteran. However, search committees can consider past or proposed contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion as part of the overall review process.

We therefore require candidates to submit a statement describing their past contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion and future plans for continuing this effort as part of their application for a faculty position. The purpose of the statement is to identify candidates who have professional skills, experience, and/or willingness to engage in activities that would enhance campus equity, diversity and inclusion efforts.

Your Contributions to Equity and Diversity Statement should discuss your activities and experience as well as your future plans to advance equity, diversity and inclusion, in alignment with WSU College of Nursing’s mission, through your research, teaching, and/or service. Provide examples from your own experience, which might include (but are not limited to) activities such as any of the following:

• Mentoring. • Teaching and Curriculum or Professional Activities. • Committee, task force, or board service • Research, scholarship or creative activity • Other (such as recruitment, outreach, retention, community-based work)

Full time

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