Instructor of Nursing

Instructor of Nursing

Position Number: 298F0065
Department: NURSING (Lord Fairfax)
Posting Open Date: 02/23/2021
Posting Close Date: 03/23/2021
Open Until Filled: No

Job Description
This full-time faculty position may require teaching in any of the nursing programs at Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC), which include the ADN, PN, and the NA programs on either campus.

Faculty members are required to provide a positive, caring, and dynamic learning environment that inspires student success, values diversity, promotes community vitality and embraces LFCC’s vision and values. Faculty members are required to work to help further the goals of LFCC and the nursing program and support policies and procedures dictated by the Virginia Community College System. Responsibilities of this position will include serving on college committees (as assigned), evaluating and revising the curriculum, participating in monthly information sessions, and assisting with program assessment and development, as mandated by the Virginia Board of Nursing (VBON), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC). Faculty members are to engage in activities that demonstrate a commitment to students, community organizations, and/or the college.

Typical loads for full-time faculty at LFCC are normally 15 credit hours per semester, during the academic year, with 10 office hours required each week.

Nursing faculty members are also required to collaborate with others (full and part-time employees) to ensure teaching uniformity and continuity of material and expectations.

Duties also include monthly information sessions, academic advising, recruiting, tutoring, developing, implementing and evaluating the associate degree philosophy and objectives.

Faculty will seek out opportunities for increasing response rates on student surveys. Faculty will analyze student ratings of instruction and other student feedback, identify trends needing improvement, and implement an action plan to accomplish that improvement. Faculty will respond constructively to student comments and questions and require the same nature of response from students. Faculty will respond promptly to student emails, phone calls, or other communications (within 2 business days).

Faculty will publish office hours throughout the semester (and delineate virtual versus in-person).

Teaching schedule may include day, evening, weekend, and on and off-campus, distance learning, web delivery, and instructional laboratory and clinical assignments.

Faculty members will be required to use state-of-the-art classroom teaching technologies. Faculty will engage in activities that keep them current in nursing, require the use of knowledge from nursing, expand knowledge of nursing or otherwise exercise competence in nursing. Faculty will engage in activities that keep them current in pedagogy and curriculum and will participate in personal growth, wellness and/or self-care activities.

May be required to perform other duties, as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

Compensation
Faculty Positions: The minimum salary for the position is $43,776.00 per year, however, actual starting salary will commensurate with education and/or experience. The position is a 9 month faculty role and as such is eligible for the benefits package offered by the Commonwealth of Virginia for state agencies and the Virginia Community College System. For more information, please visit www.dhrm.virginia.gov and www.vccs.edu.

About Lord Fairfax Community College
Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) is a comprehensive, nonresidential, two-year public institution of higher education with 4 locations-the Fauquier and Middletown Campuses, the Luray-Page County Center and the Vint Hill Site and outreach sites throughout the College’s service region. The service region includes the counties of Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, and Warren and the city of Winchester.

LFCC’s Middletown Campus and Luray-Page County Center are nestled within the Shenandoah Valley with easy access to a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities, historical sites, and a welcoming network of towns and cities where families grow and diverse business thrive. LFCC’s Fauquier Campus and Vint Hill Site are located within the Upper Piedmont region of Virginia. Situated in Fauquier County, and located just 40 miles west of Washington, D.C., this area offers the beauty of country living with easy access to the international community of our nation’s capital.

LFCC offers more than 75 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide variety of disciplines, in addition to workforce preparation programs for employees and employers. LFCC offers a variety of day, evening, weekend and distance learning classes. As one of the fastest growing community colleges of the Virginia Community Colleges, LFCC serves over 9,100 unduplicated credit students and approximately 1,200 employers with business and professional development through Workforce Solutions. In terms of student enrollment, LFCC is the seventh largest of the 23 colleges of the Virginia Community Colleges.

Celebrate with Us
LFCC is embarking on the celebration of our 50 Years of Impact. In the fall of 1970, LFCC first opened its doors at the Middletown Campus to begin classes with 577 students. Beginning, January 2020, LFCC will celebrate 50 years of cultivating educational opportunity and economic vitality within our community. We look forward to reflecting on our past, celebrating the present and moving forward with a renewed dedication to our community and student achievement.

Fiscal year 2020 was one of the strongest years for higher education in state budget recent history. There were no increases to tuition or fees for students, $4 million statewide increase to training grants, compensation increases for employees and health premiums remained unchanged. LFCC ranks 8 out of Virginia’s 23 Community Colleges in the amount of performance based funding received.

LFCC continues to prepare for the future; our facilities and campus improvement projects include new construction of the Luray Page County Center in Luray, VA as well as the anticipated Hazel Hall Building at our Fauquier Campus in Warrenton, VA.

Lord Fairfax Community College, located in the Northern Shenandoah Valley is accepting applications for adjunct, part-time faculty (day, evening and weekend) positions for Adjunct Faculty. Positions are appointed on a course-by-course, semester basis as needed. Responsibilities include teaching college level courses, which may include distance learning on and off campus courses during the day, evening and weekends.

Additional Information
Your Expertise. Our Inspiring Culture. Enriching Lives and Community Vitality. We are an inclusive and engaged community and recognize the value that students, faculty and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience.

The College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), LFCC will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to provide access to the application, interviewing and selection process. 1-800-906-5322 ext. 7226

Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) is an equal opportunity institution providing educational and employment opportunities, programs, services, and activities. LFCC shall promote and maintain equal employment and educational opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions including lactation, age (except when age is a bona fide occupational qualification), status as a veteran, national origin, or other non-merit factors. LFCC also prohibits sexual misconduct including sexual violence or harassment.

Required Qualifications       

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Demonstrated direct client care experience as a registered nurse.
• Current, Unrestricted Registered Nurse License in Virginia or multi state licensure privilege.
• Ability to meet the requirements of the clinical facilities.
• Evidence of positive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, other professionals, and the public.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications     

• Graduate degree preferably with a major in Nursing (strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated teaching and simulation experience. Preference given to candidates with prior college teaching experience, significant job-related experience, and/or previous teaching experience at the community college level.
• Experience with Canvas or other online delivery technologies
• Experience with simulation models and scenarios in a nursing program
• Experience with recruiting, retaining, and advising, and counseling students.

Apply online at https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/31898

Virginia’s Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.