Assistant Professor of Practice- Nursing

University of La Verne

Assistant Professor of Practice- Nursing

Job Description Summary:
The University of La Verne invites applicants for an Assistant Professor of Practice for our Nursing program. This position will be assigned to our RN to BSN program. The curriculum is designed to be delivered online, remote work arrangement possible.

The University of La Verne

Located in Inland Southern California, the University of La Verne, founded in 1891, is a comprehensive private, not-for-profit university offering a distinctive and relevant educational experience to a diverse population of traditional-age, adult, and graduate students, preparing them for successful careers. The university's core values of lifelong learning, ethical decision making, civic and community engagement, and diversity and inclusion shape the graduates' commitment to enhancing their communities and their professions.

The University of La Verne serves more than 6,000 students across four colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, the LaFetra College of Education, the College of Business and Public Management, and the College of Law. The university is currently launching a fifth college: The College of Health and Community Well-Being. The university delivers its educational programming on the La Verne Campus as well as online and across nine additional regional locations throughout Southern California. Across these colleges and nine regions, the university delivers bachelor's, master's, law, and doctoral degrees.

College of Health and Community Well-Being

The guiding vision of the College of Health and Community Well-Being is to contribute significantly to the intellectual, social, and economic vitality of La Verne and surrounding region(s). To achieve this goal, the College of Health and Community Well-Being will model the core values of the University in addressing health inequities and social determinants of health and community well-being. The first new program for the College will be an RN to BSN beginning in Fall 2022. The University of La Verne has an opportunity to be a leader in inclusive and equitable approaches to preparing future healthcare and community well-being leaders and at the forefront of a holistic approach to health systems. La Verne's nursing program will continue to expand with a BSN (Fall 2023) and MSN (2024) in development.
Description

Reporting directly to the Associate Dean for Nursing Programs, this position is responsible for providing didactic and clinical education to students in the RN to BSN program.

• Facilitate delivery of curriculum utilizing online, asynchronous and synchronous, pedagogies to support student learning and engagement.
• Support students during clinical rotations.
• Mentor and guide students during capstone project
• Participate in program assessment and accreditation as assigned by the Associate Dean.

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The University of La Verne is a private not-for-profit university founded in 1891 located in La Verne, California. The core values that we live by are Ethical Reasoning, Diversity and Inclusivity, Lifelong Learning and Community and Civic Engagement. If you're passionate about these values, join us at the University of La Verne!

Specific Duties:
Responsibilities include: teaching courses in the RN to BSN program in area of expertise; scholarly and clinical engagement; academic advisement of students within the program; mentoring of student research and senior thesis projects; and service to the program and university.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BSN, MSN preferred.
• Experience with and demonstrated ability to work with a diverse student body, faculty, and staff.
• Strong commitment to equity, cultural humility and an ability to work well in diverse context.
• Licensed as a registered nurse, in California preferred.
• Experience in RN education program (pre- or post-licensure)
• Experience with online, asynchronous delivery preferred

Preferred Qualifications:


Location: La Verne Central Campus

Special Instructions:
To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: http://laverne.edu

Institutional Profile
Located in Southern California, the University of La Verne offers a distinctive and relevant educational experience to a diverse population of students, preparing them for successful careers and a commitment to lifelong learning across the liberal arts and professional programs. The academic units of the not-for-profit university include the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Public Management, the LaFetra College of Education, and the College of Law. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate programs, including degree programs tailored for working adults. The university's central campus is located 30 miles east of Los Angeles in the historic Old Town section of La Verne, a city with a population of approximately 35,000 at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. The university also has eight regional campuses throughout California and the College of Law campus in Ontario, California. The university is classified as a Carnegie Doctoral Institution with moderate research activity. Core values are reflected throughout all curricular and co-curricular programs, its emphasis on close professor-student interaction, personal support of its students, and its diversity.

The University of La Verne prides itself in being reflective of the diversity of Southern California. Approximately 80 percent of its nearly 8,500 students come from diverse backgrounds and the U.S. Department of Education has designated the university as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). With 80,000 alumni, the university fulfills a critical community function in educating students from underserved populations, many of whom are the first generation in their family to attend college.

The University of La Verne is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employment or employees on any basis prohibited by state and federal law. University of La Verne hires and promotes individuals based on their qualifications and is consistent with applicable state and federal laws, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, disability, medical condition a or sexual orientation



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