Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Assistant Faculty Tenure Track

Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Assistant Faculty Tenure Track

Department: Nursing ADN

Location: Framingham
MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region’s economic development.
Massachusetts Bay Community College values diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply to join our community.
Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.
Position Summary:
It’s a NEW Day at MassBay in the Associate Degree Nursing Program. We are looking for enthusiastic, smart, diverse and compassionate nursing faculty to help us develop and shape the next generation of nursing professionals. The ideal candidate has a demonstrated commitment to student success. With a new Health Sciences Campus on the horizon in Framingham, we seek professionals who love what they do and want to pass that expertise on to students in supportive and positive ways.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a passion for teaching and promoting success among a diverse student population. A comfort level with various types of teaching/learning delivery models is preferred.
This position requires the candidate to have experience in any of the following areas: Pediatric nursing, OB nursing, or Med/Surg nursing. This includes, but is not limited to, preparation of didactic, delivery of content, presentation of nursing skills and oversight of students in clinical courses.
Faculty members are responsible for developing educational and evaluation materials consistent with the philosophy and framework of the program, MassBay Community College and in accordance with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing and the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. The faculty member is responsible for maintaining a current R.N. license, and nursing expertise.
The faculty member participates in the instruction, review and evaluation of nursing courses and in the evaluation of student performance. They participate in departmental, division and college- related committees, governance and activities.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Demonstrate teaching effectiveness in the classroom, lab and clinical setting;
• Oversee and works with students in the clinical environment;
• Teach pre-licensure nursing students across the nursing curriculum;
• Develop instructional material consistent with course objectives;
• Assign, supervise, and evaluate students in the clinical setting;
• Share program governance with the Assistant Dean of Nursing consistent with BORN regulations and ACEN standards;
• Collaborate with faculty colleagues and nursing program staff to develop, support and implement the philosophy, conceptual framework, objectives and policies of the program;
• Collaborate with professionals in clinical settings;
• Actively participate in curriculum development, course refinement and program evaluation;
• Collaborate with all faculty colleagues to develop a nursing curriculum plan that shall provide a variety of learning experiences consistent with the program mission, philosophy and nursing education outcomes;
• Actively participate in all program, division and college committees;
• Demonstrate flexibility within nursing specialties;
• Utilize a variety of appropriate teaching strategies to promote students' critical thinking skills;
• Effectively use simulations and computer technologies in the classroom, lab and clinical setting;
• Actively participate in the maintenance of the Systematic Evaluation Plan (SEP);
• Serve as an adviser to nursing students and potential nursing students;
• Maintain current expertise through professional development;
• Maintain expertise appropriate to teaching responsibilities.

Commitment to Equity:

• Support MassBay’s commitment to the Equity Agenda;
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and students on the College’s strategic initiatives dedicated to closing the equity gap related to student outcomes;
• Support MassBay’s commitment to being anti-racist; embracing a community free of bias and inequality;
• Contribute to discussion and review of applicable College policies with a critical lens toward diversity, equity and inclusion;
• Engage with the Office of Diversity on issues related to underserved student success;
• Further the examination of pertinent practices that are culturally responsive and reflective of inclusive perspectives;
• Engage in conversations with colleagues and students regarding best practices within the discipline or programmatic related to equity and inclusion.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.
All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates diversity.
Required Qualifications:

• Hold a current Massachusetts Registered Nurse license in good standing, or able to obtain a MA license for out of state applicants;
• Possess an earned master’s degree in nursing or higher;
• Possess a minimum of two years full-time experience in nursing, or its equivalent, within the last five years and evidence of clinical competence in the area of clinical instruction;
• Familiarity with multiple education instructional tools, methodologies and modalities including simulation, concept-based learning, systems-based learning;
• Experience with and demonstrated commitment to cross-disciplinary education;
• Excellent communication skills including oral, written and presentation skills;
• Comfort with computer technology, and ability to quickly learn new software requirements;
• Commitment to the use of new learning technologies;
• Current and unencumbered Massachusetts Driver's License.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five years of recent nursing experience;
• 1-2 years of academic classroom & clinical experience;
• Demonstrated development and implementation with academic and practice evaluation methods;
• Demonstrated curriculum development and implementation;
• Doctorate in Nursing or other related degree;
• Familiarity with the accreditation process;
• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action and workforce diversity;
• Experience working in a diverse environment;
• Demonstrated commitment to working with underserved students.
  

Additional Information:

Salary Range: Effective September 1, 2022, $1,291 - $1,561 per credit
Position Type: MCCC-Faculty

Application Deadline: Open until filled

To Apply: Please include a letter of interest and resume with your online application.
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All MassBay Community College students, faculty, and staff are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Accordingly, initial employment is dependent upon receipt and verification of full vaccination status records; details of how to fulfill vaccine record verification requirements will be provided during the hire and onboarding process.
Hiring is subject to state appropriation funding.
Final candidates are required to provide sealed transcripts and/or certifications.
Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.
Massachusetts Bay Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity, or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, Lisa MacDonald, Director of Equity Compliance, lmacdonald@massbay.edu, (781) 239-3147, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.