Instructor - Nursing jobs in Honolulu, HI

Title: Instructor of Nursing

Position Number: 82303 & 82577

Hiring Unit: College of Natural & Health Sciences, School of Nursing

Location: UH-Hilo

Date Posted: March 13, 2024

Closing Date: Continuous recruitment, first review April 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.

Salary Information: Commensurate with qualification and experience

Monthly Type: 9-month

Tenure-Track:  Non-Tenure

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Other Conditions: Appointment to begin approximately August 2024, pending position clearance and availability of funding.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Teaching role includes the teaching equivalent of 12 credits teaching courses per semester in the undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), RN to BSN, and/or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs with duties to include: teaching classroom lectures, clinical practicum and labs, and courses delivered by distance education; advising students; engaging in development of outcomes assessment; serve on SON committees and events; and participate in mandatory faculty meetings. 

Minimum qualifications: 

1. Master’s degree in nursing. 
2. Eligible for Hawaii RN licensure and other established professional and health requirements. 
3. Acute care experience in medical/surgical, obstetrical, mental health, and/or pediatric health care. 
4. Experience in teaching or working with undergraduate clinical nursing students in acute care, long term care, mental health, obstetrics and/or pediatrics settings, or a combination of education and experience commensurate with the requirements of this position. 
5. Experience teaching culturally diverse student populations in rural clinical settings. 
6. Excellent communication, planning, and organization skills. 

 Desirable qualifications: 

1. Doctorate in a nursing-related field. 
2. Experience teaching on Hawaii island with diverse student populations. 
3. Extensive experience with acute care adult health clinical instruction in BSN nursing programs. 
4. Experience with asynchronous education technology and outcomes assessment. 
5. Experience coordinating clinical programs in undergraduate Baccalaureate nursing programs with culturally diverse populations. 
6. Background or experience with simulated learning experiences, including the use of high-fidelity patient simulators via detailed, clinically-based scenarios with instruction, evaluation, and remediation in didactic and/or clinical learning settings. 

To Apply: Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents.  A complete application must include: 1) a cover letter addressing how minimum and desirable qualifications are met and why you are interested in this position; 2) a current curriculum vita (clearly listing courses that have been taught in the past); 3) a statement of teaching philosophy including evidence of high-quality teaching; 4) three (3) current professional references (including names, affiliations, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers);  5) academic transcripts (copies are acceptable; however, official transcripts are required prior to employment).  Please do not include any self-identifying photos; please redact references to Social Security number and birthdates on transcript copies.  All requested documents/information become the property of the University.  All minimum qualifications must be met by the time of hire. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Failure to submit all required documents and reference information shall deem an application to be incomplete.  

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Inquiries: Darren Higa, 808-932-7810 or darrenhi@hawaii.edu.

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