Nursing Assistant Primary Instructor

**Nursing Assistant Primary Instructor** **Full-Time Faculty** Every healthcare professional starts somewhere, and for many, that journey begins as a Nursing Assistant. Umpqua Community College is seeking a dedicated and compassionate **Nursing Assistant Primary Instructor** to prepare students for careers in healthcare. Mentoring future caregivers and share your clinical knowledge to help students gain the confidence, skills, and professionalism they need to succeed. The faculty members of Umpqua Community College are committed to facilitating learning using the most up to date pedagogy, technology, and discipline specific knowledge. All faculty are responsible for teaching in all modalities and keeping current in new modalities that develop in higher education. Although facilitating learning is the most important role of the faculty, the needs of learners are also served when faculty are engaged in service to the college and student support activities. The following responsibilities and activities are listed in order to maintain consistency in the application of expectations and alignment of job duties with evaluation and promotion procedures.**Teaching and Learning Responsibilities** UCC faculty members are expected to meet the educational needs of the community by fulfilling the following responsibilities: - Teach course-load as assigned using appropriate methodologies and discipline area expertise. - Use Canvas effectively (the UCC LMS) for all credit courses to include: - Use of canvas grade book - Posting of syllabus - Posting of course materials - Posting of learning support materials that lead to student success may include but are not limited to recorded lectures, discussion boards, Open Educational Resources, announcements, and academic and student support information. - Facilitate student achievement of course, program, and institutional learning outcomes established by UCC - Continuously improve course and program curriculum, informed by student learning outcome data - Complete all academic assessment, data analysis, and curricular improvement reporting as required - Develop rapport with students that is professional and encourages teacher/learner communication in support of achieving expected learning outcomes - Remain current with technological and pedagogical advances that promote continuous improvement of teaching and learning - Participate fully in one's own performance review, evaluation, and plans for professional growth in support of student learning **Professional Responsibilities** - Comply with all department guidelines and college policies - Support the mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of the College, using the governance structure of the institution to enact change where appropriate - Maintain any required professional certification or licensure in the appropriate academic or technical discipline - Maintain and publicly post office hours - Certify student attendance in classes by the established deadline for financial aid purposes - Use the Early Alert System with consistency - Submit mid-term and/or final grades by the deadline established by the Records and Registration department - Participate in orientation and recruiting activities as reasonable. - Attend and participate in program, discipline, in-service, and campus meetings - Meet yearly with supervisor to review the year and set goals **Department Specific Responsibilities** - Instruct didactic and clinical at various clinical sites in Oregon and at the Umpqua Community College campus in Roseburg, Oregon. - Demonstrate professional, legal, and ethical behavior in nursing practice. - Provide support for students to meet all course outcomes and competencies. - Follow all Oregon State Board of Nursing requirements for Nursing Faculty as outlined in Divisions 21, 45, 61, 62, 63. **Service Activities** To serve its diverse communities, faculty members are expected to participate in a variety of organizations and committees. Servic…