Nursing Advanced Health Assessment Part-Time Faculty

The candidate that is hired for this position will be required to teach at our local campus in Ontario, CA. This is not a virtual or online course. Only candidates that are able to teach at this specific campus location should apply.

Did you know you could teach for our university without leaving your current job? At University of Phoenix, our flexible class schedules mean you can teach for us part-time without interrupting your full-time career. That’s because we want faculty members who are active in their fields and bring real-world experience to the classroom.

For more than 30 years, University of Phoenix has been a leader and innovator in nursing education, helping working nurses pursue their professional and personal goals while improving health care delivery and patient outcomes. In fact, more than 46,000 School of Nursing graduates chose to pursue their degrees here because of the high-quality education we provide. Our curriculum is regularly updated to reflect current practices and to meet accreditation, certification and state requirements. We’re committed to helping nurses become more essential – to their patients, to the health care industry, and to the community.

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1. As a faculty member you’ll be challenged with adding your professional expertise to instruct a curriculum which is centrally developed with specific learning objectives.
2. Provide timely and detailed feedback on a weekly basis and offer student support via classroom, phone, and email.
3. Utilize classroom learning system technology (provided by university), the Internet, and Microsoft Office software.
4. Perform other duties as assigned or apparent.

Please click links below to see course descriptions.

http://www.phoenix.edu/courses/nrp516.html

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

MUST meet one of the numbered pathways below, as well as any applicable clarifications stated, (including education, area of study and previous work experience, including minimum number of years and types of experience):

1. Doctorate of Nursing Science, Doctor of Nurse Practice, or a PhD in Nursing.
2. Doctorate degree in any area and a Master's degree in Nursing.

Doctoral Clarification: All Faculty must have a minimum of six (6) applicable credits and all faculty must a minimum of 5 years' experience in a clinical nursing practice setting with a minimum of 2 years' current experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or a Nurse Practitioner (NP).

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1. Master's degree in Nursing.

Master’s Clarification: All Faculty must have a minimum of six (6) applicable credits and all faculty must a minimum of 5 years' experience in a clinical nursing practice setting with a minimum of 3 years' current experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or a Nurse Practitioner (NP).

REQUIRED CREDENTIAL:

• All faculty must hold an active Registered Nurse (RN) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license in the state they are residing in and an active National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Faculty for NRP/531 and NRP/571 in the Online Modality must hold either an active unencumbered or unrestricted Arizona or compact state RN license AND an active Arizona Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license.

ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATIONS:

• Degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution.
• Applicable coursework can include but is not limited to: Health Assessment, Anatomy, Physiology, and/or Pathophysiology.
• Acceptable professional positions can include but are not limited to: Nurse Practitioner and/or Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Current experience is considered professional experience within the past five years.
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) acceptable Nursing Master's degrees are: MSN (Master of Science in Nursing), MN (Master of Nursing), MS in Nursing (Master of Science with a specialization in Nursing), and/or a MA in Nursing (Master of Arts in Nursing).
• Current compact states include: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin.