Nursing Faculty - BSN Online

About Chamberlain University

Chamberlain University has a 130-year history and the mission to educate, empower, and embolden diverse healthcare professionals who advance the health of people, families, communities, and nations. Our regionally accredited University is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. Our College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program at 23 locations and online post-licensure degree programs and certificates including RN to BSN, RN to MSN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with six Specialty Tracks, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Our College of Health Professions offers online options with a Master of Public Health degree, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Public Health Certificate programs, and a Master of Social Work degree. Learn more about Chamberlain University, part of Covista, at www.chamberlain.edu.

There is one very significant way Chamberlain is different than other Universities - Chamberlain Care®. Healthcare education is offered in a culture of service excellence and care in four ways: care for self, care for colleagues, care for patients/clients, care for all. By living Chamberlain Care®, we’ve built a culture in which colleagues and students thrive and we graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Chamberlain Care® is the guiding principle we provide to each other and to our students to help our students achieve their goals, reach their dreams and impact healthcare at a national level.
If you're ready to live Chamberlain Care®, we invite you to apply today!

We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday–Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment.
 

Opportunity at a Glance
The Instructor is responsible for teaching courses for Chamberlain University. This position provides the educational focus of teaching in both the classroom and experiential learning environments, conducting scholarship, and providing service to the college and community.

Responsibilities

• Evidence-Based Teaching/ Learning and Master Instruction

• Takes responsibility for program outcomes by implementing the University’s philosophy, curriculum and course objectives through both the classroom and experiential learning environments, scholarship, and service to the University, community, health system and profession.

• Develops curricular/teaching innovations in the annual preparation and revision of all assigned course(s).

• Assumes responsibility for all autonomous aspects of individual teaching loads.

• In cooperation with partner agencies and University departments, provides oversight for clinical preceptors/ mentors for student clinical experiences and coordinates and evaluates those preceptors/ mentors.

• Provides documented feedback to students on level of performance based on course outcomes.

• Provides student remediation within assigned courses.

• Communicates up-to-date information about agency/clinical policies, procedures, and expectations

• Professional Role Model/ Chamberlain University Care

• Serves as a positive professional role model for students, assisting in their professional/social development.

• Serves as an informal leader, mentor, and role model for other faculty and staff in the areas of customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence and general professionalism.

• Mentors new faculty members.

• Commitment to the Profession

• Participates in professional activities outside the University

• Professional Service

• Contributes to the development, implementation and evaluation of the programs and the philosophy of the University.

• Participates in academic advisement and counseling for an assigned group of students while participating in assessment of potential and real counseling concerns for all students with whom the faculty come into contact.

• Contributes to the development and evaluation of student admission, progression, retention and graduation policies within the University.

• Provides opportunities for student and graduate evaluation of curriculum and teaching and program effectiveness.

• Provides recommendations to the program leader regarding budgetary needs for the University.

• A faculty member at the rank of Instructor demonstrates significant service the University by accepting or initiating, as part of the workload, responsibility for activities such as: ◦ Serving on University committees ◦ Serving on work groups that contribute to preparation for accreditation visits ◦ Gathering and analyzing data related to course, curriculum and program review to foster continuous ◦ quality improvement ◦ Documenting actions taken in faculty and committee meetings as appropriate

• Contributes to the ongoing development of the profession through professional scholarship or training development and provision outside the university.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

• Master’s degree in Nursing required; PhD or DNP in Nursing preferred.
• Must hold a current, active, and unencumbered Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in a field directly related to the assigned teaching discipline required.
• Maintain appropriate, active, and unencumbered licensure or certification as required to practice professionally within the discipline.
• Education and professional experience must align with applicable state regulations and accrediting body requirements.
• Experientially prepared to teach assigned courses, demonstrating subject-matter expertise and instructional readiness.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with a high level of initiative, professionalism, and sound judgment.
• Maintain current regulatory and practice credentials, as appropriate, based on instructional assignment.
• For clinical-based roles, additional compliance requirements apply; details are outlined in the Faculty Compliance Packet.
• Please review the state-specific addendum for any additional licensure or regulatory requirements related to your designated specialty (see Online Faculty Licensure Requirements Document).
• Demonstrated commitment to scholarship consistent with faculty rank. Scholarship activities must be:
  • Made public
  • Open to critical peer review and evaluation
  • Accessible for exchange and use by others
• Instructor-level faculty must demonstrate at least one example of professional development or scholarship in one of the following areas (as detailed in the Faculty Handbook):
  • Scholarship of Discovery
  • Scholarship of Integration
  • Scholarship of Practice/Application
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $53,520.9 and $96,736.53. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Covista’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.covista.com/benefits.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation