Part-Time Faculty- School of Nursing at Excelsior University

Excelsior University’s College of Nursing & Health Sciences is building a pool of part-time nursing faculty to support its hybrid Prelicensure BSN program in Florida. Reporting to the Department Chair, these part-time faculty roles focus on educating and mentoring nursing students in classroom, skills lab, simulation, and clinical settings.  The successful candidates will play a key role in preparing students for entry-level professional practice and NCLEX-RN success through evidence-based teaching, competency-based evaluation, and integration of quality and safety standards.  

Duties and Responsibilities: The following duties and responsibilities, but not limited to, are expected: 

• Teach prelicensure BSN courses in classroom, online, in lab, simulation, and clinical settings.   
• On-site test proctoring for exams and dosage calculation tests. 
• Work with students in skills practice, demonstration, simulation, and remediation to support student learning and skill mastery. 
• Prepare skills lab demonstrations and simulated learning activities in coordination with full-time nursing faculty and Department Chair. 
• Coordinate and supervise students to ensure that lab experiences meet learning outcomes. 
• Supervise, evaluate, and mentor students in clinical and lab environments to ensure safe, effective, and professional practice.  
• Guide students in developing clinical judgment, critical thinking, and professional competencies.  
• Review and analyze student performance data to inform course and program improvements.  
• Provide timely and constructive feedback to support student growth.  
• Engage in professional development and maintain active nursing licensure.  
• Model professionalism, ethical practice, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.  
• This position requires up to 3 days per week on-site in St. Petersburg, Florida. 

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• An earned Master of Science in Nursing from a regionally accredited United States institution or an equivalent, nationally recognized foreign institution of higher learning. 
• Minimum of one year teaching experience in a prelicensure nursing program or teaching in a nurse residency program 
• Relevant experience in clinical nursing practice. 
• Proficiency with simulation technology and computers. 
• A license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the state of Florida. 
• Experience with high-fidelity simulations. 
• Strong track record of promoting student success using evidence-based decision-making to support the quality improvement of academic programs, curriculum, and faculty. Experience with program and student learning outcomes assessment, as well as program and institutional accreditation processes and procedures. 
• Strong track record or working collaboratively and collegially with faculty across disciplines to support high quality standards. 
• Excellent communication skills, comfort with timelines, dates, and deliverables are necessary. 

The position is compensated at a flat rate, based on modality: $1,000 per credit hour per didactic course, $3,000 per credit hour per nursing lab, $3,000 per credit hour per nursing clinical, with low enrolled courses paid at a directed study rate; the salary range stated reflects the University’s good faith estimate at the time of posting.