Lecturer - WVU School of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Nurse Anesthetist Program

Lecturer (Part-Time)
West Virginia University School of Nursing
Family and Community Health

West Virginia University School of Nursing invites applications for a (non-benefits eligible, non-tenure track) part-time (FTE 0.50), 12-month, Lecturer position to teach in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Nurse Anesthetist Program. This position will report to the Chair of the Family and Community Health Department.

The Lecturer works collaboratively with the Program Director and Assistant Program Director, reports to the Department Chair, and functions as a nurse anesthetist academic and clinical faculty member. In the academic role, the Lecturer is responsible for graduate-level course management, in-class and simulation instruction, student advising and DNP project mentoring. In the clinical role, the incumbent is flexible to choose the site of practice in an approved position independent of the School of Nursing.

Essential Duties:

• Designs and provides expert instruction to nurse anesthetist program students in didactic, simulation, and clinic settings through innovative approaches.
• DNP project committee participation, including advising as a Faculty of Record for up to 8 DNP projects.
• Serves on committees of the program and assists with admissions of nurse anesthetist cohorts.
• Regularly review COA and West Virginia University School of Nursing policies including mission, vision and values, program outcomes, master course grid, administrative policies and procedures, self-study reports, committee meeting minutes, current course content and learning outcomes, examinations and testing materials.
• Serves as a role model for clinical excellence.
• Responsive and accessible to student inquiries.
• Promotes a climate of collegiality and teamwork throughout the school.
• Exemplifies and promotes ethical and professional standards for individual and organizational behavior and decision-making.
• Maintains current education and clinical skills to pursue excellence in job performance, to cope with a dynamic academic and clinical environment, and to ensure success of the program.
• Maintains CRNA certification and active practice as a CRNA.
• Represents the DNP and Nurse Anesthetist programs to external audiences, and represents the programs interests of the School of Nursing.
• Participates in local, regional, and national specialty committees and organizations to be current on environmental issues that may affect the nurse anesthetist program and practice.
  
  

Qualifications:

Academic
* Terminal doctorate from an accredited institution.
Certifications
* An unencumbered nursing license, or if out of state, be eligible for licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the state of West Virginia.
* Active certification or recertification as a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) by the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).

Experience:

* Three (3) years of clinical practice as a CRNA clinician, preferred.
* One (1) year of clinical education experience, preferably within a nurse anesthetist program, including curriculum development, evaluation, and instruction, preferred.

Rank and salary commensurate with education, professional background and experience.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Electronic submission of application with current vitae, and contact information for three professional references can be made at: https://wvu.taleo.net/careersection/faculty/jobdetail.ftl?job=26739

West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or Veteran status.