Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)

Overview

MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region’s economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College values diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply to join our community.

Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a passion for teaching and promoting success among a diverse student population.  Faculty members are responsible for developing educational and evaluation materials consistent with the philosophy and framework of the program, MassBay Community College, Board of Registration in Nursing (BORN) and Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) requirements. The faculty member is responsible for maintaining a current Massachusetts Registered Nursing license and expertise in their nursing specialty. We seek enthusiastic, competent, positive, diverse, and compassionate nursing faculty to help us develop and shape the next generation of nursing professionals. With the opening of the new leading-edge Health Sciences Campus in Framingham, we are seeking professionals who enjoy what they do and want to pass that expertise on in supportive and positive ways to our students.

This position requires the candidate to have experience in any of the following areas: pediatric nursing, OB nursing, and psychiatric nursing. This includes, but is not limited to, preparation of didactic, delivery of content, presentation of nursing skills and oversight of students in clinical courses.

The faculty member participates in the instruction, review, and evaluation of nursing courses and in assessing student performance. This faculty member participates in departmental, division, and college-related committees, governance, and activities.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Demonstrate teaching effectiveness in the classroom, lab, and clinical area;
• Oversee and work with students in the clinical environment;
• Teach pre-licensure nursing students across the nursing curriculum;
• Develop instructional material consistent with course objectives and aligned with faculty program planning;
• Assign, supervise, and evaluate students in the clinical setting;
• Share program governance with the Assistant Dean of Nursing consistent with BORN regulations and ACEN standards;
• Collaborate with faculty colleagues and nursing program staff to develop, support, and implement the philosophy, conceptual framework, objectives, and policies of the program;
• Collaborate with professionals in clinical settings;
• Actively participate in course refinement and program evaluation;
• Collaborate with all faculty colleagues to develop a nursing curriculum plan that shall provide a variety of learning experiences consistent with the program mission, philosophy, and nursing education outcomes;
• Work collaboratively and with flexibility with the Simulation services of the Division through effective use of simulation and computer technologies in the classroom and lab;
• Utilize a variety of appropriate teaching strategies to promote students' critical thinking skills;
• Actively participate in the Systematic Evaluation Plan (SEP);
• Serve as an adviser to nursing students and potential nursing students;
• Serve on departmental, division, and college committees;
• Maintain current expertise in teaching through professional development;
• Participate in weekly meetings, special events, pinning, and graduation, some outside of regular work hours;
• Adhere to Massachusetts Community College Contract including but not limited to:

            -Academic advisor to students;

            -Post and maintain a minimum of four (4) office hours per week;

            -Serve on College committees (college governance) as elected or appointed;

            -Attend Division, Department, and Committee meetings;

            -Serve on Nursing Program committees.

Commitment to Equity:

• Support MassBay’s commitment to the Equity Agenda;
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and students on the College’s strategic initiatives dedicated to closing the equity gap related to student outcomes;
• Support MassBay’s commitment to being anti-racist; embracing a community free of bias and inequality;
• Contribute to discussion and review of applicable College policies with a critical lens toward diversity, equity and inclusion; 
• Engage with the Office of Diversity on issues related to underserved student success.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates diversity.

Required Qualifications:

• Hold a current Massachusetts Registered Nurse license in good standing, or able to obtain for out of state applicants;
• Master of Science in Nursing degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the U.S.;
• Possess a minimum of two years full-time experience in nursing, or its equivalent, within the last five years and evidence of clinical competence in clinical instruction;
• Familiarity with multiple education instructional tools, methodologies and modalities including simulation, concept-based learning, systems-based learning;
• Experience with and demonstrated commitment to cross-disciplinary education;
• Excellent communication skills including oral, written, and presentation skills;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, and ability to quickly learn new software requirements;
• Commitment to the use of new learning technologies;
• Meet the same Technical Standards as student in Associate Degree Nursing Program;
• Maintain Health Care Provider CPR level appropriate to teaching responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action and workforce diversity;
• Experience working in a diverse environment;
• Demonstrated commitment to working with underserved students;
• Five years of nursing experience;
• 1-2 years of academic classroom & clinical experience;
• Demonstrated curriculum development and implementation;
• Familiarity with the accreditation process

Additional Information:

Salary Range: $74,000-$77,000, in accordance with one's education and experience as dictated by the collective bargaining agreement classification compensation structure.

As a Massachusetts State Employee, you are offered an outstanding suite of benefits adding value to your salary.

• Array of choices for health insurance plans to meet individual/ family needs
• Affordable Dental Insurance and vision discount program
• 12 paid State/ Federal holidays
• Generous sick, and personal time
• Telework option depending on the role/department
• Flexible Spending Plans to reduce your taxable income
• Low-cost basic and optional life insurance
• Defined Benefit Pension Plan, providing a fixed, pre-established benefit for employees at retirement
• Thinking to save more money towards retirement: consider Deferred Compensation plans i.e., 457(b) or 403(b)
• Tuition Benefits for employees and dependents at state colleges and universities
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Eligibility towards Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Free gym and parking on campus

Need more info: https://www.massbay.edu/employment/benefits

Position Type: MCCC-Faculty

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

To Apply: Please include a letter of interest and resume with your online application. 

Faculty

Hiring is subject to state appropriation funding.

Final candidates are required to provide sealed transcripts and/or certifications.

Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity, or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence.  Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, Lisa MacDonald, Director of Equity Compliance, lmacdonald@massbay.edu, (781) 239-3147, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.