Full-Time Instructor, Prelicensure (Multiple Specialty Opportunities)

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Job Description

Western Governors University is currently recruiting for multiple Prelicensure Nursing Instructor opportunities in the following specialty areas:

• D449 - Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
• D449 - Maternal Psych
• D447 - Women's and Children's Nursing

Candidates may be considered for one or more current openings based on their subject-matter expertise and overall qualifications. Applicants are not required to have experience in all three specialty areas.

Job Duties

Instructors are subject-matter experts who teach and support a caseload of students enrolled in their assigned course(s). Instructors offer specialized instruction on topics within their course(s), aligned with best practices, while monitoring and supporting student progress in competency development and course completion.

Instructors are responsive to learner needs and vary the type, length, method, and intensity of instruction to best match each learner's strengths and goals. Using technology, instructors may interact with students in both group and one-to-one settings. Instructors also collaborate with other instructional and program faculty serving students in their course(s) to ensure continuity and quality of support.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develops instructional materials aligned with identified learning objectives, course competencies, and instructional interventions to support both student self-service use and virtual one-to-many events.
• Provides effective, relevant, and engaging one-to-many virtual events aligned with identified learning objectives.
• Continually develops knowledge, skills, and expertise through active participation in faculty learning communities and other professional development opportunities.
• Provides proactive, relevant, timely, and effective one-to-one virtual instruction to students within a specific course or domain.
• Facilitates student communities to support peer collaboration, effective faculty interaction, and student development.
• Provides student-centered, effective one-to-one virtual coaching to help students achieve personal, academic, and career goals.
• Adapts instructional and coaching practices to meet common and individual student needs.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Subject-matter expertise in the assigned content and skills of the course(s) or domain(s).
• Strong knowledge of how student characteristics interact with different learning needs common to the assigned course(s) or domain(s).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to moderate online student communities to encourage engagement and learning.
• Ability to use information from student profiles, learning behaviors, and interactions to identify individual student needs.
• Demonstrates respect for and values diverse perspectives and experiences.
• Ability to adapt standard resources, templates, and instructional plans to meet the needs of individual students or groups of students.
• Ability to apply adult learning principles and instructional skills to build student competency in a virtual one-to-one setting.
• Ability to encourage student self-reflection and metacognition to improve competency in learning objectives.
• Flexibility to adjust instructional approaches based on individual student needs and preferences.
• Skilled in using data to identify students who may benefit from proactive support and selecting the appropriate tone and content for outreach.
• Ability to adapt the timing, modality, and frequency of outreach and contact to individual student needs and preferences.
• Strong active listening skills and emotional intelligence, with the ability to build relationships with adult students.
• Solid understanding of coaching strategies that support the personal, academic, and professional development of adult students.
• Willingness to engage in regular self-reflection and reevaluation of beliefs, perspectives, and approaches to improve equity.
• Proficient in developing presentation materials that align with specified objectives and are visually engaging, understandable, and accessible.
• Ability to develop learning facilitation experiences and effective formative self-assessment activities aligned with specific objectives to advance student learning.
• Skilled in implementing relationship-building activities for online student communities.
• Ability to facilitate synchronous student interaction in a virtual environment.

Core Minimum Requirements

All candidates must meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Nursing and all applicable licenses or certifications.
• Active, unencumbered compact/multistate RN licensure, with the ability to secure active, unencumbered licensure in all states as required for the role.
• Three years of highly successful academic practice, based on student outcomes, working with Prelicensure or Undergraduate Nursing students, including at least one year of online faculty experience.
• Recent clinical or teaching experience within the applicable specialty area within the past five years.
• Availability to work a student-centered schedule, including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel up to 20% for the role, including required attendance at designated company Summits. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.

Specialty Requirements

Candidates must demonstrate subject-matter expertise in at least one of the following specialty areas.

D449 - Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

• Demonstrated subject-matter expertise in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.

D449 - Maternal Psych

• Demonstrated subject-matter expertise in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.
• Subject-matter expertise or relevant experience in Women's and Children's Nursing is preferred.
• Candidates with experience spanning psychiatric or mental health nursing and maternal, perinatal, women's health, postpartum, or related nursing specialties may be particularly well aligned with this opportunity.

D447 - Women's and Children's Nursing

• Demonstrated subject-matter expertise in Women's and Children's Nursing.
• Availability to work evenings and weekends, including at least a four-hour scheduled block on Sunday evenings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal degree and all applicable domain-specific licenses or certifications.
• Strong experience with distance education and working with distance-learning students.
• Demonstrated subject-matter expertise across more than one applicable nursing specialty.
• Experience teaching across multiple Prelicensure or Undergraduate Nursing courses.

Consideration Across Multiple Openings

This posting supports multiple active Prelicensure Nursing Instructor openings.

Candidates will be evaluated based on their education, licensure, academic experience, recent clinical or teaching experience, schedule availability, and demonstrated subject-matter expertise to determine which current opening or openings best align with their qualifications.

Candidates whose backgrounds span multiple specialty areas may be considered for more than one role.

Travel Requirements

• This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%.
• Required travel includes attendance at designated company Summits, typically one to two times per year.
• Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed.
• Additional travel may be assigned based on business requirements.

Job Description Disclaimer

This position description outlines the major duties, responsibilities, requirements, and working conditions associated with the applicable Prelicensure Nursing Instructor opportunities. It is intended to accurately reflect the current roles; however, management reserves the right to revise or modify requirements as necessary to meet organizational needs. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as circumstances require.

Position & Application Details

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.