Washington Adventist University - Takoma Park, MD
posted 16 days ago
Full-time - Mid Level
Takoma Park, MD
Educational Services
About the position
The primary role of the Undergraduate Nursing Academic Coach and Remediation Specialist is to assist students to achieve high outcomes in academic performance, licensure pass rates, and student satisfaction with course, instructors, program, and the campus in the undergraduate nursing program. The academic coach engages students in early identification, intervention, remediation and other evidenced based coaching strategies for improved retention, progression, academic success, and NCLEX success. The academic coach assists the student in the utilization of structured resources and processes.
Responsibilities
- Meets with all students to conduct gap analysis for the purpose of creating a success plan, monitoring student progress, and documenting coaching activities and progress.
- Monitors student performance daily and maintains regular communication with students as well as their faculty member and refers the student to other academic or psychosocial resources as deemed appropriate.
- Maintains partial nursing faculty teaching assignment in the coach's area of expertise as assigned.
- Provides orientation and ongoing support for other nursing faculty in the use of student success tools and strategies in the classroom, clinical and laboratory setting.
- Participate on nursing program and University committees.
- Serve as an advisor and counselor to nursing students.
- Participate in nursing program development, implementation, revision, and evaluation.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- MSN degree required.
- Evidence of teaching experience at the university level in a specialty area.
- Minimum of two years clinical experience as a registered nurse.
- Current unexpired license to practice nursing in the State of Maryland.
- Recent clinical experience necessary to function effectively and safely in the area of assigned responsibility.
- Ability to communicate with and teach a diverse population of students.
- Ability to meet health credentials requirement if teaching in clinical settings.
- Possession of a valid RN license in the state of Maryland or nursing licensure compact state.
- Excellent written, oral, and teaching skills.
- Knowledge of and commitment to the Department of Nursing's mission, philosophy, goals, and student outcomes.
Nice-to-haves
- Demonstrated commitment to student success.
- Strong interpersonal, advising, public speaking, and data management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communications skills and the ability to interact well with students, faculty and administration.
Benefits
- Salary Range: ($64,832.19-$81,152.39) as determined by the Faculty Review Committee upon review of academic and professional credentials of the finalist with summer instruction as Overload at $3100/3 credit course.
