We are seeking a highly qualified Nursing Professor to join our team at Polk State College. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing college-level instruction and instruction-related activities designed to encourage, support, and enable students' success.

• Teaching and Instruction
  • Teach courses objectives in accordance with published course descriptions, schedules, procedures, and course outlines furnished students.
  • Manage students in a clinical setting (hospital or lab) by assisting with scheduling, skill development/testing, setting up lab equipment, facilitating directives with other faculty/staff or hospital personnel, etc.
• Curriculum Development
  • Develop departmental goals and plans of action to achieve them.
  • Provide input and work with other faculty and staff to review, produce and/or select course-related materials.
• Student Evaluation and Support
  • Conduct on-going evaluation of student progress and maintain records of student course/class performance.
  • Prepare and submit grade reports and other reports on student performance as may be scheduled or required.
• Professional Development
  • Participate in the shared decision-making processes.
  • Serve on at least one of the College's standing committees, or on an officially established work group or ad hoc committee each year in the spirit of professional responsibility.
  • Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of annual and other strategic plans and documents.

• Education
  • A master's degree in nursing from a regionally accredited (or equivalent) institution of higher education with an emphasis in maternal-child nursing.
  • A doctorate in nursing is preferred.
• Experience
  • At least two years of clinical practice as a Registered Nurse, preferably in maternal-child nursing.
  • Active unrestricted Florida license as R.N.
  • Teaching experience is preferred.

• Clinical setting working conditions may have non-traditional hours.
• Attendance at seminars and conferences is beneficial and may be required.