Nursing Instructor - McDonald County

POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: NURSING INSTRUCTOR

DEPARTMENT: NURSING DIVISION: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

SALARY RANGE: COMMENSURATE WITH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

FLSA: EXEMPT

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: PROGRAM COORDINATOR/DIRECTOR/DIVISON CHAIR, NURSING PROGRAM

SCHEDULE DETAILS: FULL-TIME/9 MONTH POSITION/PUBLIC SCHOOL RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MISSOURI

DATE OF LATEST REVIEW/REVISIONS: February 26, 2025

Position Summary
The Nursing Program Instructor is responsible for teaching in the Practical Nursing Program in assigned areas as scheduled

with and agreed to with Program Coordinator/Director and in keeping with the guidelines listed below; for the supervision

and guidance of students to improve nursing care; and for assisting students with advising as needed. This position will be

a combination of classroom and clinical teaching.

Essential Job Duties
The primary function of faculty members at Crowder College is to help Crowder students maximize their learning. Duties
include those related to curriculum, instruction, student advisement, professional enrichment, institutional service and
other tasks associated with full-time faculty, which may include evenings and weekends. Delivery methods may include
traditional, online, ITV or hybrid. Travel to other instructional sites may be required. Learning is the key to human growth
and development. In order to help our students be better learners, faculty members in general are expected to:

• Assure compliance with minimum standards for Accredited Programs of Practical Nursing as set forth by the

Missouri Board of Nursing.

• Participates in ongoing, systematic development, implementation, and evaluation of the total program including

curriculum development.

• Implements the philosophy and objectives of the institution and the nursing program.

• Devote full time and energy to maximize student learning outcomes.

• Be role models for learning behavior.

• Include students in all facets of instruction, guidance, and academic association.

• Maintain confidential relationships with respect to student information.

• Respect student thought.

• Participate in curriculum development and evaluation.

• Select appropriate texts and other course materials in conjunction with other Crowder Campus nursing faculty

and the appropriate Coordinator/Director. Selection of materials should be reported to the bookstore by the
prescribed deadlines.

• Adhere to the institutional syllabus of courses taught.

• Develop and distribute course syllabi based on the institutional syllabi in conjunction with other Crowder Campus

nursing faculty. Copies should be uploaded to Blackboard via Crowder Staff Development every semester.

• Participates in nursing faculty meetings, general faculty meetings, student activities, community activities and the

Nursing Advisory Council. Participates in development of department and institutional policies and decision
making.

• Participates in the process and selection of program applicants under the direction of the Program Coordinator.

• Return evaluated student exams and papers in a timely fashion.

• Maintain grades and class status information in the LMS (Blackboard) system.

• Provides counseling and/or remediation as identified by individual student needs.

• Submit required reports by deadlines.

• Meet classes at the listed times.

• Maintain regular office hours. Generally, that would include 8-10 hours total per week with times in both mornings

and afternoons. A portion of office hours will be utilized in staffing skills lab open hours.

• Maintenance of clinical and educational competencies through development activities such as nursing practice,

continuing education, writing, or participation in professional associations.

• Make recommendations to the Program Coordinator regarding budget of the nursing program.

• Serve on institutional committees as needed.

• Support college activities.

• Complete faculty evaluations within prescribed guidelines.

• Typical workweek is 40 hours Monday – Friday with hours as set by Program Coordinator.

• Perform departmental and divisional responsibilities including recruitment of Crowder College and the nursing

program.

• Dismiss classes only with prior approval from the division chair and/or dean.

• Schedule no more than one week’s worth of absences for school business, school activities, or personal days per

semester.

• Attend graduation ceremonies, All Staff Days, and Full-Time faculty meetings called by the Vice President of

Academic Affairs.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Associate degree in nursing with a clinical component.

• Current active licensure to practice professional nursing in Missouri that has never been disciplined in any

jurisdiction.

• Two years of professional nursing experience (an average of at least twenty hours per week) within the last five

years in clinical practice/administration or nursing education.

• Participation in professional nursing and/or educational/vocational organizations.

• An understanding of, and an interest in, the nurse as part of today’s health team, and a concern for current

problems of nursing.

• The ability to understand, accept, and adjust to changes in personal, social and professional environments and in

professional responsibility.

• Ability to plan, organize, and implement responsibilities effectively.

• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with students, other professionals, staff, and the

public.

• Current Basic Life Support Certification.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in nursing with a clinical component.

• College teaching experience preferred.

Equipment/Software

• Information Technology abilities required:

o Skills necessary to utilize computer to manage and improve instruction.
o Ability to operate a computer using Windows environment.
o Ability to operate a computer within the Crowder College network environment.
o Ability to utilize email.
o Ability to perform basic Microsoft Office 365 components (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point)
o Ability to perform basic Learning Management System functions.

Positions Supervised
Student Nurses

Working Environment

• Generally indoors in a normal office/classroom/clinical environment with minimal exposure to temperature

changes, noise, dust or chemicals.

• Normal college working hours but adjustment of hours involving evening and/or weekend work may be required.

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while

performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• A neat appearance and appropriate businesslike apparel are required. Business casual or scrubs are appropriate

apparel for the classroom. Scrub attire is required for the clinical setting.

• Travel to other instructional sites occasionally required.
  

Physical

• Generally sedentary work but will involve mobility within the campus and various sites, light lifting, and physical

activities involved in clinical supervision/teaching duties.

• Input, access and distribute information using computers.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to

handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision.

Creative and Analytical Skills

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to devise or modify methods or processes to solve specific problems.

• Ability to plan, develop and implement necessary curriculum.

Language/Communication Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of people, including staff, students and the general public, in

both written and oral mediums.

• Ability to interact with a broad range of people both on and off campus in a positive manner.

CROWDER COLLEGE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY, INTERPRET, OR APPLY THIS POSITION DESCRIPTION IN ANY WAY

THE INSTITUTION DESIRES. THIS POSITION DESCRIPTION IN NO WAY IMPLIES THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY DUTIES,

INCLUDING ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES, TO BE PERFORMED BY THE EMPLOYEE OCCUPYING THIS POSITION. THIS POSITION

DESCRIPTION IS NOT AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP

REMAINS “AT-WILL.” THE AFOREMENTIONED POSITION REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO REASONABLY

ACCOMMODATE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY.