Nursing Adjunct Faculty- CNA (Pool)

Nursing Adjunct Faculty

• CNA (Pool)

Category:

PT Adjunct Faculty

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Department:

Nursing

Locations:

Gardner, Leominster,, MA

Posted:

Mar 11, 2025

Type:

Adjunct Position 

ID:

186270

About Mount Wachusett Community College:

Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) is a highly regarded educational institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts and accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Established in 1963, MWCC serves the educational needs of the communities of North Central Massachusetts with innovative undergraduate education, early college programs, workforce development, personal enrichment, and community service. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence, MWCC provides a supportive environment for individuals to pursue their educational goals, enhance professional skills, and seek personal growth. As a beacon of opportunity, Mount Wachusett Community College empowers individuals from all walks of life, fostering their development and transformation. We hope you will consider applying for one of our open positions, and discover all that Mount Wachusett Community College and the North Central Massachusetts region have to offer.

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//mwcc.edu/about-mwcc/ Mount Wachusett Community College embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values and makes it our mission to proactively focus on improving racial equity in our college community. We value equity-minded individuals with commitment to serve student learners from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants who share our commitment and who understand the benefits of culturally relevant practices needed in an educational environment.

Job Description:

Potential Adjunct Faculty Applications for this position will be held in applicant pools, whenever a position opens up in any given discipline, the pool of applicants will be consulted when searching for candidates to fill any position. Applicants will not be notified of their status unless they are contacted to come in for an interview, which might occur soon after applying or as much as a year later. have on file on an as needed basis. Adjunct Faculty Postings are for potential part-time, non-benefited, positions during the 2025-2026 academic years. Nursing CNA Adjunct member will teach assigned didactic or clinical courses, specifically in the

CNA, CNA

• LPN Walkway programs.

The Adjunct faculty member may assist in other nursing courses based on faculty expertise and departmental needs. The Adjunct faculty should be committed to using active learning strategies and student engagement. The Adjunct faculty member will possess excellent writing and communication skills, academic credentials, technological proficiency, and the expertise to provide students in the program with the nursing skills needed for future academic and career opportunities. The Adjunct faculty member may teach at the Gardner, Leominster, campuses as well as online during the day, evening or on weekends based on program needs. The Adjunct faculty may also teach CNA course sections for dual enrollment and/or early college students either on the Gardner Campus or on site at designated high school locations in the North Central Area. Responsibilities Instruction in both traditional and non-traditional learning modes; Instructional preparation; Assessment of student performance; including submission of final grades in a timely fashion; An obligation on the part of the unit member to be available to students by appointment when mutually convenient; Teaches the approved CNA curriculum from Massachusetts DPH; Works closely with PN faculty to develop and maintain academic pathways for students. Teaches courses at all instructional locations as assigned by the Dean of Nursing; Participates in team-based theory preparation utilizing a wide variety of teaching methodologies, including informational technologies (Blackboard, ATI, and EHR) and active learning strategies for the integrated classroom for the students; In collaboration with the Primary CNA instructor, designs well-developed content exams, including exam blueprinting and analysis; In collaboration with the Primary CNA instructor and Dean in data collection and analysis and evaluation of program and course student learning outcomes to guide ongoing curriculum development. This includes identifying program outcomes, developing competency statements, writing learning objectives, and selecting appropriate learning activities and evaluation strategies; Works effectively as part of the overall department, demonstrating positive interpersonal relationships, communication skills, and collaboration with other faculty members and clinical site staff to meet departmental and student needs; Contributes to the development of student recruitment and admissions and evaluates student program progression, retention and graduation completion rates; Creates clinical learning activities and supervises and evaluates students in practice learning environments based on program and course student learning outcomes; Assures safe nursing care is provided for individuals or groups of individuals in clinical, laboratory or community settings; In collaboration with the Primary CNA instructor, creates college laboratory learning experiences, to include high and low-fidelity simulation, for student demonstration and evaluation of clinical skills and student learning outcomes; Fully participates in all components for MBORN compliance/approval and ACEN accreditation, including the Department of Nursing Systematic Evaluation Plan (SEP) as needed; Actively participates in college governance and Department of Nursing committees per MCCC contract; Maintains expertise in area of clinical specialization with ongoing professional development and/or fieldwork; Maintain faculty credentialing requirements at all times and provides faculty file updates to Nursing Department and Human Resource Department annually. (CORI/SORI, drug screening, fingerprinting, MA RN license verification, liability and health insurance, MA DPH Health requirements, physical exam, evidence of scholarship, and American Heart Association Basic Life Support

• BLS CPR certification); and Additional duties as required by the college.

. Other duties as required.

POSSIBLE COURSES

NUR 117, and possible other by request of

Dean Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications One year of nursing experience in a nursing home and/or long term care facility. Massachusetts LPN License in good standing at time of hire and throughout employment. A minimum two years of full-time experience in nursing within the last five years; Minimum of one year experience in lesson planning, lesson delivery, student evaluation and remediation in a position such as in-service coordinator or staff educator in a healthcare setting; or: Completion of a minimum of 24 Board of Registration in Nursing approved continuing education hours in curriculum development, teaching adult learners and student evaluation, Evidence of clinical competence in the area of assigned clinical instruction; Proficiency in oral and written and electronic communication. Desired Qualifications Master of Science Degree in Nursing. Massachusetts RN license in good standing at time of hire and throughout employment; Prior experience working as a CNA Experience teaching first-generation and underserved students; Experience with active and experiential teaching and learning; Strong interpersonal skills. Bilingual Equivalency Statement Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Additional Information:

Salary:

Adjunct Instructor 3 Credit Lecture $4,191.00

• 5,064.00 4 Credit Lecture $5,588.00
• 6,752.00 4 Credit Lab $6,259.00
• 7,562.

00 Mount Wachusett Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy or related conditions, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes 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 Sex-Based Harassment. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, or retaliation shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action Officer and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.