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General Description: The nursing faculty at WWCC transform the lives of nursing students to fulfill the increasingly complex role of entry-level professional nurses in the provision of safe, compassionate, culturally sensitive, evidence-based, ethically grounded, and client-centered care. The nursing instructor serves as a teacher, mentor, and facilitator of learning to prepare well-qualified graduates to meet the needs of a diverse patient population. The full-time, tenure-track Nursing Instructor teaches both nursing theory in the classroom and practicum (clinical or simulation) based on their interest and nursing/teaching experience. Essential Functions: Professional Role Model: This position requires a nurse who demonstrates a high level of professionalism and integrity. A spirit of inquiry and the provision of an inclusive learning environment lead to best practices in nursing education and evidence-based nursing care. Quality Instruction: Providing effective instruction to students with diverse backgrounds in the skills practice lab environment, clinical setting, and/or classroom is central to this position. Quality instruction occurs when the instructor effectively combines a variety of teaching methods to enhance understanding and performance (group discussions and activities, skills demonstrations, and/or classroom lectures, etc.). Measurable student learning outcomes are developed and evaluated to quantify academic success. Student Advocate: The nursing instructor advises and/or mentors nursing students on success strategies, program requirements, career options, and graduation requirements. Faculty view the student holistically with consideration for their individual, distinct backgrounds and give guidance to promote individual growth and academic success. Collaboration and Teamwork: The nursing program uses a team-teaching model of instruction. The successful candidate for this position has the ability to build constructive, supportive working relationships with colleagues, students, and community members from diverse backgrounds. Competencies • Ability to use interpersonal and communication skills to establish and maintain strong working relationships with students, faculty, college, and community stakeholders from diverse backgrounds. • Ability to use effective teaching strategies to enhance student academic success by using evidence-based teaching and assessment techniques, technology, curriculum evaluation and outcomes measurement. • Ability to recognize the value that cultural, ethnic, gender, and other individual differences bring to the learning and healthcare environments. Qualifications: Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered at the discretion of the college. • Graduate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and from a nursing education program that is accredited by a nursing education accreditation body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education OR • Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and from a nursing education program that is accredited by a nursing education accreditation body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, AND a graduate degree in a health or education related field from an accredited college or university • Three full-time equivalent years in clinical experience in nursing • Licensed as (or ability to be licensed as) a Registered Nurse in the state of Washington Preferred/Desirable Qualifications: • Demonstrated use of best practices in teaching and adult learning principles • Experi