Adjunct Clinical Faculty - Practical Nursing, Maternity

Department: Nursing PN

Location: Framingham

MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region’s economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College values diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply to join our community.

Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

MassBayCommunity College seeks qualified part-time instructors in the PracticalNursing Program for the Summer semesters. The practical nursing clinical coursecovers nursing care of clients in the labor and delivery units. The instructormust have clinical experience, communicate effectively, assess studentsobjectively, and work as part of a team.

The idealcandidate will demonstrate a passion for teaching and promoting success among adiverse student population. The candidate is expected to commit toexcellence in teaching and learning, collaboration and professionaldevelopment. Adjunct faculty areexpected to deliver course materials in a learner-centered environmentconductive to engaging students in the learning process. The faculty member inthis position communicates consistently and effectively with students, facultyand administrators, and responds to communications within a 24 hour period oftime. The faculty is responsible for managing this clinical course throughtimely grading of assignments, providing substantial student feedback withassignments, and submission of clinical evaluations, attendance and grades.

Instructorresponsibilities include supervising students in the clinical setting; guidancein completing assignments such as daily clinical worksheets, concept maps, andcare plans; medication card system, and conducting student evaluations.
AvailableClinical: Summer 2025

PN 130 Care of the Family (Clinicals): Monday-Friday 7:00am-4:00pm.
Daysmay vary each week.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter and an awareness of new developments in the field;
  
• Integrate didactic content into the student(s) clinical assignment;
  
• Communicate with course faculty regularly to track student progress or to develop performance improvement plans to support student learning;
  
• Responsible for conducting the mid-semester and final clinical evaluations;
  
• Assign, supervise, plan experiences, and evaluate students in practice learning environments based on course and program student learning outcomes;
  
• Provide support, guidance, and instruction on all aspects of patient care while at the clinical facility or laboratory classroom;
  
• Demonstrate procedures and patient care in clinical or laboratory nursing settings;
  
• Provide feedback to the assistant dean of nursing, program director, and clinical placement coordinator on the appropriateness of the health care agency in terms of teaching/learning environments for students;
  
• Provide feedback to the course faculty on student preparedness regarding curriculum;
  
• Attend course-specific orientation on campus with the Assistant Dean of Nursing and course faculty;
  
• Participate in clinical faculty mentoring as identified by the Assistant Dean of Nursing and course faculty;
  
• Participate in the Program’s continuous improvement efforts, which include BORN and ACEN requirements;
  
• Maintain appropriate paperwork and documentation required by the program.
  

Commitmentto Equity:

• Support MassBay’s commitment to the Equity Agenda;
  
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and students on the College’s strategic initiatives dedicated to closing the equity gap related to student outcomes;
  
• Support MassBay’s commitment to being anti-racist; embracing a community free of bias and inequality;
  
• Contribute to discussion and review of applicable College policies with a critical lens toward diversity, equity and inclusion;
  
• Engage with the Office of Diversity on issues related to underserved student success.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates diversity.

Required Qualifications:

• Current unencumbered Massachusetts RN license;
  
• Recent clinical practice in relevant areas: Labor and Delivery;
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
  
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body;
  
• Clinical teaching experience.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action and workforce diversity;
  
• Experience working in a diverse environment;
  
• Demonstrated commitment to working with underserved students.
  

Additional Information:

Salary Range: $72.64 - 82.83 DCE Per Credit

Position Type: DCE-Clinical Instructor

Application Deadline: March 17, 2025, or thereafter until filled.

To Apply: Please include a letter of interest and resume with your online application.

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Hiring is subject to state appropriation funding.

Final candidates are required to provide sealed transcripts and/or certifications.

Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity 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 sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action 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.