[Hiring] Instructor, Prelicensure (Maternal Psych) @Western Governors University

Role Description

Instructors are subject matter experts who teach and support a caseload of students enrolled in their assigned course(s). They offer specialized instruction on topics aligned with best practices and monitor student progress in competency development and course completion. Responsibilities include:

• Developing instructional materials aligned with identified learning objectives, course competencies, and instructional interventions.
• Providing effective, relevant, and engaging one-to-many virtual events aligned with identified learning objectives.
• Continually developing knowledge, skills, and expertise through active participation in faculty learning community and other developmental opportunities.
• Providing proactive, relevant, timely, and effective one-to-one virtual instruction to students.
• Facilitating student communities to support peer collaboration and effective faculty interaction.
• Providing effective one-to-one virtual coaching to help students achieve personal, academic, and career goals.
• Adapting instructional and coaching practices to common and typical student needs.
• Performing other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Subject-matter expertise in the assigned content and skills of the course(s)/domain(s).
• Strong knowledge of how student characteristics interact with different learning needs.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to moderate online student communities.
• Ability to use information from student profiles to identify individual student needs.
• Demonstrates respect for and value of diverse perspectives and experiences.
• Ability to adapt standard resources and instructional plans for individual students.
• Ability to apply adult learning principles to build student competency in a virtual setting.
• Flexibility to adjust instructional approach depending on individual student needs.
• Strong active listening skills and emotional intelligence.
• Solid understanding of coaching strategies to support personal, academic, and professional development.
• Willingness to engage in regular self-reflection and re-evaluation of beliefs.
• Proficient in developing visually engaging presentation materials.
• Ability to facilitate synchronous student interaction in a virtual environment.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Nursing and all applicable licenses or certifications.
• Active, Unencumbered compact/multistate RN licensure.
• 3 years of highly successful academic practice in the role area, including one year of online faculty experience.
• Demonstrated subject matter expert in Maternal Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.
• Recent clinical and didactic experience in subject matter within the past 5 years.
• Available to work a student-centered schedule, including evenings and weekends.
• Up to 20% travel required for role, including attendance at designated company Summits.

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal degree and all applicable domain-specified licenses or certifications.
• Strong experience with distance education and distance learning students.
• Demonstrated subject matter expert in Women's and Children's Nursing.

Benefits

• Eligible for bonuses.
• Medical, dental, vision, telehealth, and mental healthcare.
• Health savings account and flexible spending account.
• Basic and voluntary life insurance.
• Disability coverage.
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages.
• Legal and identity theft coverage.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Wellbeing program.
• Discounted WGU tuition.
• Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation.
• Flexible paid sick time.
• 11 paid holidays and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

Position & Application Details

This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for various benefits. If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

• Applicants with disabilities who require assistance during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.