[Hiring] Part-Time Instructor, Family Nurse Practitioner @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 in their course(s) aligned with best practices, as well as monitor and support student progress in competency development and course completion. They are responsive to learner needs and vary the type, length, method, and intensity of instruction best matched to the learner’s strengths and goals. Using technology, Instructors may interact with students in both group and one-to-one settings. Instructors collaborate with other instructional and program faculty serving the students in their course to ensure continuity and quality of support.

Job Duties

• Develops instructional materials, aligned with identified learning objectives, course competencies, and instructional interventions, to support both student self-service use and use in virtual one-to-many events.
• Provides effective, relevant, and engaging one-to-many virtual events aligned with identified learning objectives.
• Continually develops knowledge, skills, and expertise through active participation in faculty learning community and other developmental opportunities.
• Provides proactive, relevant, timely, and effective one-to-one virtual instruction to students in a specific course or domain.
• Facilitates student communities to support peer collaboration, effective faculty interaction, and student development.
• Student-centered and provides effective one-to-one virtual coaching to help students achieve personal, academic, and career goals.
• Adapts instructional and coaching practices to common and typical student needs.
• Performs 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 common to the course(s)/domain(s).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to moderate online student communities to encourage engagement and learning.
• Ability to use information from student profiles, learning behaviors, and interactions to identify individual student needs.
• Demonstrates respect for and value of diverse perspectives and experiences.
• Ability to adapt standard resources, templates, and instructional plans for the needs of individual students or groups of students.
• Ability to apply adult learning principles and instructional skills to build student competency in a virtual one-to-one setting.
• Provide encouragement for student self-reflection and metacognition to improve competency in learning objectives.
• Flexibility to adjust instructional approach depending on individual student needs and preference.
• Skilled at using data to identify students in need of proactive support, with the ability to select appropriate tone and content for proactive outreach.
• Ability to adapt the timing, modality, and frequency of outreach/contact to individual student needs and preferences.
• Strong active listening skills and emotional intelligence with the ability to build relationships with adult students.
• Solid understanding of coaching strategies to support personal, academic, and professional development in adult students.
• Willingness to engage in regular self-reflection and re-evaluation of beliefs, perspectives, and approaches to improve equity.
• Proficient in developing presentation materials that align to specified objectives and are visually engaging, understandable, and accessible.
• Ability to develop learning facilitation experiences and effective, formative self-assessment activities aligned with specific objectives to advance student learning.
• Skilled at implementing relationship-building activities for online student communities.
• Ability to facilitate synchronous student interaction in a virtual environment.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing with a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) focus, or Master’s degree in Nursing with a Post-Master’s Certificate in Family Nurse Practitioner practice.
• Current national Family Nurse Practitioner certification through AANP or ANCC.
• Active, unencumbered APRN licensure or certificate to practice in the candidate’s state of residence.
• Active, unencumbered RN license meeting applicable compact/multistate requirements.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience practicing as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
• Minimum of 2 years of FNP practice working with students in a Nurse Practitioner program; precepting NP students may satisfy this requirement.
• Demonstrated subject-matter expertise in Family Nurse Practitioner practice.
• Ability to maintain currency in FNP clinical practice.
• Availability to work a student-centered schedule, including evenings and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate or applicable terminal degree from an accredited institution.
• Experience teaching, mentoring, or precepting students in Family Nurse Practitioner education programs.
• Experience teaching in an online or virtual learning environment.
• Dual Nurse Practitioner certification preferred, particularly FNP with Adult-Gerontology or Psychiatric-Mental Health certification.

Benefits

• Part-time, regular position eligible for vision and mental healthcare.
• Flexible spending account.
• Voluntary life insurance.
• Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages.
• Legal and identity theft coverage.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Wellbeing program.
• Discounted WGU tuition.
• Prorated paid holidays and accrued sick time.

Additional Information

• This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year).
• Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed.
• Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.