Job Number 1809077


Faculty, Nursing Clinical Coordinator



This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information
Location As assigned.
Hours As assigned.
Salary Salary is assigned according to the Full-Time Faculty Salary Scale.
FLSA Status Exempt
Reports To Department Chair, Professional Nursing
Criminal Background Check
College Profile

Austin Community College (ACC) is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each fall and spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
 
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
  • Reflects the diversity of our community.
  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching.
  • Is attracted by the college mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities.
  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for underrepresented populations.
  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others.
  • Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.

Student Profile

Austin Community College District (ACC) is a Hispanic-Serving Institution. ACC currently enrolls 41,500 students, over half of whom are non-white. In fall 2017, ACC's students were 45% White, 35% Latinx, 8% African-American, 5% Asian, <1% Pacific Islander, <1% Native-American, and 4% multiracial. ACC's designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution reflects the commitment the college has to supporting our students' educational goals as well as the economic and social well-being of the surrounding communities we serve.

ACC pursues educational excellence by being accountable and committed to achieving diversity in our faculty and staff ranks. ACC seeks to be innovative in all its operations and provides students with guidance and support in achieving success in their educational goals, whether they are seeking a degree, successful transfer, employment or lifelong learning.
 
The ideal candidate will be eager to work with a diverse student population and will be experienced in culturally-responsive academic practices for engaging with first-generation students and others who have been historically underserved.

Our Mission

The Austin Community College District promotes student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training in its service area.

For more information, see http://www.austincc.edu/about-acc/mission-statement.

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and under represented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.

As an open access and low-cost institution, ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to the diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds of our students. In 2017 our faculty adopted a Statement of ACC Faculty Values. This Statement affirms that ACC's faculty members value collaboration, service, agency, scholarship, inclusion, and teaching, all of which attest to our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our mission.

Job Summary

Responsible to serve as Nursing Clinical Coordinator in engaging, innovative, and discipline-appropriate ways that reflect a commitment to success equity, respect for diversity, an understanding of culturally responsive teaching, and knowledge of the teaching field.

The Clinical Faculty Coordinator (CFC) is responsible for the oversight of all nursing clinical sites (ADN and RN-to-BSN) in coordination and under the direction of the Professional Nursing Department Chair (DC).  The CFC is responsible for monitoring and evaluating all nursing clinical sites and student experiences in coordination with the DC.  They will verify that faculty and students have met the credentialing requirements of assigned facilities and that all required documentation has been submitted to the healthcare agencies.  The CFC will coordinate the orientation program for all clinical faculty to ensure that the course/program outcomes are achieved.  The CFC will schedule regular visits to the healthcare agencies being utilized each semester, documenting the findings of each visit and initiating necessary improvements in coordination with the DC.

Meets professional standards for faculty in accordance with college policies and procedures.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

  • Coordinate with DC and assistant DC to identify, monitor, and evaluate all clinical adjunct faculty.
  • Visit all clinical sites and the healthcare partner nurse educator(s) at least one to two times during 16 week semester clinical courses; one time for 8 week semesters, to support a relevant and comprehensive student learning experience.
  • Work in conjunction with course faculty to establish alignment of clinical experiences with course and program outcomes/goals.
  • Verifies with the person responsible for clinical compliance that faculty and student verification and documentation of clinical compliance requirements, has been completed before designated date.
  • Serve as the first-point-of-contact for resolution of clinical personnel issues that may arise between staff at the clinical site and clinical faculty and students.
  • Coordinate orientation, training, and development guidance for clinical faculty regarding their clinical site and related nursing coursework.
  • Act as a faculty mentor to assist new adjunct faculty in clinical related teaching activities including but not limited to: understanding their role as clinical instructors, grading system, use of pre- and post-clinical conferences, handling challenging student situations, student evaluation forms, course management site, electronic charting requirements, etc.
  • Provide input into the evaluation process of clinical adjunct instructors/preceptors.
  • Ensure all evaluations for clinical agencies are completed and given to the appropriate person to be tallied, report compiled, and given to the DC
  • May have teaching responsibilities in lab or clinical course.
  • Serve as the Austin Community College Nursing point of contact for the Healthcare Workforce Alliance of Central Texas (HWACT) and the Centralized Clinical Scheduling Coordinators. This entails multiple responsibilities such as submitting and editing all clinical schedules and rosters to the StudentMax system
  • Maintain the clinical scheduling program (Student max) up to day and submit rollover three times per year
  • Update faculty names, student numbers, clinical units, and shift times, and other data in the StudentMax system on an on-going basis
  • Assist the department chairs in scheduling and assigning clinical assignments prior to beginning of each semester for full time and adjunct faculty
  • Maintain a current contact list for all clinical facilities affiliated with Austin Community College Nursing
  • The CFC will collaborate with the course faculty and DC to help arrange substitute clinical coverage and experiences for students.
  • Outreach to identify new/additional clinical sites for both the ADN and RN-to-BSN programs in a variety of healthcare and community settings and ensure appropriate to support the achievement of student learning outcomes for each program.

Principal Professional Standards

  • Appropriate use of the college's learning management system.
  • Meet deadlines for attendance certification and submission of final course grades.
  • Participate in graduation, general assembly, and other official college functions.
  • Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success.
  • Attend and participate in collegewide, campus, department, or other activities and meetings.
  • Recognize and reflect standards of civility and collegiality in all interactions.
  • Comply with published college policies and procedures and meet professional standards for teaching in a community college.

Required Education

Required Work Experience (Workforce Programs)

In accordance with Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements: Three years of non-teaching, nursing experience in clinical nursing practice or an acute care setting are required for all candidates.

SACSCOC requirements may differ depending on the courses taught within the discipline.
 
For specific requirements by course, please see the current year Faculty Qualifications Table located at http://www.austincc.edu/faculty/credentials/.

Application Requirements

Document Requirements
 
When you apply using the official ACC eApply application, you will need to upload the following documents to your application:
  1. Cover letter - Explaining interest in the position.
  2. Curriculum Vitae or Resume - Your most recently updated C.V. or Resume.
  • Include the following as part of your C.V.  or Resume upload:
    • Statement of teaching philosophy.  Consider these questions as you develop your teaching philosophy statement:
      • What are your values, beliefs, and goals related to teaching and learning?
      • What will make you effective in the community college classroom?
      • How does student identity in the classroom affect how you teach?
    • Statement of past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion in the academic environment.
Official transcripts and/or certifications will need to be sent directly from your institution to:
              
ACC Highland Business Center
Attention: E.B. Breedlove, Employment Manager
5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, TX 78752
 
Photocopies of transcripts and transcripts stamped "issued to student" are not accepted.
 
Reference Requirements
3 professional references required (contact information only)

Criminal Background Check

Pre-employment criminal background checks are required for all staff and faculty positions. Pre-employment urinalyses drug screens are also required for all top candidates considered for positions in ACC's District Police Department.

ACC Benefits Overview

Full-time faculty and staffing table employees who work in full-time and/or part-time positions at the college are eligible for ACC medical benefits effective the first of the month after their first 60 days of employment. Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement plans and AD&D.

ACC does not participate in Social Security. ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only). Part-time and Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

Working Conditions

  • Work is routinely performed in a classroom or laboratory setting.
  • Subject to standing, walking, sitting, and reaching for extended periods of time.
  • Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Austin Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation or other protected categories.

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ACC Benefits Overview

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Austin Community College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.