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Cedar Crest College

Doctorate of Nursing Practice - Nurse Anesthesia Program (CRNA) - .25-Time Facul

Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, 18101


Cedar Crest College is accepting applications for two .25-time Nurse Anesthesia Faculty in the School of Nursing (SON) to assist with the routine operations of our Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) in the Nurse Anesthesia Program. Our growing NAP program boasts excellent clinical sites at the region's premier healthcare systems. A multimillion-dollar state-of-the-art Nursing Simulation Center provides realistic practice settings such as critical-care patient rooms, a preoperative assessment room, and a functional operating room for student learning.

The selected candidates will help support the program in maintaining compliance with the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia educational programs and guidelines. The faculty members will help provide classroom and online teaching, simulation clinical instruction, student advising and supervision of doctoral scholarly projects for our BSN-DNP NAP students. Each position entails an on-campus commitment of one day per week.

Other duties include:

1. Develop and deliver instructional content for the education of nurse anesthesia students, during both the didactic and clinical (simulation) portions of assigned courses; maintain clinical practice.

2. Utilize evaluation tools and processes to assign grades to students for didactic course and for evaluation of satisfactory participation and performance on clinical simulation activities

3. Evaluate and assess current educational needs of students and participate in the revision of curriculum as needed in conjunction with Program Administrators for your assigned courses

4. Provide written formative and summative evaluations of each student's didactic performance at the end of each semester and forward to the Program Administrators.

5. Assist with the development of and participate in delivery of didactic material via interactive hybrid coursework for nurse anesthesia students at the CCC SON.

6. Maintain an open line of communication with the Program Administrators in matters concerning didactic progression of the anesthesia students.

7. Maintain open and timely communication with students.

8. Attend all required safety training programs and be able to describe responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, specific job-related hazards, and national patient safety goals concerning students, faculty, visitors in the SON and the college at large.

9. Ensure positive relations and interactions in the college.

These .25-time roles also involve related duties such as college committee work, School of Nursing duties, and continuing professional development. The successful candidates will have an earned doctorate degree and possess active certification as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) with demonstrated skills in nurse anesthesia education and clinical practice. Qualified applicants must have a minimum of three years of clinical experience; graduate preparation in the basic and clinical sciences relevant to nurse anesthesia practice; and prior classroom teaching experience. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills as a member of the School of Nursing are essential. Candidates with expertise in simulation and prior experience with program and curriculum development are strongly preferred. Applicants must also have knowledge of certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA) practice and professional issues.