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About North Park

Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world.

North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The North Park campus has often been referred to as an oasis in the heart of the city a place where students from urban, rural, and suburban backgrounds alike can call home. And all of this within the major metropolitan backdrop of Chicago: one of the worlds largest and most diversified economies, renowned for its museums and music, and voted best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Cond Nast Traveler.

Mission

The mission of North Park University is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology.

Vision

Building on our core institutional identityChristian, city-centered, interculturalour vision is to create a university of uncommon character and enduring excellence, where faith, learning, and service meet.

Position Summary

This open rank and track position's primary academic responsibilities include teaching and practicum oversight in the undergraduate BSN program, primarily OB and Womens Health. The faculty member will work in collaboration with the other Faculty and the Director of the BSN Program. The faculty member will have additional teaching responsibilities in the BSN program depending on qualifications and need. In addition to teaching, Faculty have responsibilities associated with scholarship and service.

Responsibilities

• Participate in program and course revisions.
• Revise assigned courses to reflect program outcomes, AACN New Essentials, and other professional organizations' minimum standards, current evidence, and best practice.
• Collaborate with emphasis concentration coordinators and program directors to identify the types of clinical experiences and sites needed for optimal clinical education of students.
• Teach undergraduate nursing courses and OB clinical as assigned.
• Supervise nursing students as assigned.
• Student advisement.
• Collaborate with clinical agencies in arranging student clinical experiences (e.g., orientation to objectives of clinical experience, course syllabus, clinical schedule, et al.) as appropriate.
• Participate in developing academic policies affecting students' admission, progression, graduation, and dismissal.
• Participate in the evaluation and ongoing enhancement of the curricula.
• Apply evidence from best education practices to curriculum development and teaching.
• Serve the School of Nursing and Health Sciences (SNHS), North Park University (NPU), community, and profession:
• Participate in SNHS faculty, Undergraduate Nursing standing committees, and other meetings.
• Participate in Faculty Senate Committees and ad hoc committees as elected.
• Participate in community and professional activities as appropriate.
• Participate in scholarly projects as appropriate.
• Contribute to the mission and strategic priorities of the Undergraduate Nursing Programs, the SNHS, and NPU.
• Collaborate effectively with other Faculty and staff members within the SNHS throughout the University and community to develop inter-professional academic, clinical, and research opportunities.

Requirements

• 2 years as Registered Nurse (RN).
• Master of Science degree (MSN).
• Committed to and an articulate supporter of the universitys mission, identity, and Christian faith commitment.
• Personal commitment to North Parks mission of Christian higher education.

Preferred

• Undergraduate nursing teaching experience preferred.

Applicants must submit a cover letter that describes their teaching philosophy.

For questions, please contact Dr. Cindy Hudson, Dean and Professor at cehudson2@northpark.edu.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Prescription Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Commuter Benefit
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Remission
• Helwig Recreation Center