Holyoke Community College is housed on a multi-million-dollar, 135-acre campus, equipped with state-of-the art technology in specialized learning facilities. HCC serves over 9,000 students annually, and provides a variety of recreational and cultural activities, from sports programs to music festivals, for students and community members alike. The college's strongest assets continue to be an innovative spirit, a sincere concern for students and a commitment to strive for even greater success. These are the values which have created a tradition of excellence spanning more than six decades, and which are enabling Holyoke Community College to meet today's challenges.
Holyoke Community College invites applications for anticipated vacancies for the following areas: Acute/Subacute Care Medical Surgical Clinical/Simulation Laboratory Instructors The individual appointment to an adjunct Nursing Faculty position will provide quality learning experiences for Holyoke Community College Associate in Science in Nursing and Practical Nursing students on a semester to semester basis. Follows the policies and regulations of the governing institutions, Holyoke Community College, Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing, and the Accreditation Commission of Nursing Education standards for the ASN and PN programs. Under the direction of the Dean of Health, Education, Culinary Arts and Human Services and Director of Nursing, works collaboratively and collegially with department chairs, faculty and staff to provide instruction in nursing clinical practice, and simulation laboratory settings. Provides students with opportunities to acquire knowledge, develop clinical reasoning to make sound judgments, perform safe psychomotor skills, and demonstrate competency in the end-of-program student learning outcomes. The relationship of the Adjunct Faculty member to the students is one of educator, evaluator, and facilitator of student-centered learning and safe nursing practice. Fosters a culture of respect, understanding, and collaboration by promoting a learning environment of inclusion, belonging and caring.REQUIRED:
- BORN 244 CMR 6.00 Hold a current unencumbered Massachusetts Registered Nurse license;
- Possess a Master's degree in Nursing or a related graduated degree; or a Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing with the following: Minimum of five years full-time Registered Nurse experience within the last eight years (and) one of the following: i: Be matriculated in a graduate nursing program within one year of appointment with an expected graduation date within five years of the date of matriculation; orii: Obtain a current Nurse Education certification by a Board recognized certifying organization within three years of appointment;
- Ongoing demonstration of evidence of clinical competence in the area of clinical instruction;
- Acute-care medical surgical nursing experience;
- Ability to demonstrate teaching skills in the clinical and/or simulation lab area including the use of interactive and varied pedagogical strategies;
- Confident and comfortable with technology-based instruction including online course work;
- Commitment to support underrepresented students in nursing;
- Ability to work effectively with diverse faculty, staff and students.
Adjunct Faculty, MCCC Unit Position
Compensation:DCE Continuing Education scale salary; no benefits
- All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States. HCC is not sponsoring H1B Visa.
- Pre-Employment Background check, including Criminal History will be conducted for all positions.
Holyoke Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.