Vocational Nursing Instructor - Victoria

Salary: $4,944.89 - $5,817.11 Monthly
Location : Victoria, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 201400598
Division: Instruction
Department: Nursing Program
Opening Date: 10/13/2023
Position Summary
Victoria College's Allied Health Department is hiring for a full-time Vocational Nursing Instructor. This is a twelve-month position that is responsible for classroom and clinical instruction and evaluation in an integrated curriculum.
Victoria College embraces equity and inclusion and has been a respected community partner in the Crossroads region since 1925 and continues to offer quality, affordable educational opportunities to help our students achieve their dreams.
Victoria has a low cost of living with easy access to the Gulf of Mexico, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. All faculty have a private office, computer, phone, reserved parking, dedicated dining space, access to library and health and fitness facilities. Optional summer overload classes may be available. Our small class sizes allow opportunities to directly engage students, and all members of the department regularly share in classroom and curricula upgrades and planning.
This position is benefits eligible. For more information on Victoria College's excellent benefits package, click the benefits tab.
Duties & Responsibilities

1. Team classroom teaching, supervising students in clinical practice settings and instructional labs;
2. Assisting in curriculum evaluation and revision;
3. Committee work, advising and counseling students;
4. Sharing ongoing efforts to recruit and retain students;
5. Attend meetings at other VC campuses;
6. Other duties as necessary.
7. This position will access student records at times and will follow all FERPA guidelines.

Qualifications

• Requires an Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution
• Bachelors' Degree preferred
• Current unencumbered Texas Registered Professional Nursing license required
• A minimum of three years of nursing clinical experience required, preferably in adult medical-surgical nursing and pediatric and/or maternity nursing
• Basic computer skills and willingness to learn advanced computer skills
• On-line course development experience or willingness to learn
• Discretionary judgment regarding confidential information
• Ability to accomplish basic business tasks, meet deadlines, and ability to learn and interpret policies and procedures
• Effective communication skills and ability to interact with diverse groups

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle controls, key pads, etc.
• Will be required to sit and reach with hands and arms
• Will be required to stand and walk for a minimum of 6-8 hours during clinical or nursing lab (may include up to a consecutive 12 hour shift)
• Requires some stooping, lifting and moving during patient clinical demonstrations
• The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 15-20 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, some color vision, and the ability to adjust focus from documents to computer screen.
• Hearing of light to moderate sound is required by this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The following benefits apply to all full-time positions scheduled to work 30 hours or more each week. These full-time positions are also eligible to participate in our TRS retirement plan.
Victoria College offers an excellent benefit package for eligible employees that includes group insurance as well as a generous amount of paid time off:
Group Insurance
Health insurance

• Full-time employees: 100% VC paid; employee pays 50% for dependents

• Coverage for the new employee/dependents is effective on the 1st of the month following a 60-day waiting period

Optional benefits - available at group rates

• Coverage for the new employee/dependents is effective on the 1st of the month following hire date
  • Flexible Spending Accounts - health and dependent care
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Term Life
  • Short and long-term disability
  • Accidental death & dismemberment
  • As an added benefit, Victoria College issues a credit of up to $30 each month to full-time employees to help offset the cost of premiums

Supplemental benefits - offered through Globe Life
Retirement
Participation in the Teacher Retirement System is mandatory (ORP option for eligible employees)

• Currently, the employee contribution is 8.25%. The state and Victoria College, together, contribute 8.25%
• Social security is deducted each pay period
• Payroll deduction for 403-b and 457 deferred compensation plans are available

Other Benefits

• Workers compensation insurance
• Direct payroll deposit
• Tuition waiver for benefits eligible employees and their dependents through age 25
• Use of the Sports Center which includes treadmills, rowing machines, exercise classes, etc.
• Technology training

Paid Time Off

• Vacation for eligible employees (does not apply to faculty positions). Effective 90 days after start date
  • Full-time employees: 80 hours up to 10 years of service then 120 hours for 10+ years of service
• Sick leave
  • Full-time employees: accrues at 8 hours each month
• Developmental and professional leave
• One week at Thanksgiving
• Two weeks for Winter Break
• One week for Spring Break
• Regular holidays
  • Labor Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Good Friday
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth
  • Independence Day

Non-faculty employees get Fridays off during the summer