Job Description

Adjunct Faculty, Nursing, 25/FA, NURS 304
Location: Moraga, CA
Open Date: May 19, 2025
Deadline:
Description:Saint Mary's College of California invites applications for an Adjunct Faculty (per-course) to teach Fundamentals, NURS 304 (2 units total) on the Moraga campus in the Fall 2025 term. The candidate must be approved by the Board of Registered Nursing to teach one of the five content areas.
All nursing faculty at Saint Mary's College practice using Maria O'Rourke's Professional Role model with the primary Professional Role obligation to "do no harm". Within this role, we are expected to be leaders/decision-makers, practitioners, and scientists and transferers of knowledge. Faculty are expected to ensure the practice of the professional role obligations and that we train our students in a manner that promotes their understanding of their role and helps with role clarity. Faculty are required to integrate role clarity as a concept when training/mentoring faculty, developing curriculum, teaching students, and participating in creating policies and procedures. The faculty member is responsible for ensuring that role-driven practice is used as the framework for all activities.
The Faculty member is accountable for the leadership and management of the course being taught. The individual in this role has responsibility to ensure all the curriculum, assignments, testing, and program policies are followed. Faculty are required to adhere to all accreditation standards and the California Nurse Practice Act Standards. The faculty member ensures that curricular and program requirements are maintained in accordance with national accreditation standards and the policies and procedures in place at Saint Mary's College. Reports to the Assigned Academic director.

The Faculty member will provide leadership and coordination to ensure activities are designed to foster student success with supportive teaching methods. Faculty will ensure evidence-based practice and professional roles are incorporated both in meeting patient care needs and student learning outcomes. Faculty, in collaboration with leaders, and other faculty, develops and ensures the quality of the course that supports the evaluation of student competencies.
Responsibilities
Teaching and Learning

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  Faculty is responsible for creating environments that facilitate student learning and the attainment of expected outcomes at the course level.
  
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  Creates a dynamic, learner centered environment that uses a variety of teaching methods that support the diverse learning needs of the student population and that are based on educational theory, evidence based teaching and clinical practices.
  
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  Course design and development that is based in educational theory, evidence-based teaching, and clinical practices, including creating/monitoring student assessment protocols.
  
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  Incorporates Maria O'Rourke's Professional role model and philosophy of "Do no Harm" in all activities and focuses on assisting students in establishing Role Identity
  
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  Maintains and enhances competence in subjects to be taught.
  
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  Confers with colleagues to ensure the integrity of the courses across programs and the curriculum.
  
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  Prepares and reviews written examinations following the Saint Mary's College Nursing education policies and procedures.
  
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  Reviews and grades student papers and student projects following established grading rubrics and nursing policies.
  
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  Evaluates learner performance in both the classroom and clinical settings based on Maria O'Rourke's professional role model and nursing established policies and procedures.
  
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  Notifies Academic Director of at-risk students or unusual occurrences in a timely fashion.
  
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  Supervises or teaches clinical rotations as needed in acute, community and laboratory settings as well as preceptorship courses.
  
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  Participates in simulation and skills competency days.
  
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  Documents student progress on appropriate form
  
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  Maintains federal safety standards regarding the use of equipment and hazardous waste.
  
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  Oversees, participates in, and contributes to a safe learning environment, keeps current with safety regulations, provides training and enforcement of safety regulation policies and procedures; inspects and maintains safety equipment; ensures safe storage, collection, and safe disposal of hazardous waste/materials, including medications.
  
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  Maintain currency in clinical practice through participation in direct patient care of patients, families, and communities across the lifespan.
  

Institutional Background
Saint Mary's College of California is a private, Catholic, comprehensive and coeducational university that engages students in rigorous critical thinking, promotes social justice, and educates for human fulfillment consistent with its liberal arts, Catholic and Lasallian traditions. The de La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff who value shared inquiry, integrative learning and student interaction bring Saint Mary's heritage to life. Located on a stunning 420-acre campus in the Moraga Hills outside of San Francisco, Saint Mary's is known for its rigorous liberal arts education and its high-quality graduate programs, including business, education, counseling, leadership, and the arts. Saint Mary's has a diverse student body of approximately 4,000 students, and the College's practices and policies reflect a commitment to inclusive excellence and a community in which all are valued, respected and supported. For more information about Saint Mary's mission and history, see: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/about-smc/our-mission
Qualifications:
Fundamentals is an introductory clinical lecture. Students will become familiar with the basic principles of nursing and the professional role. Incorporating the nursing process, cultural informed care, evidence driven decision making, patient-centric care, interprofessional collaboration/communication, ethos-legalities, quality and safety, infection control, introduction to EMR/AI within healthcare. Focus will also be included on theories i.e; Maslow hierarchy, Jean Watson's theory of caring, O' Rourke's Professional Practice, Benner's Novice to expert and Sister Roy's Adaptation Nursing Model.
This clinical lecture is taught in person on the Moraga campus during the Fall 2025 term on Wednesdays -Day Shift (10 hours)
All work must be performed in the State of California.
Salary Range
The salary range for this position is $2,160 - $3,436 per unit and is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the College and SEIU, Local 1021, available here.
Minimum Qualifications:

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  BSN with extensive experience (3+ years), or a Master's degree in Nursing in medical surgical and geriatrics.
  
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  Approved by the Board of Registered Nursing to teach medical surgical and geriatrics courses.
  
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  Current and unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the State of California.
  
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  Three years of continuous experience as a registered nurse providing direct patient care within the last five years.
  
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  Demonstrated record of teaching successfully at the undergraduate level with specific experience in an area of specialty.
  
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  Demonstrated ability to communicate and work effectively with a diverse student body, staff, faculty, and administrators.
  
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  Experience in using computers and other technologies for teaching and learning.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

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  Doctoral degree
  
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  Demonstrated experience developing, managing, and evaluating curriculum, or programs.
  

Saint Mary's has a vibrant heritage as a liberal arts, Catholic, and Lasallian institution. These traditions are manifest in the work of our outstanding faculty and staff, who value shared inquiry, integrative learning, and student interaction both in and outside the classroom. Many Saint Mary's students are first-generation-to-college, and the College has been designated a Minority and Hispanic-Serving Institution. We seek candidates who can engage and support students of color, women, and underrepresented groups, and who are interested in participating in initiatives that aim to increase inclusivity. For more information visit our Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion website.
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