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Assistant/Associate/Full Clinical Professor - Nurse-Midwifery (NM) Specialty Coordinator

Company:
The University of Arizona
Job Location:
Tucson, 85724
Category:
Nursing
Type:
Full-Time

Posting Number: req21327

Department: College of Nursing

Location: University of Arizona Health Sciences

Address: Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The College of Nursing at the University of Arizona is currently seeking a Certified Nurse-Midwife to be the Specialty Coordinator and lead the Nurse-Midwifery (NM) specialty in the DNP Program. The NM Specialty Coordinator reports to the DNP Director. Rooted in the rich history of midwifery, our mission is to educate the next generation of midwives, to improve access to care for all by supporting communities to achieve reproductive health equity. The University of Arizona, College of Nursing, and Nurse-Midwifery program are committed to Inclusive Excellence, promoting an environment where all faculty, staff and students can bring their full selves to our learning community.

This career-track appointment is not eligible for tenure.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Curriculum

  • Leads the Nurse-Midwifery DNP program specialty curriculum to ensure all accreditation standards and requirements are met.
  • Implement innovative teaching and simulated learning experiences in the NM specialty within available resources.
  • Actively participates in the DNP Program Curriculum and Instructional Support Committee (DNP-CISC) and Specialty Coordinators meetings.

Admissions and Advising

  • Coordinates the NM holistic admission process with the DNP Program Director and the Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs.
  • Assigns NM students to faculty advisors.
  • Monitors NM students' progression to support academic success and graduation.

Student Clinical Placements:

  • Maintains and grows cooperative relationships with practice leaders at clinical experiential learning sites.
  • Coordinates with the Office of Clinical Operations to ensure all students have appropriate clinical placements.
  • Monitors NM student clinical hours, progression, and compliance with clinical requirements on a weekly ongoing basis.
  • Assigns students to Clinical Supervising Faculty (CSF) and may serve as CSF for students in nurse-midwifery clinical rotations.

Teaching:

  • Teaches courses in the DNP program within the scope of expertise.
  • Supervises DNP projects and serves on DNP project committees, creating a learning environment that facilitates student learning and achievement of expected program outcomes.

Scholarship:

  • Maintains academic excellence through clinical and educational scholarship.
  • Disseminates scholarly work at professional conferences and through publications.
  • Participates in teams to obtain funding to support student education and training.

Service:

  • Engages with all relevant stakeholders to further the mission and goals of the College of Nursing.
  • Participates in College of Nursing governance activities.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Hold a doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D., DNP, EdD).
  • A Nursing degree with an Nurse-Midwifery specialty.
  • Three
    (3) years of nurse-midwife practice experience.
  • Hold national certification from
    AMCB as a Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM).
  • Unencumbered Arizona RN and APRN license.
  • Evidence
    of eligibility and an Arizona RN/CNM license prior to the first day of
    employment with the College of Nursing.
  • Compliance
    with immunizations, CPR, and other College clinical requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience leading a nurse-midwifery program.

Rank: To be Determined

Tenure Information

Career-Track (CT)

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Faculty

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: DOE

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates

Dr. Lindsay Bouchard | labouchard@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and Four Additional Documents

Special Instructions to Applicant

Additional documents required: Three recommendation letters and Proof of RN and APRN license in Arizona prior to the first day of employment.

Diversity Statement

At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As a Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.

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