DNP Full-Time (FT) Faculty - Competency-Based Education Modality

Benefits 

• Tuition Assistance
• Medical, Dental, Vision 
• 401(k) – with Employer Contribution

South College - We are one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning … come grow your career with us. In order to fully meet our Mission to our students, we require a diverse combination of perspectives, backgrounds, life experiences, and ideas from our faculty and staff and will provide them with an equitable and inclusive work environment -where respect and open interchange of ideas are at the heart of that culture.

20,000 Students

10 Campuses 

Competency Based Education

Online

DNP Faculty Description

South College Online, Competency-Based Education (CBE), seeks qualified candidates for a Full-Time Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program Faculty position. Successful candidates must possess an earned Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from a regionally accredited institution, demonstrate expertise in advanced nursing practice and higher education, and be committed to excellence in teaching, student success, scholarship, and service within an online competency-based learning environment. 

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a commitment to the philosophy and principles of competency-based education (CBE), emphasizing student mastery, individualized learning, and academic excellence.
• Facilitate student progression through competency-based curricula by providing timely, meaningful, and actionable feedback that promotes mastery of course competencies.
• Maintain substantive and regular faculty-student engagement through individualized coaching, mentoring, and academic support using a variety of communication methods.
• Monitor student participation and academic progression using learning management system (LMS) analytics  and proactively intervene with students who may be at risk for delayed progression.
• Grade formative and summative assessments within established departmental turnaround expectations.
• Participate in competency validation, assessment calibration, and faculty development activities to promote consistency and reliability in assessment practices.
• Collaborate with faculty, instructional designers, subject matter experts, and academic leadership to develop, review, revise, and maintain competency-based curriculum and assessments.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives by reviewing student achievement data, program outcomes, and assessment metrics to support program effectiveness and accreditation standards.
• Maintain proficiency in educational technologies, learning management systems, videoconferencing platforms, and other instructional tools that support online competency-based education.
• Support students through all phases of the educational experience, including orientation, progression, practicum experiences, scholarly project development (as assigned), and program completion.
• Maintain current knowledge of competency-based education best practices, accreditation standards, nursing education trends, and regulatory requirements through ongoing professional development.

Education

• Applicants must have a minimum of a terminal doctorate degree in nursing practice with the successful completion of at least 18 hours of directly related graduate coursework. 

Licensure

• Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license required. 
• Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is required, and the nurse must maintain an active multistate compact RN license. 

Experience

• Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated success teaching in an online, competency-based education (CBE) environment. 
• Experience facilitating student learning through competency-based instructional strategies, individualized coaching, and timely, meaningful assessment feedback is highly desirable. 

Notice of AI Use in Job Application Review

As part of our commitment in creating a fair, efficient, and consistent hiring process we may use artificial intelligence (AI) to help our recruiting teams organize, summarize, and analyze information provided by candidates, including resumes, application responses, and other materials submitted during the application process.AI may be used to identify patterns, highlight relevant skills, and experience, and assist in comparing a candidate’s qualifications with the requirement of a specific role. These tools are to improve efficiency and consistency while supporting more informed hiring decisions, which will ultimately be made by the hiring team.