Mission or Goal of Unit :
The mission of the School of Nursing is to shape the future of nursing through the power of education, discovery, and collaboration.
Chief Purpose of this position :
VCUSchool of Nursing invites applicants to apply to the role of Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Faculty. This is an open rank 12-monthterm faculty position who serves as faculty with clinicalexpertise in psychiatric mental health across the age span.
- Faculty hired intothis position will teach primarilyin undergraduate psych mental health, but may qualify for some graduatepsychiatric mental health courses;
- contribute to curriculum development,implementation, and evaluation; coordinate clinical sections and clinicaleducation sites;
- develops preceptors and appropriate clinical sites, clinicallysupervise students in undergraduate clinical and / or graduate practica (if qualified);
participate in school governance activities; and implement all roles of term track faculty (teaching, scholarship and service).
Faculty appointment rank, and salaryare dependent on demonstrated scholarly achievement, certifications, andteaching experience.
Position Responsibilities :
- Demonstratescommitment to contributing to VCU’s strategic plan, Quest 2028 (
- Engages faculty, students, and staff to foster adiverse community at VCU
- Demonstrates an integrated academiclife, contributing to the teaching, scholarship, and service missions in anurban research-intensive university with an academic health science center
- Participatesin all aspects of curriculum including curriculum development, teaching (inclassroom and clinical settings), and evaluation
- Maintainsa commitment to serving the school of nursing, university, profession, andcommunity
- Maintains ongoing scholarlycontributions to their field such as translation of evidence to practice, professional presentations, or manuscriptpublications
Required Qualifications :
- Licensed or eligible forlicensure as a registered nurse in Virginia
- Graduatedegree in nursing
- Clinicalexperience working with individuals with mental health conditions
- Documentedeffectiveness in collaboration and communication
- Demonstratedexperience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and studentenvironment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU
Preferred Qualifications :
- Doctoral degree (PhD or DNP) in nursing or related field (required to teach graduate courses)
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification (required to teach NP courses)
- Experiencein higher education including teaching, simulation instruction, accreditation,program review or assessment
- Record of accomplishments in scholarship and professional service
Position Type : Teaching & Research Faculty
Full time equivalent : 100%
Tenure : Ineligible
Rank : Open
Months : 12
Department : School of Nursing, Adult Health and Nursing Systems
ORPEligibility : Yes
Salary : Commensurate with experience