Adjunct Faculty - Clinical, Jefferson College of Nursing - Undergraduate Programs

Responsibilities

As we celebrate 125 years of educating professional nurses, the Jefferson College of Nursing has been recognized as a key component of Thomas Jefferson University's mission to define the future of clinical care. Building on our impressive foundation, we are now implementing a new program of study called the Curriculum for Health is H.E.R.E.: humanistic, evidence-based, reflective, and excellence in clinical leaders, changing the way BSN students are educated and prepared for practice.

We are seeking visionary, creative educators to support this new concept-based BSN curriculum which is guided by the core themes of practice excellence, population health, inter-professional collaboration, and innovation. Our Immersion Educators will facilitate effective student learning in a variety of clinical educational settings across the care continuum and provide guidance for students across multiple care transitions.

Qualifications

MSN from an accredited institution required.

Position requirements focus on these core competencies:

Clinical: Ability to function with professional accountability in clinical settings across the care continuum and inter-professional care teams

Teaching: Ability to create a climate of conceptual learning for positive student outcomes

Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with staff, students, agency personnel and others.

Closing Statement

Jefferson Health delivers state of the art healthcare services to patients throughout the Delaware Valley and southern New Jersey. Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) provides more than 8,400 students from nearly 40 states and 40 countries with 21st century professional education. Combined, we have over 30,000 employees.

Jefferson Health, with 14 hospitals (seven are Magnet designated by the ANCC for nursing excellence) and 40+ outpatient and urgent care locations, offers a broad range of primary and complex, highly specialized care that touches the lives of more than four million patients annually. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Thomas Jefferson University Hospital among the nation's best in eight specialties. Jefferson Health also includes the NCI designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center; it is one of only 70 such centers in the nation.

Thomas Jefferson University has ten colleges and three schools that offer more than 160 undergraduate and graduate programs. Our University is dedicated to inter-professional and transdisciplinary approaches to learning that offer a vibrant and expandable platform for professional education. Through this unique model, we are preparing our students for current and yet to be imagined careers.

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.