Bsn Instructor

Employee Group:
**Faculty (Kwantlen Faculty Association)**
- Hours of Work (BCGEU):
- # of openings:
**1**
- Hours Per Week (BCGEU):
- Pay Level:
**Faculty Pay Scale**
- Days of Work (BCGEU):
- Employment Type:
**Temporary Full Time**
- Internal Closing Date:
**November 20, 2023**
- Travel Frequency:
**Occasional travel between campuses is required.**
- External Closing Date:
**November 20, 2023**
- Competition ID:
**3008**

**Kwantlen Polytechnic University**

**Bachelor of Science in Nursing Faculty - Competition ID: 3008**

**POSITION TYPE**: Faculty - 100%, one-year non-regular Type 2 (NR2)

**POSITION START**: January 1, 2024

KPU proudly offers all learners opportunities to achieve success in a diverse range of programs that blend theory and practice, critical understanding, and social and ethical awareness necessary for good citizenship and rewarding careers.

They are entitled to paid vacation leave, professional development leave and benefits.

**FACULTY OVERVIEW**:
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program is a full-time cohort program that prepares nursing students to work with individuals, families and communities with varying health and health promotion needs across diverse settings. The BSN program utilizes a concept-based pedagogical approach that is based on the concepts of caring and health promotion and has been developed in consultation with nursing practitioners, theorists, professional associations, and various government ministries.

Pedagogy and teaching methodologies encourage the development of critical thinking and the discovery of personal meaning. There is an emphasis on practice experiences as the foundation of nursing and the recognition that nurses' work requires thoughtful, reflective action.

**POSITION OVERVIEW**:
Faculty in the BSN Nursing Program are supported to teach in all areas of the program. The NR2 position includes teaching, student support, service to the school and program and professional development activities.
Faculty members are accountable for 10 months of the year. The 10 months accountable time includes such activities as teaching, the counselling of students, curriculum/program development, professional development and participation on a variety of educational committees.

**Teaching duties include**:

- The development and revision of course outlines and curriculum
- The preparation of courses, including but not limited to course presentations, online delivery platforms, and other course related activities
- Responsibility for the delivery of courses, including lectures, seminars, laboratories, clinical supervision, simulations, field trips, and online or hybrid course delivery
- Student assessment, testing, and placement
- Student consultations, including office hours (1 hour per week per 3 credit course or equivalent)
- Work integrated learning placements
- Submission of grades in accordance with policy

**Service may include**:

- Participation in program, department, faculty, and university committees and events.
- Participation in program quality assurance activities including program review and accreditation
- Participation in regional, national and international committees and other professional organizations

**Courses included in the NR2 contract**:
**Spring 2024**
NRSG 3275 - Nursing Applications 4 Theory 25%
NRSG 3245 - Nursing Practice 4 Medical/Surgical 75%

**Summer 2024**
NRSG 3275 - Nursing Applications 4 Theory 25%
NRSG 3245 - Nursing Practice 4 Medical/Surgical 75%

**Fall 2024**
Non-teaching term

More information concerning the working conditions for a faculty member are outlined in Article 12 of the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) Collective Agreement

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
The successful applicant will have experience working in the maternity setting. The required academic credentials to teach in the BSN are specific to the program and are as follows:

- Master’s Degree; with at least one degree as Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Master’s Degree in Nursing. Doctorate preferred.
- Eligible for practicing membership with BCCNM with no limits, no conditions, no terms.
- Post-secondary teaching experience preferred.
- Three years preferred, related work experience

**APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS**:

- Current CV including relevant educational, practice, and teaching experience
- Cover Letter including expression of interest

**SALARY INFORMATION**:
Placement on the salary scale will be dependent on level of education and relevant teaching experience. Advancement up the pay scale is based on FTE and employment status.

**Note to Applicants**:
We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with KPU. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University is committed to protecting the safety and welfare of employees, students, and the general public, and upholding the reputation and integrity of the University. For this reason, final applicants will be asked to undergo a background che